The Miami Lakes K-8 (MLK-8) Center Chess Club finished off a great year of strategic competition at the final District Chess Tourney on April 12 and narrowly missed placing among the county’s best schools.The Chess Club is composed of 17 players from second to eighth grades. The team coach and advisor is Oscar Badillo.The team meets to practice and hosts intra-school competitions twice a week and competes on weekends against schools...

The North Region Title 1 Chess Tournament held at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School during February was a thriller for Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) Explorers’ Chess Team. The 4-5 team placed fourth out of 20 schools. Out of 97 participants, third grader, Max Martinez placed second in individuals for the 2-3 category. Five students competed and represented SLE in the District Championship on April 27. Support for this newly formed team comes...

On April 14 the varsity cheerleading team from Barbara Goleman Senior High (BGSH) attended the USCA US National Cheerleading and Dance Championship. This is only the second competition the cheerleading team has attended in 11 years. With a new team and a new attitude led by their great coaches they finished their routine with zero deductions from judges and great comments, falling just a point short from first place coming in at second place...

Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) National Honors Society (NHS) partnered with Children Battling Cancer (CBC) to support their Easter collection drive. The students organized a drive and collected small toys to go into Easter baskets that would be delivered to children at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, so that they could enjoy the holiday from their rooms.“I love to organize these donation drives because I know they are going to...

Ryan Campos is a senior at Barbara Goleman Senior High and will be graduating this June.Campos has been accepted into the Honors College at Miami Dade College. He is graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors and was recently accepted into the Science National Honor Society. Campos has been a member of the Miami-Dade County Youth Commission representing District 13 since 2016, is a founding member of the Town of Miami Lakes Youth Council and a...