As the Town of Miami Lakes ushered in a new year, residents reflected on the events that impacted their lives in 2017, and the great heroes who were lost as longtime Miami Lakes residents. These military veterans, church founders, community and philanthropy leaders and longtime contractors certainly had an impact on the lives of residents, who will forever keep their memory alive.   • Patricia “Pat” Culbertson Graham,...

Louis Edwin Pease of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 8 at his home. He was born on March 8, 1940 in Hialeah, the son of the late Everett Pease and the late Marie Ruth Geiger Pease. He received an undergraduate degree from Duke University, a Masters degree from John Hopkins University, and a PhD from Florida State University. He was a professor at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School for many years. Pease was...

Students, faculty and staff at Monsignor Edward Pace High School returned from the Thanksgiving holiday prepared to celebrate the Christmas season in a big way. In late November, the campus began setting up festive Christmas trees, garland and Nativity scenes as students took great pride in spreading holiday cheer across various events held both on and off campus. On December 8, the school celebrated a mass in celebration of the feast day of...

Mater Lakes Academy has had seven graduating classes starting with the Class of 2010.  Many students usually graduate high school and run off to college to start their post-secondary education and move on to their professional careers, but Mater Lakes Academy has had the pleasure of having 14 alumni return and work for the school. “Mater Lakes was a tiny school in comparison to what it is today. One aspect I enjoyed the most was...

When winter break rolls around, schools usually hold an end-of-the-year celebration with singing and dancing; Mater Gardens Academy has a different holiday send-off for students and their parents.  Since 2008, the school has its annual Bookabration Parade, a fun and educational event where each grade is assigned a specific author and students are invited to dress up as a character inspired by one of their books.  Unlike usual school...