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South Miami Senior High School Honors Class of 2020
M-DCPS and South Miami Senior High School honor the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 8.
MIAMI, FL — Miami-Dade County Public Schools and South Miami Senior High School are honoring the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 8.
The school is highlighting one student below who represents the achievements of the entire graduating class.
Kevin Fernandez
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Kevin Fernandez held a JROTC leadership position all four years at South Miami Senior High School. As the JROTC selected Battalion Commander, the highest student leadership position available, Kevin led approximately 150 cadets. He is the National Honor Society President and was selected as a Senior of Distinction by the faculty. He is a Silver Knight nominee for Digital and Interactive Media for leading a team of artists and 3D modelers in producing a Holocaust documentary.
Kevin is graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction, Scholar and Merit Designations, Florida Gold Seal of Biliteracy and an Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Diploma (Cambridge Diploma).
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In the area of athletics, Kevin was a member of the South Miami Cobras Cross Country Team for two years.
Fernandez was admitted to the extremely selective U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the Class of 2024 after receiving nominations from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (South Miami Senior Alumnus), U.S. Representative Mario Díaz-Balart, and his JROTC Senior Army instructor Col. (Retired) Eliezer Santana.
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.
