Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) invites residents and their families to attend the annual Spring Fling and Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. This free hippity hop event is sponsored jointly by Specialty Smiles of Miami Lakes and Family Dentistry and Orthodontics of Miami Lakes. The Easter Egg Hunt will be for children 12 years old and under....

  The students at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School designed a poignant poster for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, and delivered it to the school where 17 students and teachers were gunned down by former student Nikolas Cruz last month. The poster is emblazoned with the drawing of an angel and messages of encouragement and support for the students who are still reeling from the tragedy, and honors the students and...

  Led by their Student Council, students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center honored the victims of gun violence at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by wearing orange. Looking to make a difference and continue the conversation, the Student Council created awareness posters and scheduled an open forum for students to share their feelings, and offer ways to make a change.

 

At noon on February 21, Mater Lakes Academy gathered in the school courtyard to release balloons honoring the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Many students participated, and some even created signs in solidarity with the students and the family members of the fallen.

 

  Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee hosted a luncheon on Saturday, March 3, in honor of Women’s History Month. Miami Lakes resident and former Town Councilmember Mary Collins was the luncheon’s keynote speaker. The event was held at the Robert Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Collins, born July 5, 1932 in New York City, graduated from Stella Maris Academy and attended Dade Community College,, She married...