Miami Palmetto Senior High School Honors Class of 2020

PINECREST, FL — Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Miami Palmetto Senior High School are honoring the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 16.

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

Evan Golinsky

Evan Golinsky knows about loss but he also knows about helping others. He had been taking care of his father, who was in a coma for a year, until he passed away. Then, Hurricane Irma destroyed his house. Evan took his desire to give back to the community by starting a comedy club fundraiser to fund the unit for traumatic brain injuries. This year, Evan gave his final comedy performance while managing to transfer this worthy project to a sophomore in his school.

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.