A perfect score and superior rating was awarded to the Spanish Lake Elementary School Recorder Group which performed at the recent Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition under the division of Performing Arts Instrumental. The students were under the direction of Diana Garcia, music teacher. They performed a medley of TV songs. The Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition partners with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools to promote student...

  The Superintendent's Honors Orchestra is a part of the Miami-Dade County Honors Music Festival that students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools audition to be a part of at either the elementary or secondary level in orchestra, band, and choir.   Miami Lakes K-8 Center students Ariana Rejas and Francis Dalipe, both eighth graders auditioned for the first time and were selected to this elite group of string...

  School for Advanced Studies (SAS), a nationally recognized collegiate high school, will be opening a new campus at Miami Dade College (MDC) West Campus for the 2016-2017 school year. Current Miami-Dade County 10th-graders with a minimum unweighted 3.0 grade point average are invited to apply, and may become eligible for admission upon satisfying all program requirements, including earning minimum SAS college entrance exam scores....

  Celebrate Recovery®, a faith-based 12-step program, will kick off in Miami Lakes on Wednesday, April 6, at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, 14800 N.W. 67 Avenue. The program starts with fellowship and coffee at 6:30 p.m. A large group meeting starts at 7 p.m. with Biblically-based teachings and music. At 8 p.m., small sharing groups are offered based on specific issues. The small groups are divided into men’s and...

  The Miami Lakes Cars for a Cure is back and it’s shaping up to look better than last year’s event. At 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 10 on Main Street, about 170 classic cars will be on display as part of a fund-raiser to benefit the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and honor the memory of former Vice Mayor Roberto Alonso, who had an affinity for vintage model...