A local Key West High School student will be attending the State of the Union Address in Washington D.C. next week.  This is an honor for her, as she represents the youth of Key West, Monroe County, and our great state of Florida.  

Marsella Munoz (16), scientific research diver-in-training and Key West High School junior, has been selected as Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s special guest at the 2020 State of the Union address. She looks forward to sharing her experiences in and under the water where she works to protect, preserve, and raise awareness about Florida’s threatened coral reef tract and deteriorating water quality. She is currently engaged in a research study which focuses on macro-algae, water quality, and coral settlement with DiveN2Life Director of Science Dr. Brian LaPointe, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Research Professor and DiveN2Life’s Director of Education and University of North Carolina Wilmington doctoral candidate Kama Cannon. She is one of the principal investigators in an innovative coral engineering project with DiveN2Life program partner Mote Marine Laboratory and DiveN2Life’s Secretary and Science Officer Dr. Karen Neely, researcher at Nova Southeastern University. When she isn’t studying, reading, and diving for science, Marsella enjoys spending time with her friends and participating in service-based activities in her community. She plans to study marine science and biological oceanography and hopes to attend Duke University.

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