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Vol. 45, No. 14
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Town Council proposes to keep existing milage rate
Nelson Rodriguez files to run for Florida House of Reprsentatives
MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA
The Town of Miami Lakes is proposing to keep the same rate for property taxes for the 2019-2010 fiscal year as the town released preliminary figures for its operating budget last week. Council members were expected to adopt a tentative rate for property taxes of 2.3127 mills for next year during their July 16 Town Council meeting. The 2.3127 mills, which is $2.3127 per $1,000 of assessed property value, is the same rate the council chose for the current fiscal year. The new rate is expected to generate $7.3 million in property tax revenues. According to the budget, Miami Lakes enters a seventh year of economic growth attributed to increasing property values and new development along with the positive effects of prudent financial decisions over the last few years. The town invested in new community facilities, stormwater infrastructure improvements, enhanced communication and
transparency, police resources to accommodate a growing population, beautification projects and improved response times to requests for service though new technologies and process improvement. Miami Lakes’ estimated general fund budget is estimated at $16.6 million, a $1.3 million decrease to prior year’s projection as a result of FPL franchise fee revenue loss. The budget includes $342,500 in carry-over money from the current year, which represents the balance from the litigation reserve. Other revenues the town is projected to receive include $4.4 million in intergovernmental revenues, $2.8 million utility service tax and $306,650 in miscellaneous revenues. Police services, which constitutes about 52 percent of the town’s budget, is estimated at $8.5 million, which includes school crossing guards, for the next fiscal year.
By Surella Rodriguez Special to The Miami Laker The Monsignor Edward Pace High School (PACE) cheerleading team is ready to make history in 2020. The program’s elite status in high school cheerleading was solidified with the team’s success during the 2019 competitive season. The Spartan cheerleaders finished as runner-up champions in both the Extra Large Non-Tumbling division of the Florida High School State Championship and the District 4 Florida Regional Championship. As they embark on the new season, coaches Surella Rodriguez and Lisa Mason train the
members strategically to prepare them for the pressure of repeating a strong season. “We have to focus on teaching technique and training the new members on the duties and responsibilities of a PACE cheerleader” Mason explained. Considered the primary ambassadors of the athletic department, the cheerleading program at PACE is classified as an all-year sport. The cheerleaders participate in events such as football games, basketball games, pep rallies, school presentations and competitions. As part of their service to the community, they host cheerleading camps and tournaments (Please see Page 5)
Nelly Palma writes a book about her special needs experience ....... ......................................See Page 2
By David L. Snelling The Miami Laker staff Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez is running for the Florida House of Representatives indicating seven years as a council member and veteran fighter helped prepare him for addressing state-wide issues such as transportation, health and social services and education. Rodriguez delivered a video announcement on Facebook during the Fourth of
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July celebration. He said he’s seeking incumbent Cindy Polo’s District 103 seat which includes Miramar, Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Medley, Doral and unincorporated areas. The general election is scheduled for August 2020 and the primary is set for November during the presidential race. “For the past seven years, I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the Miami Lakes Town Council (Please see Page 4)
Pace cheerleaders prepare for 2020 season at cheerleading camp NELSON RODRIGUEZ
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After a successful season, Pace cheerleaders back at it
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PACE SENIOR HIGH cheerleaders pictured practicing for UCA camp.
I Mayor’s Charity Havana I Town approves suicide I Four FIU football stars are I Two dedicated teachers Night Gala set for September 21 awareness event for Saturday, selected to Preseason All-CSA retire from Spanish Lake at Alonso Communty Center...2 August 10........................ ........8 teams......................................14 Elementary...........................18
I News and Notes of interest I Miami Lakes Branch I Jose Marti MAST team I Community Calendar, 11, from the Town of Miami Lakes. Library schedules events for works on project with Jet School, sports and church news, See pages.....................6 & 7 youth and adults in July............9 Propulsion Laboratory.........16 14-21, Classified ads...21-23
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(Continued from Page 1) The town has allocated about $2.2 million for parks and recreation services including maintenance and parks improvements. For public works, the town is projecting to spend about $1 million of its budgeted funds for stormwater drainage projects and other public works projects. The town can also use federal and state funding to complete the remaining phases of several stormwater drainage projects. The town’s committees are proposing slight increases to their budgets to organize town events. The Cultural Affairs
Committee is requesting $20,450, the Youth Activities Task Force is asking for $12,250, and the Education Advisory Board is seeking a $3,700 budget. The Neighborhood Improvement Committee is requesting a budget of $3,000, Public Safety Committee wants $1,600, and the Economic Development Committee would like a budget of $1,500. The first budget hearing is set for Tuesday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m., and the second and final hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 25 at 7:30 at Miami Lakes Town Hall.
The office of Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid will host the 2019 Mayor’s Charity Havana Night Gala on September 21 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. This elegant and exciting event will feature food, music and entertainment transporting attendees to a night in 1957 Havana. The Gala will benefit the Town’s Special Needs Advisory Board whose mission is to create a model town for inclusion for individuals with special needs and connect these individuals with existing programs, sevices and events. Sponsor tickets are $1000 which includes exclusive spon-
sorship of a casino table, company name on the table, company name mentioned in all promotions, two tickets to the event, open bar, unlimited food, music and casino tickets for entertainment purposes only. Individual tickets are $150 each which includes open bar, unlimited food, music and casino tickets for entertainment purposes. Attire is black tie and attendees must be 21 years and older. For individual tickets and sponsorship packages, visit https://bit.ly.2FplMc6. For more information, contact the Mayor’s assistant Joseph Sosa at sosaj@miamilakes-fl.gov.
