Miami Lakes resident Christian Cayon was named to the Dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2016 semester at Johns Hopkins University. To be selected for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with at least 12 graded credits. Cayon is the son of Carlos and Giuliana Cayon and attended Barbara Goleman High School. He is majoring in global...

The annual Great Strides Miami Lakes Walk to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, at Graham Park at the corner of Bull Run Road and Miami Lakeway North.The event is an initiative of the Mike Quesada family of Miami Lakes whose son, Danny, has diagnosed over 15 years ago with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system. The disease causes abnormally thick mucus which...

JetStream Federal Credit Union participated in the recent annual Job Shadow Day with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.Job Shadowing is a nationwide effort where students spend one school day exploring careers by shadowing business professionals.Students from Barbara Goleman High School’s Academy of Finance went to JetStream’s headquarters in Miami Lakes and were first given an introduction about credit unions and how they...

A group of local student-athletes were honored for their stellar performances in the sports of basketball, soccer, wrestling and cheerleading, as they were named to The Miami Herald All-Dade County Teams.For boys’ basketball, honorable mentions included American players Jonathan Vilchez, Jacob Narvaez, Brian Diaz and Myquel Noel; Mater Academy players Damarre Monsato and Matthew Tanis; Mater Lakes Academy players Giano Stringfellow,...

The Graham Companies will host the 2017 William “B” Graham Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, April 24, at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive.The 2017 tournament is co-sponsored by the South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America, and proceeds will continue to held fund the Scout’s mission of leadership and character development for more than 40,000 youth in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.Experienced...