There’s a new business in town! Preview My Gym as they host fitness classes for little ones at the Miami Lakes Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive. Classes will be held every Saturday through December.Class times will be held at 8:45 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. for ages 6 months to 2 years, and at 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. for ages 3 to 6.My Gym is a youth fitness center dedicated to teaching kids in a fun environment. For more information call...

Save the date! Th e Town of Miami Lakes has announced the Miami Lakes Jingle Bell Jog, scheduled to take place Saturday, Dec. 21 from 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. Registration is now open for the 3 mile race to bene-fi t treatment of post traumatic stress disorders for veterans. Visit www.miami-lakes-fl .gov/jinglebelljog to register to run and find information about volunteering and how to become a sponsor. Th e event, which includes an Elf Dash for...

When Stephen Papp was a teenager, he didn’t care much for high school.“I was one of those students who did the bare mini-mum,” Papp said. “I just wanted to get by.”It wasn’t until high school when a junior high English teacher changed his perspective, and his life.“She made me feel like I could do anything academically,” Papp said. Th e teacher challenged him to take her honors class, and soon...

Bob Graham Education Center rolls out the red carpet and welcomes their Kindergarten through eighth grade students and their families to “The Greatest School on Earth.” As a gift on the first day of school, students received a “magical” pencil and parents were given a pen. BGEC, at 15901 NW 79 Ave., announced that it was proud to have received an A rating from the Florida Department of Education. The school has earned...

Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy recently became a nationally certified magnet school.Th e National Institute for Magnet School Leadership certified the school in Au-gust, where 970 students are enrolled in grades 6 - 12. Jose Marti was required to fulfill five pillars of mag-net schools — diversity; innovative curriculum and professional development; academic excellence; high quality instructional systems and family and community partnerships...