A Miami Lakes couple’s dream wedding in Brazil that had been planned for two years was abruptly canceled when the coronavirus intruded on their lives. Helen Roldan, 27, and her fiance Luciano Carneiro, 31, chose March 21 when they would marry in front family and friends in his hometown. But their plans quickly changed as the pandemic became global and many countries began to close borders and limit air traffic. Carneiro and Roldan...

A documentary produced by three students from Miami Lakes Educational Center won honorable mention and a $250 prize in the 16th annual C-SPAN StudentCam 2020 competition. Daniel Gonzalez III, Michelle Mairena and Khimmoy Hudson, shown left to right in the photo above, created a six-minute video called “Immigration: The Broken System.” They were among 300 students who received cash prizes in the national contest. C-SPAN assigned competitors a...

For Susan Summons, women’s basketball coach at Miami Dade College, the accolades keep accumulating.Summons celebrated her 600th career win late last year when the Lady Sharks defeated Daytona State College,85-71, while on the road.“It is tremendous to accomplish such a legacy that will stand in the history of this MDC program but even more rewarding to know that we have helped so many students athletes reach their own educational and athletic...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s chess team competed Feb. 29 at the 64 Squares Foundation’s Grand Prix tournament in Doral. The third graders placed third out of eight teams in the K-3 division. Shown above, left to right: Aidan Alvarez; Christopher Capute; Zoe Trinidad and Science teacher and Chess Coach Oscar Badillo. Photo courtesy of the school.

The Chess Club from Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy in Hialeah have won their second tournament of the year. Brandon Medina, Jose Garcia and Leondro Valbuena are shown above with Social Studies Teacher Marc Delacoste, at left. The Silver Knights’ chess players took home first place in the high school division at the South Florida Grand Prix at Franklin Academy in Cooper City on Feb. 29. The team also won the first and third tournament of the...