Mayor’s Charity Havana Night Gala set for Sept. 21
Area resident Nelly Palma writes book on special needs experience Little Johnny may have Down Syndrome but the congenital disorder doesn’t stop him from making a big difference at school. Though he struggles with intellectual impairment each day of his life, four-year-old Johnny takes time to reach out to his peers and makes them laugh and feel good about themselves. Johnny is a heartwarming character in the new book entitled “Johnny’s At School,� which Miami Lakes area resident Nelly Palma wrote based on her experience of working with children with special needs for years. The book which was Illustrated by 14-year-old Nicole Araujo, is published by Snow Fountain and can be purchased at Amazon. “This is a bilingual book for children, educators and parents about diversity and inclusion to highlight that every person can make this a better world, regardless of their abilities,� she said during an exclusive interview. “It’s a beautiful story where the hero is a child with special needs.� Palma, an assessment specialist for Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach, said Johnny helps other special needs students who are struggling day-to-day regardless of his own disability. He loves looking forward to playing with new children,
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and he helped turn a student’s frown upside down. “One day a child was crying and Johnny started making faces and the child stopped,� Palma said. “He’s a child with special needs who is able to help other children with special development.� Palma, who was an early childhood assessor, said her real life experience of working with special needs children taught her how they can benefit from one another. “They realize how important they can work together,� she said. “For Johnny, he was happy and cheerful, and other children followed Johnny around in school. The connection was Johnny’s ability to identify the different needs of the other students, and they enjoyed being together. They found a way to connect and breaking the barrier of limitations of friendships.� Palma, 49, said she visits schools and evaluates the programs for students with special needs and help them improve the quality of their education. She said their parents are always part of their kids’ education and depend on the teachers for guidance. “Parents with special needs kids are always involved,� she said. “Parents are always there asking questions and interacting with teachers. It’s a very moving moment to see how a disadvantaged child is able to do something to someone else regardless of his everyday struggles. And I have seen that during my career and the teach-
NELLY PALMA ers and parents play a major role in their lives.� Palma was born in Venezuela where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Child Development from the Universidad Catolica Andres Bello. She said she chose to work with kids with special needs because she wanted to make a major difference in their lives. Palma, who’s married with a 15 year-old son, said she’s touched each time a kid does something to help improve his/her life. “They are amazing kids,� she said. “It makes me feel good when they come hug me. My work is very important to me because I love working with them.�
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(Continued from Page 1) first as a council member and now as vice mayor,” Rodriguez said in his campaign-like video. “Together with my family I have decided to run for House Seat 103.” Rodriguez, who’s forced to leave office in Miami Lakes since term limits ban him for running in the town’s 2020 election, said 30-plus years as a firefighter also prepared him to handle hot-button issues in the State Capitol. “As a veteran firefighter with more than 30 years of service, I understand team work and the sacrifice public service requires,” said the Coral Gables firefighter. “As a councilmember, I managed to keep our taxes low and improved our services.” Rodriguez has lived in Miami Lakes since 1992 and served as president of the Windmill Gate Homeowners Association and coordinator of
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the Miami-Dade PTA Council. He was also a member of the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board. He first won a seat on the Miami Lakes Town Council in 2012 and was reelected in 2016. Rodriguez and former Councilmember Tony Lama initiated the first traffic summit in Miami Lakes where the state and county braintrust gathered to create solutions for the ongoing traffic gridlock. A third traffic summit took place last month at Miami Lakes Town Hall. According to Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Polo and Rodriguez are the only candidates who has filed papers to run in the election. Rodriguez is the second Miami Lakes council member to run for state representative. Former Councilmember Frank Mingo unsuccessfully ran against Polo in 2018.
Preview of Town Council meeting The Miami Lakes Town Council was expected to approve several ordinance, a host of resolutions and new business items during its July 16 regular meeting at Miami Lakes Town Hall. • Council members were expected to give their final approval for an ordinance to adopt its own franchise agreement with FPL for 30 years. The effective date of the ordinance should be the termination date of Miami-Dade’s current agreement with FPL (May 25, 2020) or an earlier date, if the town is able to prematurely terminate its interlocal with the county prior to May 25, 2020. The town is expected to receive about $2.3 million in the first year of the new FPL agreement, the ordinance says. After Miami Lakes incorporated in 2000, the county, through an interlock agreement with the town, shared the revenues collected from FPL users located within the town. Under the county-FPL agreement, and all other FPL franchise agreements entered into with MiamiDade cities, local governments are allowed to collect up to six percent surcharge on utility fees. According to the ordinance, the average residence in Miami Lakes (consuming 1000 kWh per month) will experience an average increase of $3.19 in their monthly electrical bill. • Council members were expected to give their final approval for an ordinance that now prohibits overnight street parking for commercial vehicles within the town’s rights-ofway adjacent to residential areas, parks and government buildings. • Council members were expected to give their final approval for an ordinance to
create a dockless mobility program to regulate dockles mobility programs and motorized scooters within Miami Lakes. • Council members were expected to give their initial approval for an ordinance amending a section of the town’s code for variance application fees. The town’s Planning and Zoning Board initiated a review process for the fees, and based on research by town staff, Miami Lakes was subsidizing many variance requests above and beyond existing fee schedule. Council members instructed Town Manager Ed Pidermann to adjust the variance fee schedule to recover the full cost of providing the service. • Council members were expected to approve a resolution to modify the conditions for a conditional use for establishing an indoor shooting range in an industrial section of Miami Lakes. Andy’s Shooting Range, 14000 N.W. 82 Avenue, which was strictly a training facility for law enforcement and academy cadets, has requested an allowable noise levels of eight regarding the use of the range by the public, and change the closing time to 9 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. • Council members were expected to authorize the town manager to execute contracts with SFM Security Services, Kent Security Services and FPI Security Services for the town’s special taxing districts for an amount not to exceed the town’s budgeted funds for those services. • Council members were expected to adopt a stormwater master plan update No. 3 and incorporating identified capital projects into the town’s strate-
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gic plan. • Council members were expected to approve a resolution for a memorandum of understanding for school-based law enforcement officers with Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School. Last year in the wake of the Majorie Stoneman Douglas mass shooting, the town, as part of an agreement with the public school system, added officers at Bob Graham Education Center and Miami Lakes K-8 Center to protect students from gun violence. The agreement also included providing protection for private schools in Miami Lakes. The town has estimated the costs at $22,484 to assign a school resource officer at Our Lady of the Lakes. • Lawmakers were expected to approve Councilmember Josh Dieguez’s two proposals on traffic safety. Dieguez is suggesting placing traffic calming devices on Fairway Drive after the town has experienced too many threatening incidents along the roadway. He’s also recommending installing a traffic calming device at the K-9 Cove dog park along N.W. 79th Avenue until the town builds parking spaces adjacent to the outdoor facility. • Lawmakers were expected to approve Councilmember Marilyn Ruano’s proposal to instruct the town’s public works department to design an effective drainage project for residents who are affected by massive flooding in the Royal Oaks area. Ruano said the residents have been battling extreme flooding conditions on their block for years. • Council members were expected to approve Mayor Manny Cid’s proposal to create a resolution to support a Senate bill and Congress bill that would designate an independent zip code for Miami Lakes. Cid has been spearheading the issue since he first took office as a council member in 2010. The town’s resolution would support Senator Marco Rubio’s bill and Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart’s bill to give the town its own zip code. • Council members were expected to approve Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez’s proposal to name the new courtyard areas at Royal Oaks Park after Brenna Vergara. Vergara was 10 years-old when she died from a rare heart condition during dance class. Vergara has inspired several Miami Lakes regulations that require athletes and people participating in physical activities at the town’s parks and facilities get a cardiogram to detect any heart problems.
Summer Service Bash set for July 27 at Amelia Earhart Park
Sustaining a healthy and vibrant parks system makes Miami-Dade County a great place to live. On July 27, join hundreds of volunteers in helping to keep park spaces clean and green at the “Summer Service Bash” at Amelia Earhart Park located at 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah. Community service hours will be awarded to all participants. Workday activities will take place from 9 a.m. - noon and check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Volunteers will participate in various park beautification projects, such as landscaping, mulching, decorating rain barrels and picking up trash throughout the park. For more information, visit www.iaminvolved.org. To register visit: https://docs.google. com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdP3 NVArkW9G7_9M2PrK6eRi6i2 jGTdXfPavnn3_N_M1MZPw/v iewform.
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(Continued from Page 1) for schools under the Miami Dade and Broward Catholic Conferences. Each member accumulates 50 hours of community service every season and the current team’s grade point average is a 3.8. The new squad is exceeding expectations during summer practices. Yet the first demonstration of teamwork and per-
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formance will be at the worldrenowned Universal Cheerleading Association’s camp. The four-day spirit camp gives teams the opportunity to learn routines and skills to showcase. The Pace cheerleaders plan to have a strong showing at camp and a successful season that will make history for the school resulting in a state championship banner.
