John Paul Yanes is Town Employee of the Year

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, October 30, 2024

     In just 18 months as Miami Lakes’ Special Project Manager, John JP Yanes demonstrated leadership skills that won him the town’s Employee of the Year award.      Among his attributes described by...

Melissa Guerra is Goleman's new soccer head coach

Sports By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, October 14, 2015

  Barbara Goleman Senior High School welcomes the new head coach for girls soccer, Melissa Guerra, to the Gator family. A self-proclaimed fan of Barcelona, the soccer coach has vast experience in playing and coaching. She hopes to create the mindset of champions at Goleman’s field. Guerra, a native of Venezuela and longtime residident of Miami Lakes, grew up with a love for soccer having been surrounded by it within her culture...

Sierra Girls Volleyball Club holds tryouts at Dade Christian Oct. 24-25

Sports By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, October 14, 2015

  The Sierra Volleyball Club, the brainchild of Carlos Sierra, has made the Miami Lakes area its new home at Dade Christian School. With three daughters involved in volleyball clubs for the last six years, Sierra felt compelled to start his own club. In Sierra’s first year leading the Sierra Volleyball Club for the 2014-2015 season, the club was able to capture two first place trophies at local Broward County tournaments and an...

HML students resurrect Gilded Trojan newspaper

Education By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, October 14, 2015

  The administration and faculty at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School have worked to improve school morale and implement programs within the last two years, and improve they have, as now students are rising up to the occasion and not only eagerly participating but also filling the gaps. The high school’s newspaper was eliminated for the 2014-2015 school year much to the disappointment of a handful of students that had...
  The district-wide school event, “Dads Take Kids to School Day” had local fathers in Miami Lakes taking their kids to school on September 30 and then joining them for breakfast. Among the fathers were Council Member Ceasar Mestre and Vice Mayor Manny Cid at Bob Graham Education Center. Miami Lakes K-8 Center also participated in the event with over 250 fathers from children of all grade levels attending the event sponsored...

Pace students visits 6 schools on college campus tour

Education By Rene D. Basulto, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, October 14, 2015

As a college preparatory school, Monsignor Edward Pace High School dedicates itself to ensuring that its students have the right experience and academic acumen to continue their education beyond high school. Twenty one Pace juniors and seniors took a road trip across Florida to visit six Florida state universities in a unique opportunity to get a first-hand preview of their potential college options from October 5 through 7. The Pace College...
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