Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was named winner of the 2016 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. Carvalho will receive the U.S. K-12 prize for his “exemplary leadership in raising standards and improving graduation rates in a complex urban district, which is an outstanding model for others.” "The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education is among our nation’s most coveted...

  Miami Lakes Congregational Church’s concert series continues on March 19 with a varied program featuring the Piano Quartet #1 in G minor by J. Brahms and songs by Lecuona. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., features an exciting work by the German composer, a 28-year-old Brahms wrote his ambitious Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor in 1861. It will be performed by the Miami Chamber Players. The third composition in what would...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools currently provides the After-school Meals Program, a sub-component of the Child Care Food Program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in over 200 schools, and announced the implementation of the program at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High and American Senior High schools. The program is designed primarily to provide nutritious meals to children in after-school programs throughout the school...

  The following Miami Lakes area churches have scheduled special services for the Easter season: Our Lady of the Lakes, located at 6600 Miami Lakeway North, is celebrating Holy week with mass and confessions leading up to Easter Sunday. The church is holding Saturday confessions on Saturday, March 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. English vigil for Palm Sunday will take place on March 20 at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and distribution of palms and mass at...

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church will be hosting its 42nd annual Spring Festival on the school grounds on N.W. 67 Avenue and Miami Lakeway North (N.W. 158 St.) the weekend of March 10 through 13. Guests can stroll through the main section, play games, visit local business exhibits and stop for dinner. The food court features an array of international cuisine. There is something for every taste including Latin, Cuban, Mexican, Italian,...