Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High student Karla Moran was selected as one of the Renay Rossi – Distinguished Artist Award winners for the “Museum & Art Technology Program Student Showcase” at Coral Gables Museum. The reception took place at the Coral Gables Museum on Saturday, May 2. The art piece, pictured, was titled “Unity.” 

  Several Miami Lakes area high school athletes were honored with scholarship awards during the recent Scholar-Athlete Luncheon hosted by the Dade Schools Athletic Foundation. Lauren Book, CEO of the Lauren’s Kids Foundation, served as guest speaker, and her organization presented a $1,000 scholarship to Barbara Goleman bowler Gabriella Sallai. Hialeah Gardens’ Sebastian Aguilar, who played basketball, volleyball and ran...

  The Teen Driver Safety Poster Contest hosted by Miami-Dade County Public Schools was open to all students of Miami-Dade County. Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School’s (HML) own Yasiel Gonzalez placed third in the county-wide competition and was recognized by School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman at a school board meeting, along with $100 award for his art piece. Gonzalez was also recognized for the aforementioned award at...

  On April 2, the Key Club of Barbara Goleman Senior High School hosted its annual Gator Idol singing competition to raise awareness and to collect donations for the March of Dimes. The March of Dimes is an organization that helps mothers have healthy pregnancies and helps babies have happy and healthy lives.   Students performed in front of a live audience and were judged on their overall performance by three judges: Patricia...

  Longtime Miami Lakes resident Eugene E. Rubio passed away on May 5. He was the husband of Magaly Rubio, a Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate agent, and president of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce. A viewing was held on May 6 at Vista Memorial in Miami Lakes and a Mass of the Resurrection was held on May 7. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Eugene Rubio’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s...