iPrep Academy Honors Class of 2020

MIAMI, FL — Miami-Dade County Public Schools and iPrep Academy are honoring the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 9.

The school is highlighting three students below who represent the achievements of the entire graduating class.

Dayshawna Cason

Dayshawna Cason will be attending the University of Central Florida in the fall and focusing her studies in Biology. This is significant because Dayshawna is the first person in her family to attend college. This is the reason she has been planning for this goal for a while. In fact, she has already interned at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center for the past two years and has given 206 hours of community service. Dayshawna is also a Bright Futures Medallion Scholar.

Lindsey Greene

Lindsey Greene has earned a 5.145 GPA, giving her the honor of the top student in our senior class (Summa Cum Laude). She is the president of the National Honor Society, Senator of the Student Government Association, taking all Advanced Placement courses (and has received an A each quarter), taking Dual Enrollment courses at Miami Dade College, recipient of the Superintendent's Diploma of Distinction, Scholar Diploma Seal of Designation, has completed 441 hours of community service, and has interned at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center the past two years.

Greene received the following scholarships: Orgullo de Nuestra Juventud scholarship, UF Presidential Platinum Scholar, Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar.

Ajay Zheng

Ajay Zheng is the youngest senior to graduate from iPrep at the age of 15. He has taken Advanced Placement courses and was one of only six university freshman to be admitted to the University of Miami’s BioChemistry and Molecular Biology program. He was also accepted into numerous other universities but is staying local, as he is too young to live in on-campus dormitories. Ajay has also completed 657 community service hours.

In an effort to ensure that the Class of 2020 graduates at Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) receive the pomp and circumstance they deserve, the District is holding virtual graduation ceremonies for each high school. The live streaming of each virtual graduation, as well as a schedule of ceremonies and a video archive can be accessed by visiting Classof2020.dadeschools.net. The ceremonies are also televised on WLRN Channel 17.

The virtual commencement ceremonies will be followed by an in-person Class of 2020 celebration at each high school either in the summer or winter, once it is safe to do so under public health guidelines.

In addition to the virtual ceremonies, the District has launched a marketing campaign to highlight outstanding seniors, and invite the community to celebrate graduates on social media using the following hashtags: #MDCPSGrad, #Classof2020, #MeetMDCPSGrads and #SeniorSpotlight.