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Town announced budget workshops and public hearing schedules for 2020 Over the next several months, the Town Council will hold workshops and meetings to discuss fiscal year 2020 budget. The budget process will be transparent and accessible to Miami Lakes taxpayers with live streaming of the proceedings on the Town’s website and Facebook page. The following meetings and workshops will be held in Council chambers at 6601 Main
Street: • August 20, 6:30 p.m. Town Council Budget Workshop. • September 10, 6:30 p.m. First Public Hearing and Regular Council meeting. • September 24, 6:30 p.m. Second (final) Public Hearing. • October 1 - Fiscal Year 2019-2010 Adopted Budget goes into effect.
MLEC summa cum laude grad Alexandra Reboredo joins Miami Lakes staff ALEXANDRA REBOREDO graduated from Miami Lakes Education Center summa cum laude. She was editor in chief of The Harbinger and the school’s yearbook, Alpha and Omega. She is a Posse Scholar, a Silver Knight nominee and just finished her freshman year at Hamilton College. She will now be interning at the Town of Miami Lakes’ communications office.
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Miami Lakes YMCA Summer Camps will continue to August 16
Registration for Miami Lakes summer camps in partnership with the YMCA is still open and camps will be open until August 16. Dance Camp provides learning different modalities of dance. Sports Camp helps young athletes have a quality sports experience as coaches train and develop campers to be strong,
contributing team players on and off the field. Adventure Camp lets campers make friends, have fun, get active and discover who they are and what they can achieve. Camps are open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for ages 5-15 (4-year-olds must turn 5 before September 1). Camps are held at Royal
Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Cost: Dance and Sports ($160 per week), Adventure ($135 per week), a $50 registration fee is not included. Financial assistance is available. For more information, contact YMCA Camp/Site Director at 786-370-7315.
Miami Lakes welcomes the 15th season of USAFIT Miami, a training program designed with the goals of completing the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon and a number of other marathon events throughout the season.
Participants will receive day-by-day training schedules, Saturday morning group runs/walks, access to trained coaches, informational seminars and a USAFIT Miami Marathon Training t-shirt. Training begins at 7 a.m. on
Saturday, July 27, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. To register visit https://usafit.com/forms/ form.php?fid=695 or register in person during orientation. For more information, visit www.usafitmiami.com.
Beating the summer heat has never been so sweet as Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force hosts the 3rd annual Ice Cream Social from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday July 20, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.
The free event is sponsored by Miami Lakes Auto Mall and includes fun activities for the whole family including food trucks, face painting, a rock climbing wall, music and free ice cream from Coldstone, Frosty’s Lab, Ben & Jerry’s, Ice
Cream Distributors of Florida and more. For more information, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/yatf or contact Leisure Services manager Kristina Labossiere at labossierek@miamilakesfl.gov.
USAFIT returns to Miami Lakes for marathon training on July 27
No better way to beat the heat than at the Ice Cream social July 20 ALEXANDRA REBOREDO
Miami Lakes named one of top 25 Pet Friendly cities in America
In a recent report from Better Cities for Pets, Miami Lakes was named one of the top 25 cities throughout North America for pet friendliness. Thanks to the programs and policies in Miami Lakes, the Town has been certified and named a safe place and enviroment for all pets to live. #IHeartMiamiLakes
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Renewal period for Business Tax Receipt runs until September 30
The renewal period for the annual Business Tax Receipt (BTR) has begun and in the Town’s continuing effort to assist the growing business community, Miami Lakes has created a “How To” video providing business owners with quick and easy steps to make the BTR payment online. The BTR renewal period expires on September 30. For those who need to know how to apply or renew the BTR online, visit https://youtube/ oXkN58RmvGM. For more information, contact the Building Department at btr@miamilakes-fl.gov, or call 305-827-4015.
Reserving and purchasing Town event tickets now on three platforms
Reserving and purchasing tickets for Town sponsored events is now easier than ever. Residents have the option of using the ticketing platforms Eventbrite and Facebook Events, and now may reserve and purchase tickets directly on the Town’s website. Visit www.miamilakes-fl. gov/calendar, select the date of the event and check out on the spot. Once the order is complete, print out the tickets or save them to a smartphone and bring them to the event. For more information, contact Marketing and Digital Services specialist Brandon Diaz at diazb@miamilakesfl.gov, or at 305-364-6100.
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Florida’s Veteran Affairs Department conducts its ‘Forward March’ regional meeting in Miami Lakes Supported by the Town of Miami Lakes’ Veterans Committee, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, executive director Danny Burgess, and the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs brought their statewide efforts of earned services and support being provided to veterans in the Miami Lakes region marking the fifth of these regional meetings. Members from MiamiDade, Monroe, Collier and Broward counties convened by the Ana G. Mendez University campus in Miami Lakes to identify issues affecting veterans in
local communities. With 150 members in attendance, they participated in breakout sessions to discuss workable solutions to address different issues focusing on topics such as housing, mental health, emergency assistance and legal matters. Following completion of the regional meetings, DeSantis and his office will draft a white paper on veterans’ services, benefits and support which will be used to inform and educate key leaders and influence state legislation that supports about 1.5 million veterans and their families.
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NOTICE IS HEREWITH GIVEN that meetings of the Town Council of the Town of Miami Lakes, Florida, and its committees, have been scheduled for the following dates, times and locations.
Loch Lomond HOA Special Taxing District Meeting Wednesday, July 17, 6:30 PM Miami Lakes Optimist Clubhouse, 6411 N.W. 162 Street, M. Lakes, Fla. Workshop on Performance Evaluations Standards Wednesdy, July 17, 6:30 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Mami Lakes, Fla. Veteran Affairs Committee Meeting Thursday, July 18, 6:00 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.
Neighborhood Improvement Committee Meeting Thursday, July 18, 7:00 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla. Public Safety Committee Meeting Tuesday, July 23, 6:30 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.
Lake Hilda Special Taxing District Meeting Tuesday, July 23, 6:30 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla. Lake Patricia Special Taxing District Meeting Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Wednesday, July 24, 6:30 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla. Committee Chair Quarterly Meeting Thursday, July 27, 6:30 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.
FLORIDA LT. GOVERNOR Jennette Nunez and Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Danny Burgess are picture at Ana G. Mendez University in Miami Lakes during the recent Forward March event.
Youth Center July events announced Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting several fun and exciting programs for middle and high school students from 6 to 8 p.m. during July at “The Spot,” 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East. Open Hang Night is scheduled for Friday, July 26. The Youth Center is equipped with a billiard table, table tennis, indoor basketball shootout game, Microsoft Xbox One Console, Nintendo Wii, and more. Bring friends for a night of fun and games.
Elementary School Open Hang Game Night is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. Parents can come out with their children ages 5 to 12 years and enjoy a game night competition where families or groups of friends go head to head in different board games and game show games. For more information, contact Programs coordinator Manny Martinez at thespot@miamilakes-fl.gov or 305-819-7768.
Miami Lakes Section 1 Special Tax District Meeting Wednesday, July 31, 7:00 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla. Cultural Affairs Committee Meeting Thursday, August 1, 7:00 PM Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, Miami Lakes, Fla.
In accordance with the provisions of F.S. Section 286.0105, should any person seek to appeal any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at these meetings, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made; which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accomodation to particpate in the proceeds should call Town Hall at (305) 364-6100, no later than (2) days prior to the proceeding for assistance. Please be advised that two or more Councilmembers may be in attendance at the above events/meetings. This Notice dated July 12, 2019 at Miami Lakes, Fla. Gina IInguanzo, Town Clerk
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By David L. Snelling The Miami Laker staff Volunteering most of her time in Miami Lakes for years, Emily Wong wanted to honor
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her best friend, Victor Ruiz, who committed suicide last year, while bringing awareness to mental health issues that cause people to take their own
lives. But Wong never discussed her emotional pain including a bout with depression and ended her own life as well.
