FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 21, 2014

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

TWO M-DCPS STUDENTS WIN TOP STATE HONOR

Two Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) students were recently recognized with Florida’s top science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) honor at the 2014 Sunshine State Scholars program in Orlando.
The Sunshine State Scholars include the following:

  • Carlos Garcia                        Miami Lakes Educational Center
  • Vishnu Tanguturi                John A. Ferguson Senior High School

The two-day awards and recruitment event recognized remarkable 11th grade students for their exemplary achievements and provided Florida colleges and universities an opportunity to meet and recruit the students.

The Sunshine State Scholars program is a partnership between the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Education Foundation, the State University System of Florida as well as the Division of Florida Colleges.

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