Miami Lakes is showcasing the works of the students in the Town’s adult painting class. The paintings will be on display throughout the month of June inside Town Hall, 6601 Main Street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information on the Town’s adult community programs, contact Leisure Services manager Katya Lysak at lysakk@miamilakes-fl.gov.

  Kandis Terry, Katie Camero, and Katherine Merino are long time friends, Miami Lakes residents, and graduating dancers at Intensity Dancer’s Studio in Miami Lakes. All three girls have been attending dance class since second grade, five to six times a week until their graduation this June. Terry and Camero graduated from New World School of the Arts and Merino from Archbishop McCarthy. Terry will be pursuing dance at the...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School’s Sapphire Dance Team performed its annual Spring Concert in late May in the school’s auditorium. Dance styles included hip-hop, lyrical, salsa, and bachata. Dance numbers ranged from solo performances to duets, trios and group dances. A total of 18 dances were performed. Team members included co-captains Hannah Martinez, Cindy Hernandez, and dancers Catherine Urena, Tatiana Arauz,...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ (MDCPS) Physical Education Program has been named as a model program for North America by the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in their case study report, “Quality Physical Education.” This publication was developed in partnership with the European Commission, the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, the...

  More than 200 youth flag football players from the Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently participated in the Miami Dolphins’ Junior Training Camp at Royal Oaks Park, where they learned a series of interactive drills designed to help improve their agility, throwing and catching skills. The Miami Dolphins hosted the event, a part of the Dolphins Youth Programs which emphasizes the importance of education, physical fitness and...