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Following the apparent suicides that shook up the town, Miami Lakes is pushing forward with Wong’s movement in hopes of saving lives as the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee is organizing a suicide awareness event which is scheduled for 6 p.m., Saturday, August 10, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The committee’s chairman, Nayib Hassan, said Miami Lakes should be ground zero for suicide prevention since mental health issues affect everyone in town. “We are losing individuals everyday to suicide,” he said last week during a Miami Lakes Town Council special meeting. “By bringing awareness, we may be able to save at least one person from suicide. We need to bring awareness to suicide in the community as a whole.” The family members and friends of Wong and Ruiz urged council members to honor their memories with an annual suicide awareness event. “I couldn’t help my son because he didn’t give me any signals,” said Ruiz’s father. “I couldn’t help him.” Wong’s father said he’s passionate about being part of the event because he wants to save lives. “We will continue to fight suicide and save lives,” he said. Miami Lakes resident Marcus Gutierrez said Ruiz and Wong are true heroes and thanked the town for honoring their memory by raising suicide awareness. “Emily is to be commended,” he said. “I’m very proud to live in a community where the
council is open to doing this and watching all the kids get involved to break that stigma.” According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), each year, more than 41,000 individuals die by suicide, leaving behind their friends and family members to navigate the tragedy of loss. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be considered normal and often indicate more serious issues. People are urged to call 911 immediately if a loved one or friend is suffering from a mental illness and contemplating suicide. Council member Luis Collazo, who’s co-sponsoring the suicide prevention event with Mayor Manny Cid, said Emily approached him for his support for the event. “And I will support it for a very long time,” said Collazo, a mental health specialist. “Emily’s work is working.” Collazo said when he first got elected to political office, he received an email that a young man committed suicide. “It was something that hit home to me because of my profession,” he said. “You choose a profession not for the glamour but you chose it to make an impact on people.” Cid said Emily came to see him about a month ago to honor her best friend. “We’re committed to make this a movement to help save lives,” he said. Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez has some advice for anyone who’s experiencing any mental health issues. “Please talk to someone about your pain,” he said.
The Main Street Players located at 6766 Main Street presents the fourth show of its 2019 season, Men On Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus. Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men On Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. The show is directed by Danny Nieves, and the production manager is Patty Fernandez. The cast includes: John Wesley Powell is portrayed by Amy Lee Gonzalez, William Dunn is portrayed by Lorena Estevez, John Colton Sumner is portrayed by Laura Ricks, Old Shady is portrayed
by Lucy Nunez, Bradley is portrayed by Krystal Millie Valdez, O.G. Howland and Tsauwiat is portrayed by Trittney Huzzie, Seneca Howland and The Bishop is portrayed by Erin Willbanks, Frank Goodman and Mr. Asa is portrayed by Therese Callison, Hall is portrayed by Natalie Batista and Hawkins is portrayed by Mariana Gonzalez. Men On Boats runs July 19 - August 11. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for students, seniors and military personnel. Theatre League/Industry are $20 with i.d. at the door only. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.mainstreetplayers.com or at the door an hour prior to showtime.
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Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during July and early August: For Children and Families: Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Events made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 17, 24 and 31. Talking is Teaching. Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers – Stories, songs and activities for toddlers. Best for ages 18 months to 3 years old at 11 a.m. on Thursdays, July 18 and 25. Rev and Flow for Families – This one of a kind fitness format is kind to the body without compromising the intensity of the workout. Made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board on Mondays, July 22 and 29. Out of the Box – Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a special performance of Out of the Box by the Miami Children’s Museum. Event made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 20. Celestial Stories with the South Florida Chamber Ensemble – From the Earth to the Moon - Did you know the famous Jules Verne novel was set to music in an opera by Jacques Offenbach? Enjoy the story and music followed by a costume making workshop to create an astronaut costume at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. Edible Book Contest – Create an edible display inspired by a favorite book, author, cover art or character, including comics and manga. Registration is required and participants must be registered by Friday, August 2 to submit an entry. Entries must be brought to the branch by 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 3 and must be family friendly. Winners will be announced at 2 p.m. Judging will be in three categories: ages 5-12 years, ages 13-17 years and ages 18 years and up. Contest made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 3. For Teens: Teen Oasis – Try your hand at shooting small rockets, perler bead crafts and more.. For ages 8-18 at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, July 23 and 30. Retro Game Night - Play retro video games on the big screen or classic board games around the table. Suitable for ages 8-18 years at 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, July 22 and 29. For Adults: Purls of Wisdom – Learn basic knitting and stitching. Materials will be provided. Best
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for ages 18 and up at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, July 23 and 30. Strum the Lute: Tai Chi for Beginners – Practice this ancient tradition and learn gentle movements to increase strength, flexibility and balance. Class is led by library staff. Best for ages 18 and up at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, July 17, 24 and 31. Mario Diaz-Balart Outreach Table - A member of Congressman Mario DiazBalart’s staff will be available to discuss federal issues and address any concerns a constituent may have with a federal agency, at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. Miami Lakes Branch Library is YOUNG Miami Lakes Branch Library patrons get enthused about Galactic Art during an Art located at 6699 Windmill Gate Techniques class presented by the Miami Children’s Museum and made possible by the Road. Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board.
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By Dr. Jorge Sosa Special to The Miami Laker Almost 40 percent of U.S. adults and 18.5 percent of youth are obese according to the 2015-2016 findings by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The findings are important because obesity health risks create a number of medical issues such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. Obesity hampers mobility and
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may have a negative effect on self-esteem. Definition of Obesity in adults is having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or more, and extreme obesity is 40-plus BMI. In youth (up to age 19), obesity is being at or above the 95th percentile on the CDC growth charts with extreme obesity at or above the 120 percent mark. Many factors influence weight including family history, eating habits, hormones, lifestyle choices and psychological factors. Obesity isn’t just a cosmetic issue defined by eating too much and lack of self-control. Obesity is a progressive disease that may increase due to chronic sleep loss, stress, some medications, pollutants and eating types of food such as those high in corn syrup, sugar, fat or processed meats. Types of Obesity Health Risks People who are morbidly obese have the greatest risk for developing serious obesityrelated medical conditions with such common conditions as: • Type 2 diabetes. • Heart disease-related issues such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, angina, congestive heart failure. • Stroke. • Bone and joint problems including arthritis, back and joint pain, knee pain.
