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North Miami Senior High School 
Location 13110 NE 8th Avenue
North Miami, Florida, 33161
United StatesInformation School type Public, high school Established 1951 School district Miami-Dade County Public Schools Principal Mr. Michael A. Lewis Grades 9-12 Enrollment 2,760 Campus type Suburban Color(s) Hunter Green and Gray Mascot Pioneers 
Website nmsh.dadeschools.net North Miami Senior High School (NMSHS), is a secondary school located at 800 NE 137th St in the city of North Miami, Florida, USA.
North Miami Senior High School opened as Edward L. Constans Junior-Senior High School in 1951, with 1,500 students in 7th, 8th and 9th grades. Another grade was added each year for the next three years. The class of 1955 was the first graduating class. Early in 1955 the name of the school was changed to North Miami Senior High School.[1] In the fall of 1955 the 7th, 8th and 9th grades were moved to the new North Miami Junior High School.
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International Baccalaureate
Since January 1990, North Miami has offered the IB program.
The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization (the name and logo were changed in 2007) is an international non-profit educational foundation, founded in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization administers three programmes for elementary, middle, and high schools which provide the schools with an international curriculum intended to be acceptable to universities around the world.
Student body
81% of the students are Black (with a large majority being of Caribbean ancestry), 15% are Hispanic, 2% are Caucasian, and 2% are Asian.
- 47% of the students in the school participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
- The attendance rate of the school is 90% compared to the state average of 94%.
The future
The City of North Miami and the Miami-Dade County School Board have agreed to build a new North Miami High School on the grounds of North Miami Middle School and build a new North Miami Middle on the grounds of North Miami High. Construction has already begun on the New North Miami Senior High School. It should be ready for the 2009-2010 school year. The K-8 replacing North Miami Middle will be ready for the 2008-2009 school year.
Band
NMSH hase a superior band, the band director is Mr. David R. Hines.[citation needed] North Miami's Auxiliary was awarded an Excellent rating. Auxiliary captains include Kemy Napoleon, Davetra Fleary, Ngozi and Kimbrianna. The flagettes have two flag captains. The sponsor is Vedra Roker.
Sports
Fall sports
- Girls' bowling
- Boys' bowling
- Girls' cross country
- Boys' cross country
- Boys' football
- Girls' golf
- Boys' golf
- Girls' swimming
- Boys' swimming
- Girls' volleyball
Winter sports
- Girls' basketball
- Boys' basketball
- Girls' soccer
- Boys' soccer
- Wrestling
Spring sports
- Badminton
- Boys' baseball
- Girls' softball
- Boys' tennis
- Girls' tennis
- Boys' track and field
- Girls' track and field
- Boys' volleyball
- Girls' water polo
- Boys' water polo
Junior Varsity and Varsity is offered for all sports.
The school has one official mascot: The Pioneer
Previously the school had a second 'unofficial' mascot - the swampdog.
Notable graduates
See also
- North Miami Middle School
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- High school
- Education in the United States
References
- ^ Pioneer Handbook 1958-1959. North Miami Senior High School Student Council.
- ^ "Steve Carlton Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carltst01.shtml. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ baseball reference.com
External links
Categories:- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Educational institutions established in 1951
- International Baccalaureate schools in Florida
- North Miami, Florida
- High schools in Miami-Dade County
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