Miami Lakes Educational Center Honors Class of 2020

MIAMI LAKES, FL — Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Miami Lakes Educational Center & Technical College are honoring the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 11.

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

Malique Lewis

Malique Lewis is a Posse Scholar who will be attending Syracuse University in the fall. He is incredibly involved with the community as a 5000 Role Model Scholarship Recipient. And to top it off, Malique is a Student Journalist who is hungry to learn everything about the industry.

Yasmine Mezawi

Yasmine Mezawi is a tireless student leader, who has balanced the responsibilities of student, leader, and journalist among others to make our hallways brighter, students more spirited, and faculty proud. She is part of the Cambridge Academy and is a first generation American of Cuban-Lebanese descent. She plans to attend Syracuse University.

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.