• Breathing issues like asthma or sleep apnea. • Infertility or pregnancy complications including gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia and C-section delivery. • Gallbladder disease. • Gastrointestinal issues. • Liver disease. • Kidney disease. • Stress urinary incontinence. • Depression and eating disorders • Certain types of cancers. • Skin fold rashes • Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Morbid obesity increases the risk of dying at a young age due to the many health issues contributed to obesity. What to Do About Obesity Health Risks Many programs are available to help with weight loss. For people who have tried numerous diets and have not been successful in keeping off weight, bariatric surgery may be a solution for weight loss. Many of the benefits of bariatric surgery are related to improvement in other medical conditions as a result of the weight loss. Significant health benefits from surgical weight loss may allow the patient to feel better; have more energy; reduce cholesterol levels; improve or resolve Type 2 diabetes;
Classes and Recreation Calendar
The Town of Miami Lakes has scheduled the following classes and recreation activities during July:
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decrease the risk of heart disease, stroke, fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis and gastroesphageal reflex; improve breathing and mobility and address sleep apnea. To find out if you are a candidate for weight loss surgery, talk to your doctor. There are steps you need to take before you have surgery and a conversation with your doctor can provide options for getting to a
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healthy weight and reducing obesity health risks. “We offer a free information seminar monthly so that folks can learn about weight loss surgery to decide if it is a tool they can use in the struggle against obesity,” said Dr. Sosa, Medical Director of the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence at Palmetto General Hospital.
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The Town of Miami Lakes, homeowners associations, professional and volunteer groups have scheduled meetings during July:
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Loch Lomond HOA Special Taxing District Meeting July 17 6:30 pm M.L. Opti. Club. Workshop on Performance Evaluations Standards July 17 6:30 pm M.L. Govt. Center Veteran Affairs Committee Meeting July 18 6:00 pm M.L. Govt. Center Neighborhood Improvement Committee July 18 7:00 pm M.L. Govt. Center Public Safety Committee July 23 6:30 pm M.L. Govt. Center Lake Hilda Special Taxing District Meeting July 23 6:30 pm M.L. Govt. Center Lake Patricia Specia Taxing District Meeting July 23 7:00 pm M.L. Govt. Center Planning & Zoning Board Meeting July 24 6:30 pm M.L. Govt. Center Committee Chair Quarterly Meeting July 27 6:30 pm M.L. Govt. Center Miami Lakes Section 1 Special Taxing District Meeting July 31 7:00 pm M.L. Govt. Center Cultural Affairs Com. Aug. 1 7:00 pm M.L. Govt. Center Homeowners Organizations Loch Lomond East July 17 7:00 pm MLOP Lake Carol July 17 7:00 pm MCCC Serenity Point July 17 7:00 pm MCCC Royal Oaks July 17 7:30 pm MCCC Regatta Point July 18 7:00 pm MCCC Gramercy Park July 18 7:00 pm MCCC Lake Elizabeth July 22 7:00 pm MCCC Lake Martha July 23 6:30 pm MCCC Loch Lomond West July 23 7:30 pm MCCC Villa Vizcaya July 24 7:30 pm MCCC Lake Sandra July 25 7:00 pm MCCC Anchorage July 25 7:30 pm MCCC Fountain Park July 29 7:30 pm MCCC Miami Lakes Clubs, Professional & Volunteer Groups M.L. Bridge Club Mondays 11:30 am MCCC MLCA Bridge Club Thursdays 11:00 am MCCC M.L. Quilting Club Tuesdays 11:15 am MCCC M.L. Kiwanis 2nd/4th Thurs. 6:30 pm Pamper.Chef M.L. Toastmasters 1st/3rd Tues. ML Educ. Center M.L. Lions Club 1st/3rd Tues, 7:00 pm Bev. Hills. MCCC: Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Ave. RACC: Robert Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Ave. MLOP is Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street MLYC is Miami Lakes Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive E. MLPW is Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue
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Florida International University (FIU) junior linebacker and Monsignor Pace High School alumnus Sage Lewis was among his four teammates who earned 12 selections to Phil Steele’s 2019 Preseason AllCUSA teams. His teammates – junior offensive tackle D’Antne Demery, senior defensive end Teair Tart and senior quarterback and wide receiver Maurice Alexander – also made the publication’s first team laurels for the preseason. For Lewis and Alexander, the first team honors are the second this preseason for the pair after they were awarded spots on the Athlon Preseason AllCUSA First Team last month. In addition to Alexander's first team honors on special teams he was also awarded a spot on the third team as a wide receiver. After making the move to middle linebacker in 2018, Lewis broke the school record in total tackles (132) and solos (83) while ranking first in the league for both of those categories. Lewis' 83 solos ranked 10th in the nation last season with that same number ranking third in the nation among 2019 returnees. Lewis was awarded C-USA First Team honors following his stellar junior campaign in 2018. Demery played and started
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in 11 games last season at left tackle leading an offensive line that allowed a school-record low eight sacks on the year. The total ranked first in the league and third overall in the country. Demery was awarded AllCUSA Honorable Mention for his efforts last season. Tart is expected to have a big year after earning 16.5 tackles in his first season with the Panthers last year. Tart led the team in tackles for loss (7.0) and sacks (4). Alexander had a breakout season in 2018 after making the move from quarterback to wideout and return man. The Florida City native was a highlight reel in the return game (when teams were brave enough to kick to him) as he averaged 14.6 yards per punt return to rank fifth in the nation among those with at least three returns on the year. Alexander was awarded C-USA First Team honors for his special team efforts in 2018. Entering its 18th year of football in 2019, the FIU Panthers are coming off a program-best nine wins a season ago. FIU capped 2018 with a 35-32 victory over Toledo in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl to finish the season 9-4 overall. Under head coach Butch Davis the Panthers have earned backto-back bowl appearances and 17 wins in the last two years.
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Local volleyball athletes head to championship match Three volleyball stars were selected this year to the Girls Select Team. Two of them were part of the Florida delegation last year where they won Gold. This is the first time three athletes have been selected from the same team and club in South Florida. Elaisa Villar, Angeles Alderete and Taylor Pagan all attend Mater Academy and play for High Voltage Volleyball Academy. The High Performance (HP) Championships are a major step in USA Volleyball’s path to the podium. The event is a coed international tournament held in the US with the purpose
of developing the international game of youth athletes in the US. The tournament returns to Fort Lauderdale, which last hosted in 2017. Approximately 145 teams from region HP teams, international teams and teams from the USA Volleyball High Performance pipeline will participate. Currently registered international teams include Canada, Chile, Liberia, New Zealand, Peru and Puerto Rico. The competition takes place from July 18 - 22 at the Broward County Convention Center.
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PICTURED (from left) Taylor Pagan, Elaisa Villar and Angeles Alderete.
FIU’s swim/dive teams are honored for academics
Florida International University’s swimming and diving team has been recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association MAURICE ALEXANDER (CSCAA) for student-athletes’ stellar performance in the class-
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rooms. Combined, the two teams sport a 3.58 GPA and have been named to the Scholar All-America team announced by the league last week. “The ladies killed it in the classroom this year. They continue to raise the bar and exceed it, I could not be more proud of how we are getting the job done in the classroom,” said head coach Randy Horner. Coming off another successful season and their fifthconsecutive C-USA title the Panthers have proven their domination in the pool and in the classroom. Of the 32 members on the team, four studentathletes completed the spring semester with a 4.0 GPA, while 23 achieved above a 3.5 GPA.
