Spanish Lake Elementary students from Anne Burke-Stephen’s third grade class united together to send items and gifts of love to deployed military personnel in Turkey and their dogs. Burke-Stephens met a young serviceman’s wife while shopping in Babies-R-Us. In conversation, the woman mentioned her husband was deployed to Turkey. Each serviceman in this unit has a trained dog helping to protect our freedom in the USA and the...

  Kelsie Gonzalez, a member of the the Bobcat Jumpers Team, has been selected as a member of the jump rope Team USA. She will compete in the 2016 International FISAC-IRSF Competition hosted by Sweden. Gonzalez will be jumping in the Female Swedish Open Tournament in all events. The competition will take place in July 2016. Gonzalez took home a fourth place finish in the Junior  Olympics (AAU) this past summer in Virginia. She...

    Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School’s Glee Club performed at the 31st annual Miami Lakes Festival of Lights in late November. A total of 73 students, representing kindergarten through middle school grades), participate in this popular school club that provides student performance opportunities throughout the year. Other Glee Club performances have included an annual appearance at the Dade County Youth Fair where the...

  Former longtime Miami Lakes resident and well-known real estate agent Juanita Rosa Taylor passed away on December 1 in Destin, Florida, where she and her surviving spouse Kent Taylor had relocated several years ago. Juanita Taylor was 71. While active with Coldwell Banker in the Miami Lakes area, Taylor was partners with another well-known local real estate agent Vera Cox. In addition to her husband, Taylor is survived by her son...

  The Bobcat Dance Team from Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) kicked off the holidays with an annual dance recital on December 4 titled “Christmas Celebration.” The performance took place at Barbara Goleman Senior High. The Bobcat Dance Team, along with the Baby Bobcats, captivated the audience with a festive show that included a variety of holiday songs and styles. The officers of the dance team, Sabrina Jorge, Angeline...