Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho was named one of four finalists for the prestigious national Superintendent of the Year by the School Superintendents Association (AASA). “This honor reflects the work of thousands of employees across the school district,” said Carvalho. “Our educators give their all everyday for the common goal of student achievement.” Carvalho was recognized...

  Miami Lakes offers free open table tennis play at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, every Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 3:30 p.m. All levels and ages are welcome to participate and the town provides paddles and balls, although participants may bring their own paddles. For more information about the program, contact Leisure Services manager Katya Lysak at 305-698-9308 or by email at lysakk@miamilakes-fl.gov.

  The Miami Rockets have taken off! The newly assembled 12 and under travel baseball team comprised of players from Miami Lakes and Hialeah recently won the Miramar Wood Bats Tournament, recording a 5-1 record to capture the championship. The team was put together by four fathers to compete at a high level and live the American Dream. Some of the players came from Cuba less than a year ago and blended in “very” well with...

  Miami Lakes Middle School teachers and students came together during the holidays to participate in a community outreach project that made over 80 holiday decorated shoe boxes to give to orphaned children. The shoe boxes contained items like a novel, candy, crossword search books, coloring books and colored pencils, and small toys like Rubiks Cubes or Slinky. Over 320 students participated in putting together the shoe boxes. Once...

  In the recently announced 2013 Roland Gomez Scholarship Awards at Miami Lakes Middle School, Jose Marti Mast Academy student Daniel Wong (baseball) took home the top prize, followed by Pace student Adam Ruiz (basketball), with a two-way tie for third place between Jose Marti Mast Academy student Jordan Oria (basketball) and Hialeah Miami Lakes High student William Zepka (basketball). The winners are determined by a points system in...