The Miami Lakes Optimist Club will be holding registration for its Spring baseball and softball season during the first three Saturdays in January. Boys and girls can sign up on January 3, 10 and 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North, which is adjacent to Miami Lakes Optimist Park. Participants must bring copies of their birth certificates during the registration period, and be...

  A group of 40 students from Bob Graham Education Center's National Jr. Honor Society Club and Student Council participated in National Homeless Awareness Day on November 6. Miami-Dade County's Homeless Trust program provided students with cardboards and T-shirts. Students passed out cards with a Homeless Helpline phone number to parents and other community members. Club members were holding the cardboards as cars passed by, hoping to...

 

Bob Graham Education Center held its annual flag football tournament, the Bobcat Bowl, on the day before Thanksgiving weekend. The BobCat Dance Team performed for the middle school students during the event.

  The Town of Miami Lakes announced the athletic turf fields at Miami Lakes Optimist Park and Royal Oaks Park will be closed until early January for the annual recreation maintenance. The maintenance work will conclude on January 5 but some areas in the parks will remain open during the recreation repairs. At Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street, the area west of the basketball court as well as the perimeter area for...

  Students in Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Academy of Fine Arts Theatre Program won awards in 24 events, including 4 Critic’s Choice awards, at the District 8 competitions for the Florida State Thespian organization.  The District 8 competitions, held on November 22 and December 6, gathered students from drama programs across Miami-Dade County, making District 8 the largest and one of the most competitive...