Miami-Dade County Public Schools continue its 2015-2016 school year with well-rounded, academically rigorous programs. Among the many MDCPS offerings are the multitude of magnet schools within the district that will accept applications for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year until January 15. Fifty-three new choice/magnet program offerings were created for the 2015-2016 school year, bringing the total of choice programs to over 500....

  The Hialeah Miami Lakes High School Model UN Competition Team will look to continue its successful campaign in 2016. The team is currently working diligently on position papers for two upcoming competitions. HML will be one of the only schools in the area to attend the GatorMUN competition held annually at the University of Florida from January 29 - 31. GatorMUN is one of the region’s largest and most competitive high school...

  The Main Street Players, 6766 Main Street in Miami Lakes, will present a staged reading of the hilarious British farce Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney. A London cab driver, John Smith, is leading a double life, complete with two wives and two residences. He manages to juggle them successfully, until he ends up in the hospital following a mugging incident. When he gives the hospital two different addresses and the police begin...

  Miami Lakes accomplished a lot of the goals that council members set in 2015, including opening the new Youth Center known as “The Spot,” completed a good portion of storm water drainage projects, opened up the new fire station, completed the Town Center zoning district map and construction of the Greenway along N.W. 77 Court, and achieved a Class Five flood insurance rating.   The town also launched the town’s...

  The Miami Lakes Optimist Club recently concluded its Fall 2015 Flag Football season. Over 200 children participated in the league this season, receiving trophies at the league's closing ceremony event on Saturday, December 12, at Royal Oaks Park. Congratulations to the 5-7 division champion Panthers (above left), 8-10 division champion Lions (above right), and 11-13 division champion Seahawks. The season was made possible in part by...