Miami Lakes Council sets tax rate

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, October 3, 2024

     A majority of the Miami Lakes council voted to approve a 2.0732 tax rate and a $21.6 million operating budget during its second hearing on those issues.      The millage rate for the 2024 – 2025 fiscal...

Jingle Bell Job set for Dec. 6 at Shula's Par 3

Sports Thursday, December 4, 2014

  Voice of Love Training and Development, in partners with The Children’s Trust, is hosting the annual Cross Country Jingle Bell Jog 5K on December 6 at 8 a.m. The race will be held at Shula’s Golf Club’s Executive Par 3 course, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Pre-registration is $25 and $30 on the day of the race.  There will be free activities for children including a fun kid’s dash with prizes, bounce house, face...
On November 15, nine students from the Project Lead the Way Digital Electronics course taught at American Senior High School competed in the 3rd annual DeVry University Sumo Robotics International Competition.   Teams from Chicago, New York, Brazil, Tampa, Orlando, and Miramar convened to pit their design and programming skills against one another in a venue centered on the ancient Japanese art of Sumo wrestling with a modern twist...
  Mother of Our Redeemer (MOR) Catholic School’s preschoolers have raised over $4,000 for the St. Jude Foundation and they are just getting started. The tiniest students are making the largest impact in the community for children with cancer by raising funds for cancer research and treatment. The children rode their tricycles, bikes, and scooters in MOR’s First Trike-A-Thon on November 20. When they finished with their laps,...

BGEC student honored for Cervantes Outstanding Essay

Education Thursday, December 4, 2014

Bob Graham Education Center congratulated Chris Gomes and his Spanish teacher, Barbara Jimenez, who were recently recognized by Nova Southeastern University and The Hispanic Advisory Board of Fischler School of Education. Chris Gomes was honored with the “Cervantes Outstanding Student Essay Award” for first place in the elementary school division. The school principal, Yecenia Martinez-Lopez, administrators, students, faculty and...

Jose Marti MAST Academy granted AP Capstone program

Education Thursday, December 4, 2014

  In Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy’s inaugural graduating class there have been innumerable “firsts,” constant growth, and undoubtedly a lot of learning. To further impact and enhance the place “where learning means more doing”, the school was granted the coveted AP Capstone program for the 2015-2016 school year. The school prides itself on a rigorous curriculum that ensconces students in science with a...
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