Miami Lakes Girl Scout Troop 263 is winding down 10 years of girl scouting as the members are now Girl Scout Ambassadors and seniors in high school. During their final year, the girls are being provided with skills to prepare them as college students, professionals, and to begin their own families. Pictured are troop members and friends during a recent Business Dining Etiquette workshop at an exclusive restaurant where Elfie Gonzalez-Duran,...

The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes is offering a $250 scholarship to a young woman currently enrolled in an accredited Florida PACE High School program. The purpose of the scholarship is to improve the “Status of Women” consistent with the mission of Zonta, and to honor fellow Zontian Amelia Earhart’s accomplishments.  Applicants must demonstrate a superior academic record at a recognized Florida PACE High School with...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board member Perla Tabares-Hantman and Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho received the 2017 Hispanic Education Leadership Award during the third annual Hispanic Leadership Award Luncheon, which was hosted by the Hispanic Education Coalition of Palm Beach County, in partnership with the Jose Marti Foundation.The event, during Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizes individuals who have made a difference in...

The regular season champion St. Thomas University women’s volleyball team had a busy night collecting awards at The Sun Conference Championship Awards Banquet held at the Fernandez Family Center.Senior outside hitter Whitney Battoe won The Sun Conference Player of the Year Award for the second time in her career and was also named First-Team All-Conference. Battoe, who was also the 2015 Sun Conference Player of the Year, hit .294...

The Mater Lakes Academy swim team competed for the third time in the FHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships on November 3 at the Sailfish Splashpark Aquatic Athletics Center in Stuart.Five swimmers qualified at the Regional Meets the weekend prior in order to compete in the state championships: Gabriela Fernandez, junior, Michael Fernandez, junior, Brandon Moran, junior, Juan Pineda, sophomore, and Augustin Rodriguez, seventh...