The Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently concluded its Spring 2014 Flag Football season under league commissioner Javier Zapata. Over 100 children participated in the league this season, receiving trophies at the league's closing ceremony event on Saturday, April 12 at Royal Oaks Park.  The season was made possible, in part, by the following league sponsors: Express Employment Professionals; Future Force Personnel; Guy Brickman...

  Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory will tee off its biggest fundraiser of the year, the Annual Golf Classic, on Friday, May 2, at the Hillcrest Golf and Country Club, starting with lunch at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Immediately following a day on the course, participants will enjoy dinner at the clubhouse along with an awards ceremony and silent auction. “The C-M Golf Classic has been a part of our school’s...

  Bob Graham Education Center’s (BGEC) law studies class has won yet another district competition. The students earned first place in the Project Citizen contest for their project, “Life is on the Line.” Project Citizen is a program that promotes competent and responsible participation in local and state government within public schools. The program helps participants learn how to monitor and influence public policy....

  The South Florida Youth Symphony will hold its 17th Summer Music Academy from June 16 through July 11 at Miami Lakes Congregational Church, 6701 Miami Lakeway South, across from Miami Lakes K-8 Center. The academy is open to children ages 7 to 17 with instrumental lessons, ensembles, theory, composition and more. A free hot lunch is provided. A final concert is scheduled at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 11. Fee for the four-week camp is $425...

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center placed third overall in the Secondary French Competition for the entire Miami-Dade School District. The school's seventh and eighth grade French II and III classes participated in the Foreign Language Teachers of Dade County Competition at Miami Coral Park Senior High.  The Foreign Language Competition was open to all public middle and high school students in Foreign Language classes. Miami Lakes K-8 Center...