Bob Graham Education Center’s (BGEC) seventh grade Law Studies Academy students earned first place for the Oral Hearing and second place for their Portfolio at the 2015 Project Citizen State Finals.  The entire class has been working on the project entitled ”Help Wanted for ASD” hoping to increase job employment for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  On May 22, the Oral Hearing team...

 

Bob Graham Education Center fifth-grader Flavia Nuñez earned first place in the writing component for this year’s Fairchild Challenge. Nuñez wrote a story on a seed. The Fairchild Challenge is a competition that Fairchild Botanical Gardens sponsors every year with participation from more than 200 schools. It is a multidisciplinary competition with an emphasis on environmental sciences.

 

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,...