The Scholarship Committee of the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes awarded $1,000 scholarships to two graduates of Barbara Goleman Senior High School in May. The students will continue their educations in the state of Florida.

   

     Need tips on how to get your child to put down their cell phone, iPad or computer?       Could you use guidance on helping them with math homework?      Is your child anxious or do they have stress?      Miami-Dade County Public Schools is offering webinars in English, Spanish and Kreyol to help parents help their kids.      Topics include parent...

     The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative based in Miami Lakes is providing free mammograms at Macy’s Westland Mall on June 21.       Baptist Health South Florida, Jackson Health System and Mount Sinai Medical Center will be on site to do heart tests.      The event is by appointment only, call 305-825-4081 to schedule screenings from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.   ...

     Two local chess teams performed well at the U.S. Chess SuperNationals Tournament held in Orlando from May 9 - 11. The tournament is a national chess competition for elementary, middle and high school teams, hosted by the United States Chess Federation and Chess Life online magazine.        This year, teams competed for several titles in their age ranges. The students of the game attended lectures...

     Hannah Quinones-Cao, an eighth grader at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, won 1st Place in the American Chemical Society’s Illustrated Poem contest. Her original poem and art for the theme “Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry” “illustrated how climate change affects glaciers and the vital role chemistry plays in understanding the changes,” the school said in an email.      ...