Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...

Pace drama/theatre program host 4th annual gala

Education Wednesday, February 19, 2014

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s International Thespians, Troupe 5457, will hosting its 4th Annual Gala on Friday, February 21 in the Spartan Center. Cristina Pla-Guzman, director of the drama and theatre program, has invited parents and friends of the thespians to enjoy an evening of sweets, performances, and special presentations.  The award winning members of Troupe 5457 will perform their district competition pieces,...

Stephanie Fouts on Dean's List to Washington & Lee

Education Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Stephanie Fouts of Miami Lakes, a member of the class of 2017 at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, has earned Dean’s List status for the recently ended winter term 2013. Dean’s List status represents a term grade average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.

American High School JROTC Cadets embark on three-day college tour

Education By Cadet Captain Laura Sepulveda, Special to The Laker Wednesday, February 19, 2014

  American High School JROTC sponsored a three-day college tour of five major Florida Universities. In late January, 39 Army JROTC cadets began the journey, departing American’s campus at 4 a.m. in route to Daytona’s Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black college founded in 1904 by the late Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. Cadets spent the morning touring Bethune before traveling to Orlando’s University of Central...

New Testament's Youth Ministry students visit Joe DiMaggio Hospital

Religious By Abraham Metellus Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The 4:12 students strike again! Students from the youth ministry 4:12 of New Testament Baptist Church (NTBC) were given an opportunity to visit Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital to bring joy and hope to the patients currently going through some difficult times in their lives. For the past couple of months, 4:12 has been searching out ways to make a difference in the community. From painting buildings to serving in at risk communities,...

MLEC's Chess Club qualifies

Education Wednesday, February 19, 2014

 

Miami Lakes Educational Center Chess Club members Kristian Aspi, Robert Walsh, Daniel Manfreidiz, Elkin Huertas and Joseph Garcia competed in the recent North Regional K-12 Chess Tournament at North Miami Senior High School and came in second place. The team quallified for the upcoming district tournament.
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