Jose Marti MAST 6 - 12 Academy Honors Class of 2020

HIALEAH, FL — Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Jose Marti MAST 6 - 12 Academy are honoring the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 9.

The school is highlighting one student below who represents the achievements of the entire graduating class.

Scherezada Lozada

Scherezada Lozada has an impressive academic record, beginning with being in the top 5% of her class. She has received the AP Capstone Diploma, the Gold Biliteracy Seal, Scholar Designation, Merit Designation, Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction and is the school’s Silver Knight nominee for General Scholarship.

Several years ago, she founded a nonprofit organization, “Silver Knights Take Action,” named for the school's mascot. This organization has helped various charities, like St. Jude’s Children Hospital and the American Cancer Society. It has assisted with various beautification projects around the school and provided the funds to begin several honor society and service club charters each year, It also collected used student uniforms to wash, mend and resell at the opening of school to families for a minimal cost.

Additionally, she is president of the National Honor Society and co-captain of the school’s MAST relay team, which is associated with the American Cancer Society - Relay for Life. She has been a pillar of the school for community service, logging in over 2,000 hours!

Scherezada plans to attend the University of Florida.

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.