HML’s Damian Ortega plays in Geico High School series Hialeah Miami Lakes High student-athlete Damian Ortega was selected to take part in the inaugural Geico High School Baseball Series in Chicago where he competed with the team from Miami. The tournament was played July 8-11 at Curtis Granderson Stadium at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Ortega’s team lost to New York in a pool play to determine the competitors for the championship game. The contest featured four teams that played a total of eight games over a four-day period. The teams were comprised of high school players from Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York City selected by the high school governing body from each city. Ortega was placed on a talented roster that included Southwest High senior shortstop Eddie Sierra, Westland senior pitcher Carlos Marrero, Hialeah senior pitcher Erick
FIU’s Logan Allen named to USA Basebal National Team THE MIAMI LAKER
Florida International University (FIU) baseball player Logan Allen continues to make history as the ace became the first Panther to be named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Allen, who was named to the All-CUSA First Team in 2019, built on his Freshman AllAmerican campaign in 2018 by placing second in C-USA with 120 Ks in 84 innings pitched for a 12.86 Ks-per-9 innings ratio to place top 15 in the nation in that category. His pitching prowess was on display when Allen went 32.2 innings without surrendering an earned run to start league play. Before heading to the
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STU’s Tim Sada signs with Tripoli club
DAMIAN ORTEGA Andujar, Coral Gables senior pitcher Manny Jackson and Sunset senior pitcher Frank Elissalt. The group was named to the Tim Sada, St. Thomas Miami Herald All-Dade Teams University's (STU) all-time for the 2019 season. three-point leader, has signed a professional contract with Al Mouttahed Club to play overseas in Tripoli, Lebanon for the 2019 season. Sada will be playing for his hometown team while in Tripoli as his family is from Courier. The contract is a two-year deal with a player option for the 2020 season. NBA star Hassan Whiteside played with the Lebanese club in 2013 before returning to the United States to play for the Miami Heat in 2014.
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national team camp, Allen was dominating the Cape Cod Baseball league by striking out 24 batters over 15 scoreless innings for the Harwich Mariners. The 8th USA versus Cuba International Friendship Series took place July 2-6 in Cary, Charlotte, Durham and Hickory, North Carolina. Team USA's 26-man roster then traveled to Taiwan for the 19th USA against the Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series after which USA Baseball announced a final 24-man roster to compete in the 43rd USA vs. Japan Collegiate AllStar Series from July 16-21 in Japan.
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Sada, who played at STU from 2014–2018, recorded 1,251 points over four seasons as a Bobcat and is the program’s all-time leader in three-pointers made (280). As a senior for the 2017-18 season, Sada recorded a careerhigh 420-points and guided St. Thomas to a second round appearance in the NAIA National Tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D. For his career, Sada averaged 10.6 points-per-game, 2.2 rebounds-per-game and one assists, while shooting at a 43/43/85% mark.
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THE CODING DOCTORS KIDS CLUB hosted an ice cream social at Ben & Jerry’s on June 27. The Golden Corner Jewelry paid for all of the doctors to get free ice cream and donated to their club. They have lots of fun stuff planned for the school year. For more information check them out on Facebook. The group is pictured after their ice cream social.
Jose Marti student team works on project with Jet Propulsion Lab A student team from Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy (JMMAST) led by teacher Erica Henderson recently participated in a project to develop an advanced spectrometer processor chip with Dr. Adrian Tang of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. The development project, which is supported under NASA’s 2018-2021 Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program (APRA), seeks to develop an advanced spectrometer chip for space instruments that can detect trace gasses and chemicals in atmospheres or distant stellar objects. The chip is being developed primarily for use in ground and space-based telescopes to study star-forming regions both in our galaxy and others throughout the visible universe. Beyond astronomy, the chip is expected to play an important role in planetary exploration of our solar system. The chip provides a means for deep space robotic missions to study the atmospheres of planets and primitive planetary bodies (comets and asteroids) throughout our solar system and detect important compounds like water, oxygen, carbon dioxide and organic chemicals that give us a better understanding of where life might exist and how our solar system formed. The spectrometer chip itself is an extremely complicated
JOSE MARTI MAST student Elizabeth Berenguer and JPL’s Adrian Tang in front of the Voyager spacecraft model at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. device containing over 200 subsystems and well over a million transistors. The chip houses complicated digital and analog functions including a very highspeed processor and an ultrawide band analog to digital converter. A key challenge that arises from this extreme complexity is how to keep all these different sub-systems within the chip synchronized. Being synchronized ensures that no “traffic jams” occur within the data pathways and that data needed by each sub-system arrives on time, sort of like how Amtrak manages their railroad. To allow this management, the spectrometer has over 200 different settings that can speed up or slow down various parts of the chip in order to speed up data running late and slow down data that is ahead of schedule. This is where the JMMAST team takes over. Henderson and her student team led by Elizabeth Berenguer and Hadrian Gonzalez Castellanos developed a complex calibration algorithm that autonomously looks at data output by the
spectrometer chip and determines if the synchronization is correct, or if settings need to be adjusted. Detection of synchronization issues from the output data is not a simple problem to solve as the data itself can look vastly different depending on what the spectrometer is looking at, for example Earth’s N2/O2 atmosphere versus the CO2 dominated atmosphere of Venus or Mars. Their algorithm needed to take this into account extracting features from the data that can be attributed to synchronization while not being confused by changes in the underlying data. As part of the project Berenguer and Henderson visited NASA’s JPL on June 21 to present their results and discuss how it will be integrated into the software that runs on the spectrometer chip. As part of that visit they also enjoyed a tour of the JPL facilities including the spaceflight operations facility, spacecraft assembly facility, insitu rover laboratory and several of the laboratories where the spectrometer chip is being developed.
MLEC’s summa cum laude graduate Valeria Bula gets ready for Yale experience
VALERIA BULA graduated summa cum laude from Miami Lakes Educational Center’s Cambridge Journalism Program. She was accepted to many highly competitive universities, including Princeton, Georgetown and Emory. Bula chose to enroll at Yale University where she is a rising freshman. She was also accepted to their Emerging Leaders Summer Seminar. While there, she is beginning her coursework, but also participating in conferences and seminars. Bula is pictured at the Yale campus.
Local schools celebrate more straight ‘A’ grade results
School grades are in! MiamiDade County Public Schools (MDCPS) was named an Arated school district for the second consecutive year. Also, for the third year in a row there are no “F” rated schools as 47 percent of Miami-Dade schools received “A” ratings. 47 percent is also a higher percentage than all other Florida districts. “Every member of the MDCPS family, indeed, the entire community has great cause to celebrate this historic moment,” said superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho. “This achievement resoudingly demonstrates the great commitment of our students, teachers, school and District leaders and support staff as well as the inspired leadership of our school board.” Among the “A” schools were the following Miami Lakes schools: Barbara Goleman Senior High, Bob Graham Education Center, Miami Lakes K-8, Miami Lakes Middle, Miami Lakes Educational Center. Hialeah Miami Lakes High School received a “B” rating.
Lawton Chiles wins Local 10’s eARTh Day art poster contest The votes are in and Lawton Chiles Middle School (LCMS) won the Local 10 eARTh Day Art Contest. They announced the winner on April 22 which is Earth Day. LCMS received a surprise visit from Channel 10 and its news crew to announce the winner and award
them with $4,500 to use toward art supplies. LCMS art students utilized their Cambridge Global Perspective theme of Migration to create a self-standing sculpture called “They Matter Too!” featuring an adult turtle with a hatchling. The artwork captured
the most votes. Publix and Channel 10 created this contest to help share awareness of how much Earth matters. The students really had an amazing experience creating their sculpture.
CREATORS of “They Matter Too” pictured (from left) with their award, Elizabeth PrettoSotelo, Katherine Bec, Sophia Garcia, Kayla Cheung, William Garcia, Kathy Wu, Kylien Clark, Gianna Gutierrez, Laura Losa, Sebastian Garcia, Johnathan Le and Lilian Gonzalez. (Not pictured - Aitana Garcia.)
