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Young Women's Preparatory Academy Honors Class of 2020
M-DCPS and Young Women's Preparatory Academy honor the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 10.
MIAMI, FL — Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Young Women's Preparatory Academy are honoring the Class of 2020 to coincide with the school's virtual graduation on June 10.
The school is highlighting two students below who represent the achievements of the entire graduating class.
Stara D'Haiti
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Stara continuously goes above and beyond not only for her peers and teachers at the Young Women's Preparatory Academy, but also for herself. She became the first black female Key Club Governor for the Florida District while maintaining above a 3.8 GPA (a weighted GPA of 5.12) just to mention a few of her accomplishments. Stara earned enough credits to graduate with an Associate's degree before entering college due to her AP and dual enrollment courses. Stara is never shy to lend a helping hand to teachers or any staff member at school and has over 400 community service hours.
Scarleth Meggs
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Scarleth Meggs has received over $1.687 million in scholarships. She has always exemplified amazing leadership skills and will be graduating as a Magna Cum Laude with a 5.33 weighted GPA. Meggs was 1 of 10 students out of an applicant pool of 16,000 students to match with MIT (early decision) and receive the QuestBridge Scholarship.
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.
