Coral Reef High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Coral Reef Senior High School

district = Miami-Dade County Public Schools
principal = Adrianne F. Leal
type = Public Secondary
established = August 1997
city = Miami
state = Florida
country = USA
enrollment = 3,044 students
grades = 9–12
campus = Suburban
mascot = Barry the Barracuda
motto = Animus facit nobilem - The spirit makes (human) noble
colors = Teal, Black and Silver
free_label_1 = School Hours
free_1 = 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM
free_label_2 = Average Class Size
free_2 = 25
picture =
website = [http://coralreef.dadeschools.net/portal/wps/default.htm Coral Reef High School homepage]

Coral Reef Senior High School is a secondary school located at 10101 S.W. 152nd Street in Miami, Florida; its principal is currently Mrs. Adrianne F. Leal. Coral Reef is locally known as "Miami's Mega Magnet School" since it offers six different magnet programs.

According to Newsweek's List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (2008), the school is ranked at 19^th in the nation, making it 4^th in the state of Florida. In 2007, 2006 and 2005, it had ranked 22^nd, 29^th and 13^th, respectively. This ranking is based on a ratio devised by Jay Mathews, which takes the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in that school year and divides it by the number of graduating seniors.

The school does not primarily serve the surrounding neighborhoods, but instead takes applications from middle school students all over the county. Selection is done via a lottery system for all magnet programs except for Visual & Performing Arts, for which acceptance is based on ability; students must audition for this program. Most students living around the Coral Reef area attend Miami Palmetto Senior High School or Miami Killian Senior High School.

Coral Reef had set the standard amongst other schools in Miami-Dade County as being the only school to receive an "A" grade for its performance on the FCAT examination for the first nine years of its existence. Due to this, the school receives higher funding than most other schools in the district. However, the streak ended when Coral Reef received a "B" for the 2006-2007 school year. Coral Reef regained its grade of "A" during the 2007-2008 school year.

Coral Reef has three publications: the newspaper, "Baitline," their yearbook, "Tsunami," and the school's literary magazine, "Elysium." The newspaper is published monthly while the yearbook and literary magazine are both published annually. The daily morning newscast, "CRTV Live" (originally known as "Cudavision," and later adapted to include the channel number as "Cudavision 21"), airs on closed-circuit channel 21.

Coral Reef has six different magnets: International Baccalaureate, Leisure Medicine & Health Science, Business & Finance, Legal & Public Affairs, Agriscience & Engineering Technology, and Visual & Performing Arts.

Athletics

The school has attained two state championship titles, this feat was accomplished consecutively by the bowling teams in the 2002 and 2003 school years.The dance team, The Cudettes, have been national champions for two years in a row.

Magnet Programs/Academies

Agriscience & Engineering Technology: students in this strand explore and study agronomy, horticulture, forestry, entomology, aquatics, environmental science, and mechanical technology.

Business & Finance: this strand introduces students to the broad career opportunities in the business and financial services industry, and in the process, equips them to make sound choices for the future.

Legal & Public Affairs: this academy is made up of two programs; legal and public affairs and criminal justice. The legal component uses the drama of the on-campus courtroom as well as Miami's Governmental system as a laboratory for students to learn about government and the promotion of individual and public welfare.

Leisure Medicine and Health Sciences: the Leisure Medicine and Health Science Academy provides students the opportunity to pursue their dreams of a career in the health care field by offering themes such as nursing assistant, pharmacy technician and first responder (emergency medicine).

Visual & Performing Arts: the Visual & Performing Arts Academy at Coral Reef Senior High School offers seven strands of specialization: Band, Chorus, Dance, Orchestra, Piano, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts. Extensive art, sculpture and photography labs, dance and music studios, and a black-box theatre serve as settings for the students.

International Baccalaureate: the International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a highly coordinated, rigorous course of study linking humanities, the sciences, mathematics, languages and community service. The curriculum of the IB diploma program incorporates standards that assume a high level of aptitude and achievement.

Notable alumni

*JD Natasha

ee also

*Miami-Dade County Public Schools
*Magnet school
*Education in the United States

References

[http://bestof.miaminewtimes.com/bestof/award.php?award=483547]

External links

* [http://coralreef.dadeschools.net/portal/wps/ Coral Reef High School Web Page]
* [http://www.dadeschools.net/ Miami-Dade County Public Schools]
* [http://coralreef.dadeschools.net/Elysium/ Coral Reef High's Literary and Performing Arts Magazine]
* [http://www.geocities.com/reefnhs/ Coral Reef National Honor Society]