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FOUR STUDENTS from Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) will have their artwork on display at the Miami International Airport for the art show, “From Rags to Riches-Fibers and Fabrics and Textiles, Oh My!” It will be on display through October 10. The students whose work will be on display are Maksim Almanza, Jocelyn Fonte, Samantha Gaina and Autumn Rosasza. SLE and art teacher Donna Harvey are very proud. Fonte is pictured with her art show entry.
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Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) bids a fond farewell to two highly proficient, talented and respected veteran teachers, Sharon Dames and Sharon Wallen who retired this past June. The teachers were surprised at an end of the year school retreat with a full day on the Ft. Lauderdale water taxi with stops along the way for unity games, food refuels, praise, songs and plaques for the retirees. At the end of the year, each grade-level celebrated their retiring teacher with student led activities and a luncheon. Dames, born and raised in the Bahamas, knew from the time she was in high school that her goal was to become a teacher. She enjoyed helping any student with their studies. Not being fond of the limelight and being very modest, she could only except thanks. She fulfilled her dream with graduation from Barry University and graduate degrees from the University of Florida and Barry University. Teaching
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in the Bahamas and then in Miami-Dade County Public schools, she completed 41 years of teaching with her specialty being Language Arts. Her goal was to remain in the classroom enhancing one child’s education and life at a time. She loved her teaching time at SLE as she felt she grew so much professionally. She worked with such knowledgeable teachers who always helped each other, planned together and were there to always “boost” each other. Now, Dames is ready to join her husband in retirement, declutter her home, garden, stay active at church, reach out to help the elderly and participate in all family functions. Entering the honorable profession of teaching as a career was the best decision Dames claims she could have ever made. Wallen excelled in the area of Language Arts and has served from reading coach to curriculum support specialist to teacher of gifted. The most important part of her job was to ensure her students excel, gain
confidence and witness growth within a peaceful classroom environment infused with stress management strategies. Each year, she inspired to be more creative and with better success. Wallen’s achievements are many, such as designated on the National Teachers Honor Roll, National Deans List, 2018-2019 Marquis Who’s in America and Who’s Who In American Teachers which identifies the most influential teachers. She’s active in Delta Kappa Pi, an honorary society for key women holding key positions from historian to chapter president. Her biggest surprise this year came from Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, District 3 Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson and County Commissioner Esteban Bravo Jr. who awarded her praise and a special certificate for her community contributions. For 17 years,Wallen participated in the HOPE Contest initiative to raise public awareness for care of domestic animals initiated by Dr. Martin J, Karp, District 3 MDCPS
SHARON DAMES School Board. Each year her class placed first in the class division. Although Wallen looks forward to retirement, she proclaims, “Do love what I do!” She will miss the camaraderie of this miraculous SLE staff and
SHARON WALLEN watching her group of students develop and grow. As to what she hopes retirement brings, she responded that she believes faith rules everything, “we have a purpose and God has a plan for our lives.”
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By Michelle Mairena Special to The Miami Laker Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) enjoyed an exceptional school year. It was named the nation’s best Magnet School, earned a STEM designation, its students won various individual accolades and many
of its extra-curricular clubs won national awards. Jaguars simply went above and beyond expectations this past academic year. So when Florida school grades were released and MLEC was named an “A” school for the 12th year, the news did not come as a surprise.
Miami-Dade County Commission chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson recognized Monsignor Edward Pace high school recent graduate student and Miami Lakes resident Vanessa Perez-Robles, who received Amazon’s Future Engineer Scholarship. She was among 100 winners nationwide as part of the tech giant’s push to promote education and careers in computer science. Perez-Robles was awarded a scholarship of up to $10,000
to study computer science at the college of her choice. She will enroll at Dartmouth in the fall of 2019. Launched last November, Amazon Future Engineer is taking the childhood-to-career approach to inspire and educate children and young adults. It’s part of Amazon’s $50 million investment in computer science/STEM education. The company has donated more than $10 million to organizations that promote such programs across the country.
Pace grad Vanessa PerezRobles honored for grant
For Jaguars, it seems, there’s always a new milestone to achieve. “This is the twelfth year that MLEC is an “A” school. Clearly, it’s a special place,” said English department chair, Neyda Borges. “Each year, our kids shine. They learn, they achieve and they prepare to take on the college and career world. Test scores and school grades just show that MLEC truly is the best place to be.” Every year at MLEC, students work hard, they hone their career skills with their academy work, study for their upcoming AP exams or AICE papers, work with diligence and perseverance as they excel through the academic year. Jaguars put all their sweat and tears into becoming the best students they can be and under the strong leadership of their top Jaguar, princiipal Lourdez Diaz, as well as of the faculty who dedicate all their work into exceeding expectations, MLEC was able to, once again, achieve this academic prestige. “Year after year I continue to be impressed by our teachers and students and their collective drive to succeed,” said Diaz. “Excellence is never an accident, it is the result of hard work, dedication and perseverance. I am so very proud of each
and every one of them.” MLEC is not only celebrating its own achievement as an “A” school though, the school is also celebrating its district, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. For the second time, MDCPS was rated an “A” school district, and there were no “F” schools within the county for the third consecutive year, an enormous and impressive milestone for the county. “This is the proudest moment of my career. We are once again an “A” school district and 99 percent of our schools are rated ‘A,’ ‘B,’ or ‘C’,” said Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade
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County Public Schools. “Hats off to our teachers and leaders.” For MLEC’s Jaguars, the title of being an “A” school for the 12th year is just proof of something we already know, MLEC is truly the nation’s best. As the 2019-2020 school year is about to commence, one can only wonder what milestones MLEC will surpass. “I’m so excited and proud to see the efforts made by our faculty and staff have paid off once again,” said cambridge academy leader Evans DeSimone. “It’s not an easy task,” she continued. “We did it!”
