Miami Carol City Senior High School Honors Class of 2020

MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Miami Carol City Senior High School are honoring the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 10.

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

Sylus Miller

Sylus Miller has been part of the iPrep program at Miami Carol City Senior High. He has been a member of the Chiefs Marching Band for four years as a Section Leader, Vice-President, and now President. He also participated in the JROTC program and became a Corporal.

Sylus was accepted to Iowa State University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, North Carolina University, Michigan University and Penn State University. He received a $41,000 merit-based scholarship from Michigan State University. Sylus is a Florida Medallion Scholarship recipient and plans to attend Penn State University and also enlisted into the Army Reserves.

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.