G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School

district = Miami-Dade County Public Schools
principal = Manuel Garcia
type = Public secondary
established = September 1989
city = Miami
state = Florida
country = USA
enrollment = 3,729
grades = 9–12
campus = Suburban
mascot = Challengers (1988-2001); Bulldogs (2001-Present)
colors = Silver and Blue
free_label_1 = School hours
free_1 = 7:24 AM to 2:30 PM
free_label_2 = Average class size
free_2 = 24

G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School is a secondary school located at 3601 SW 147th Avenue in Miami, Florida, USA. The school mainly serves the western portion of Miami's Kendall suburb. The school is named after a former 38-year member of the school board, who, as chairperson from 1969-1970, led the district's efforts to desegregate its schools.

History

Braddock was built to serve the new neighborhoods of Western Kendall and Kendall Lakes. The school was intended to be a state-of-the-art liberal arts school, with the school attempting to simulate a collegiate setting.

Overcrowding

Almost immediately after being opened, the school faced overcrowding. In October 1999, the school had a population of 5,300 students. The building itself has a capacity of about 3,000 and a total capacity (with portable buildings) of 4,000. This major deficit in capacity prompted the county to build two new high schools in the area (Felix Varela High School, and John A. Ferguson High School), located within 5 miles of each other.

As of the 2006-2007 school year, overcrowding at the school has been alleviated to a large extent. The district is planning to undergo a multi-million dollar renovation and addition project. The undertaking will involve the elimination of all portables, the addition of a 1,000-student station modular building, restoration of the original building, and the reuse of the student activities office as a classroom. Completion of this project and occupation of the addition is projected to be in May 2009.

Athletics

Braddock's athletic rivals are Miami Sunset High School, Felix Varela High School and John A. Ferguson High School.

The school's alumni include several professional boxers, minor league baseball, and college basketball players.Fact|date=February 2008

Championships:

Boy’s varsity soccer team:
* 2002 FHSAA state champions

Boy’s varsity football team:
* 2007 FHSAA Class 15-6A district champions (This was the first district football title in the school's eighteen-year history)

Notable alumni

*Sean Rodriguez, baseball player
*Richard Lemus, Channel 7 news anchor
*Christina Christian, American Idol
*Oliver Zogbi, Power 96 (Dj Zog)
*Henry Owens, baseball player (Florida Marlins)

ee also

* Miami-Dade County Public Schools
* High schools
* Education in the United States

External links

* [http://www.dadeschools.net/ Miami-Dade County public schools]