- Miami Sunset Senior High School
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Miami Sunset Senior High School Motto You can't hide that Knight pride! Established September 1977 Type Public secondary Principal Dr. Lucia Cox Students 2,698 Grades 9–12 Location Miami, Florida, USA District Miami-Dade County Public Schools District 10 Campus Suburban Colors Black, Silver, and Gold Mascot Krypto the Knight School hours 7:20am-2:20pm Average class size 18.6 Website Official website Miami Sunset Senior High School is a secondary school of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System located at 13125 SW 72nd Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. Its principal is Lucia Cox.
Sunset opened its doors in 1969 with the first graduating class in 1980. Beginning in the late 1980s, Sunset became one of many overcrowded schools in the county, due to the population explosion in the metropolitan area. This forced the school district to build two other schools: G. Holmes Braddock High School and Felix Varela High School.
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Academics
Schools in Florida receive a grade based on the school's overall FCAT performance, the percentage of eligible students who took the test, and whether or not students made progress in reading and math. From 2008–2009, Sunset received a grade of B.[1]
Grade over the years
- 2003–2004: C[2]
- 2004–2005: C
- 2005–2006: C
- 2006–2007: D
- 2007–2008: D
- 2008–2009: B
- 2009–2010: B
Demographics
Miami Sunset HS is 79% Hispanic (of any race), 11% White non-Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% other/multi-racial.[2]
Athletics
Sunset competes in 16 sports at the varsity and junior varsity level. The school has won FHSAA championships in volleyball, tennis, soccer, and bowling. Among the school's rivals are Felix Varela High School, G. Holmes Braddock High School,
State championships
- Bowling
- Soccer
- Men's[3]: 2004 (6A), 2005 (6A), 1989 (4A)
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Woman's[6]: 1980 (4A), 1985 (4A), 1987 (4A), 1988 (4A), 1993 (5A), 1995 (6A)
Notable alumni
Athletics
Skateboarding
\Giancarlo Quarta (who?)– Professional skateboarder for Girl, and Lakai
Baseball
- Raúl Ibáñez (Major League Baseball plays for the Philadelphia Phillies)
Football
- Torrance Marshall (Former Green Bay Packers linebacker, currently playing for the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League)
- Fuad Reveiz, Class of 1981 (Placekicker in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, and Minnesota Vikings; played collegiately at the University of Tennessee)
- Alan Veingrad (Former Offensive Lineman for the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, played on the Cowboys' 1992 NFL Championship team; played collegiately at Texas A&M University-Commerce)
Golf
- Cristie Kerr (LPGA Tour Professional, 2007 US Women's Open Winner)
Soccer
- David R. Thomas (NCAA Collegiate Athlete & Record Holder, Lenoir-Rhyne College 95–99, British Tigers FC 2001–Current)
Arts and Entertainment
- Dylan Ace (Illusionist)
- Rob Morrow (Actor. Currently starring in Numb3rs. Also starred in Northern Exposure)
- Tricia Nangkal Class of 1991 (Actress: Currently appearing in How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, 'Till Death, House, CSI: Miami, Desperate Housewives
- Kimberly Peirce (Film director)
See also
References
- ^ "Miami Sunset Senior High School Test Scores". GreatSchools. 2008. http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/fl/807. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ a b "Miami Sunset Senior High School Profile". Public School Review. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/17610. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "FHSAA boy's soccer titles". FHSAA. 2008. http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_scb.pdf. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "FHSAA boy's tennis titles". FHSAA. 2008. http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_tnb.pdf. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "FHSAA girl's tennis titles". FHSAA. 2008. http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_tng.pdf. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "FHSAA girl's volleyball titles". FHSAA. 2008. http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_vbg.pdf. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
External links
Categories:- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- High schools in Miami-Dade County
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