Are you smarter than a sixth grader? Could you spell the words hyena or cathedral, while standing before a crowd at Town Hall?       Fourteen students from three middle schools in Miami Lakes competed to become champions of a Spelling Bee presented by the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board on Jan. 24.       Students from Bob Graham Education Center, Miami Lakes K-8 Center and Miami...

     The Miami Lakes town council voted to approve candidate Alejandro Sanchez as the new councilman for Seat 4.       “I feel very excited to be able to represent the Town of Miami Lakes, its residents and everything that encompasses our great town,” Sanchez told The Miami Laker on Jan. 21.       Ten residents spoke in favor of Sanchez’s appointment during the...

High school seniors are invited to apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the Miami Lakes Bar Association. Seniors have until Feb. 4 to submit copies of their last report card, their student identification card and a personal statement. The personal statement should be a paragraph in length about why they should win the scholarship. Applicants may submit their paperwork to the Law Offices of Stephanie A. Cruz by emailing...

Ana G. Mendez University was founded by its namesake in Puerto Rico 75 years ago and educates students who mostly have Hispanic backgrounds and are newly arrived to the United States.      One of its three campuses in Florida is in Miami Lakes, said Campus Director Marcela Munera as she addressed the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 8.       Munera spoke about the history of the university, its...

 Hialeah Gardens Middle School defeated Miami Lakes K-8 Center; Country Club Middle School and the Bob Graham Education Center at the 3rd Annual Mock Trial Competition hosted by Barbara Goleman Senior High School and its Law Honor Society on Dec. 10.           Attorneys Christina Fiallo, Trinette Zarran, Steven Herzberg (a town councilman) and Lorenzo Cobiella (deputy town attorney) served as judges....