It was at the bottom of the pile of college letters. When Miami Lakes resident and Monsignor Edward Pace senior Nicholas Fernandez opened the envelope, he joined an exclusive group of students that have been honored as a National Merit Scholarship Program recipient. The National Merit Scholarship Program is a well-known academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the...

 

Bob Graham Education Center’s Bobcat dancers held their fourth annual end-of-the-year recital on Saturday, May 3. This year's theme was Dancing Through the Decades: 70's, 80's, 90's and Now! The program was composed of 30 numbers which were all choreographed by Mayri Martinez, dance teacher, along with her dance captains and officers. 

  It has been a little over ten years since Miami Lakes Middle School's Legal Department Head, Lisa DeYarza, first created the Legal Studies Magnet Program and led the founding class to first place in their first Project Citizen competition. Since then, DeYarza and her students have gone on to win multiple awards in various civic competitions including Project Citizen, Model United Nations, and District Mock Trial Competitions. Despite...

 

 

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) is inviting all Miami Lakes residents to participate in the Homeowner and Condo Association meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 Montrose Road. For more information, contact Gina Iguanzo at iguanzog@miamilakes-fl.gov., or call 305-364-6100, ext. 1138.

  Miami Lakes will hold its annual Community Recital from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 30. The free event, open to the public, will take place at Barbara Goleman Senior High School Auditorium, 14100 N.W. 89 Avenue, and will feature performances from a wide variety of year-long community programs which are held in the town. The youth Martial Arts, Ballet and Jazz classes, the senior Tai-Chi and nutrition class, and the adult Yoga and Line...