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Miami Lakes Area Houses of Worship Elevate Church
6250 Miami Lakes Dr. East www.GoElevateChurch.com Sunday Worship.... 9, 11 & 1 PM Youth Fridays......................7 PM
M.L. Congregational Church
6701 Miami Lakeway South Telephone 305-822-4313 Adult Sunday School........... 9 AM Children’s Sun. School..10:30 AM Worship.........................10:30 AM
Sunrise Presbyterian Church
18400 N.W. 68 Avenue Telephone: 305-821-5841 Worship...........................10:00 AM Servicio en Español,,,,,,,,11:30 AM
The Church of the Epiphany
15650 Miami Lakeway North Telephone: 305-558-3961 www.episcopalmiamilakes.com Sunday Eucharist............10:30 AM Children’s Sun. School...10:15 AM Adult Bible Study.............11:00 AM Misa en Español...............9:00 AM Escuela Dominical..........12:15 PM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
8201 N.W. 186 Street Telephone: 305-829-0049 Spanish service.................9:00 AM English service................12:30 PM Tuesday Spanish).............7:00 PM Wednesday (English).......7:00 PM Palm Vista Community Church
Meeting at Miami Lakes Middle School Auditorium 6425 Miami Lakeway North Telephone: 305-822-6999 Worship Service....................10:30 AM
Temple Tifereth Jacob 5901 N.W. 151 Street Telephone: 305-557-2651 Call for Service Schedule
Iglesia Biblica Cristiana Español Servcios
6250 Miami Lakes Drive East Telephone: 305-557-1959 Sunday Service.................4:00 PM Wednesday Youth.............7:30 PM
Iglesia El Nuevo Comienzo
6701 Miami Lakeway South Services in Spanish Sunday service...............12:30 PM Thursday service..............8:00 PM
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
575 West 68 Street Telephone: 305-821-3622 Sunday service (English)...9:00 AM Sunday service (Spanish)10:30 AM Bible School......................11:00 AM
Voice for Jesus Church 4824 N.W. 167 Street
Telephone: 305-625-3787 Sunday service.................10:00 AM Youth Thursday..................7:00 PM Friday Prayer Service........7:00 PM
New Dawn Church/ Iglesia Nuevo Amanecer 17200 N.W. 87 Avenue Spanish service............9:15 AM English sevice.............11:00 AM
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Hialeah Church of Christ
Shula’s Hotel (Davis Cup Room) 6842 Main Street, Miami Lakes Telephone: 305-558-1060 Sunday Bible Study.............9:30 AM Sunday Worship Service.10:30 AM Sunday Evening Service...6:00 PM Wednesday Bible Study.....7:30 PM
Fulfilled Life Church
Country Club Middle School 18305 N.W. 75 Place Telephone: 786-378-2356 Sunday Service (Eng.).....10:30 AM
Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church
15801 N.W. 67 Avenue Telephone: 305-558-2302 Saturday Vigil Mass............5:00 PM Sunday services in English ...........9:30, 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM Sunday services in Spanish: ...........8:00 AM, 12:45 and 7:00 PM Daily services......7:00 and 8:30 AM Confessions: Saturdays.....3:30 PM
Mother of Our Redeemer Catholic Church
8445 N.W. 186 Street Telephone: 305-829-6141 Daily services (Spanish).....8:30 AM Saturday (English)..............5:30 PM Saturday (Spanish)............7:00 PM Sundays (English).....8 & 10:30 AM Sundays (Spanish) ................9 AM, 12:30 and 7:00 PM
By Charlene A. Thibodeau Owner/Director Special to The Miami Laker A history going back 47 years is quite an accomplishment and it began with a vision and a desire to offer a quality education to all
children making it available for families less financially fortunate at a fair and reasonable tuition. Our steadfast commitment to the quality of Early Childhood Education is at the heart of everything we
Five outstanding Miami Dade College (MDC) aviation students will receive scholarship support to help pay for flight training and tuition as this year’s recipients of the prestigious Timothy E. Johnson Jr. Scholarship. To date, nearly 40 students from MDC’s acclaimed Eig-Watson School of Aviation have been awarded the Timothy E. Johnson Jr. Scholarship. MDC students Jose Manuel Garcia, Yassel Garcia Herrera, Andres Laluz, Zachary Ondriezek and Shane Pineda received the award, each receiving $8,000 in scholarship funding. The Timothy E. Johnson
Jr. Scholarship was established in 2013 to honor the life and legacy of Timothy Jr., a dedicated pilot and humanitarian who passed away in an aviation accident in 2012. His love for flying paved the way for essential scholarship support that lifts, empowers and provides opportunity for our next generation of aviation professionals. “Today’s scholarship recipients have given us the opportunity to turn what would be a very dark day for our family into a day that’s full of hope and promise,” said Nina Johnson, sister of the late Timothy E. Johnson Jr.
Five MDC aviation students receive Johnson scholarships
North Palm Baptist Church
7801 N.W. 178 Street Telephone: 305-558-2032 Sunday Bible Study............9:15 AM Sunday Worship...............10:30 AM Wednesday sevice.............7:00 PM
M.L. United Methodist Church
14800 N.W. 67 Avenue Telephone: 305-821-7274 Worship service.................10:00 AM Contemporary service.......11:30 AM (Child care and youth Sunday School during both services)
New Testament Baptist Church
6601 N.W. 167 Street Telephone: 305-558-4930 Sunday English service.......11:15 AM Sunday Spanish service.....10:30 AM Sunday School.....................10:00 AM Sunday School (Spanish)...11:30 AM Wednesday Children’s Ministry......................6:45 PM Wednesday Bible study........7:00 PM Wednesday Youth Group.....7:00 PM
Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral
16601 N.W. 77 Court Telephone: 305-822-0437 www.OrthodoxMiami.org Saturday Vespers...............6:00 PM Sunday Liturgy..................10:00 AM
Palm Springs United Methodist Church
5700 W. 12 Avenue Telephone: 305-821-3232 Worship service................10:45 AM
(Editor’s Note: All information provided by individiual houses of worship. Confirm service times by telephone.)
PICTURED from left Nina Johnson, Yassel Garcia Herrera, Shane Pineda, Zachary Ondriezek, Jose Manuel garcia, Andres Laluz and Timothy Johnson Sr.
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do at Montessori Children’s House of Miami Lakes. American Heritage Dictionary defines preschool as a process of being educated, especially education constituting a planned series of courses over a period of time. The Montessori Philosophy falls within this category and provides a series of academic lessons to preschool children and grades 1-5 in our elementary classroom thereby advancing them to a higher level of education at an earlier age. They are guided in Math, Reading, Science, Language, Handwriting, Routines, Music, Conduct, etc., in a specially prepared environment. This is an educational advantage (whereby children lose the power of absorption around the age of 6 years) by preparing a child for a lifetime of learning and success. In the beginning the Montessori focus in preschool was on Coordination, Consecration and Independence which are developed utilizing the Montessori Philosophy with the use of didactic instructional materials. Also taking into consideration three sensitive periods of absorption, or phases in which they have a predisposition or sensitivity to learning specific skills. Through repetition, they develop an interest, an inner joy and pleasure in their spirit of their accomplishment. In the beginning, the sensitive period for language begins at birth absorbing the mother ’s voice and lip movements and tongue. Maria Montessori believed it was important for adults to converse with children continually (reading, singing, listening, etc.) during this sensitive period to avoid the possibility he/she may be irrevocably damaged. She believed it was particularly import to enriching their language and give them every opportunity to learn and form new words. Maria Montessori stated that discipline begins when children find an activity that has some value to them. For this reason, she introduced the idea of prepared environment, an environment which allows children to have freedom to develop at their own pace after they have been shown the lesson, along with opportunities and tools need to develop concentration and to foster and cultivate the spirit of each child. 19
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Thomas University’s (STU) School of Nursing a $331,139 grant under its Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP). The grant is renewable
each year. The NFLP awards grants to accredited schools of nursing to provide loans to nurse educators pursuing a graduate degree. The program’s goal is to increase the number of nursing faculty by providing access to education that prepares and trains quali-
fied educators to fill faculty vacancies and increases the number of trained nurses entering the workforce. “As the demand for nurses continues to grow, qualified nursing instructors will be needed to train the next generation of nurses,” said STU Dean of
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Custom Mansion. Over 8,000 sf. of fortress-like construction. Floating spiral staircase. All oversized bedroom-suites. Large covered terrace/balcony. Resort-style pool. 6 Bed / 5.5 Bath / 8,101 sf. / 13,248 sf.Lot / A10518969.
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LOCH LOMOND - $744,000 Fully remodeled home on oversized lot with all new floors, bathrooms and Open Concept layout with modern kitchen. Happy Buyer Represented. 3 Bed / 3 Bath / 3,100 sf. / A10595448.
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