Miramar High School

Miramar High School
Home of the Patriots
Established	1968
School District	Broward County Public Schools
Administrative District Area	South Area[1]
Innovation Zone	Miramar[2]
School type	Public
Principal	Brian Faso [3]
Location	3601 Southwest 89th Avenue, Miramar, Florida 33025
Enrollment	2,771[4]
Grades Served	9-12
State of Florida A+ Plan	FCAT School Grade: B [5]
Colors	Red, White, and Blue
Homepage	Official website

Miramar High School is a public high school located in Miramar, Florida. The school opened in 1970, serving students residing in southwest Broward County.

There are 2,771 students currently^[when?] enrolled at Miramar High School, including 1,402 girls and 1,369 boys.^[4] Black non-Hispanic students make up the racial majority of the student population with 2,094 (76.0%). Hispanic students are the second largest ethnic group enrolled at Miramar with 440 (16%). The rest of the student population is made up of white non-Hispanic (81 students, 3%,); Asian or Pacific Islander, (97 students, 4%); multiracial (54 students, 2%); other (5 students).^[4]

Miramar High School serves grades 9 through 12. The school houses two magnet programs: an Aviation program and an International Baccalaureate program. Miramar has an FCAT school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.^[6]

Miramar High's athletic rival is Everglades High School.

Alma Mater

Miramar our alma mater, lighten thou our way... when the horizon seems to sadly darken, lead us beyond this hour, help us see thy mighty power, hail alma mater dear

Programs

International Baccalaureate

Miramar High has been an IB world school since 2001. They offer the IB Middle Years Programme since 2008 for 9th and 10th graders and the IB Diploma Programme for 11th and 12th graders. Both programs are taught in English. The program takes IB exams in May of each academic year. The program currently^[when?] offers Biology HL, Biology SL, Chemistry HL, Chemistry SL, English A1 HL, French B HL, French B SL, History HL, Math.Studies SL, Mathematics SL, Music SL, Psychology HL, Psychology SL, Spanish Ab. SL, Spanish B HL, Spanish B SL, Theory of Knowledge, and Informational technology in a global society SL.^[7] More about these courses and the overall curriculum can be found in IB Diploma Programme.

The program has had great success and student retention in the last couple of years. Notably, the program has created the IB Student Council in 2008. The IB Student Council is in service of the IB students. True to its title, the IB Student Council is run by a council of student representatives, and is focused on reflecting the voice of the IB student body. Also MYP council has also been made. The president thou hardworking has not been able to hold up many meetings.Field trips, award ceremonies, and other such events and committees are organized through IB Student Council in order to make the IB experience both enjoyable and more than just academic.^[8]

Aviation Science

The Aviation Science Magnet program at Miramar High offers college level aviation courses through the Broward College Aviation Institute. Optional tracks available to students include Flight and Aviation Maintenance Technology that may be taken concurrently with Aviation. This program will prepare students for advanced training in: Air Traffic Management, Aviation Maintenance, Aeronautical Engineering, Flight Meteorology/Weather Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.^[9]

Events

Miramar ranked in the top 6% of all High Schools Nationwide

Ten (10) Broward County Public Schools high schools and one charter high school were recognized among Newsweek magazine’s top high schools in the nation in 2009. The rankings are derived by adding up the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests taken by students at a school divided by the number of seniors graduating the same year. This year’s list is based on data from the 2007/08 school year.^[10]

Miramar High School is ranked #83 in Florida and #605 in the nation.^[10]

Football team involved in brawl

The Florida High School Athletic Association suspended 26 Miramar players and 28 Flanagan players for playing from one to six weeks. In addition, both schools were fined by the State of Florida (Miramar $5,350; Flanagan, $6,800) and neither school was allowed to participate in the 2008 spring jamboree and 2008 fall preseason jamboree.^[11]

Miramar's athletic program has been put on administrative probation until the end of the 2009 school year. Any additional violations during this period could result in more penalties, including being expelled from the FHSAA.^[11]

Student Establishes First Television Production Program

During the second semester of the 2008 - 2009 academic year, a group of students founded Miramar High's first television production program named MHSTV. The group met after school every day to pre-record the next day's morning news and announcements and then edited them, and uploaded them to the school's website for streaming the next morning. Although they had very little equipment in comparison to similar programs at other schools, MHSTV received great support from the student body and administration. For the 2008 - 2009 year, the program was mostly student-run. For the 2009 - 2010 year the school's administration has incorporated the program into the International Baccalaureate program's Information technology in a global society (ITGS) course. MHSTV is still streamed via the school's website and has made over 120 episodes.^[12]

2009 State Championship

Miramar High school won their first ever Boys 6A state championship title on Dec 19, 2009 beating DeLand High school of DeLand, Florida in a blow-out 42-20 ^[13] The team was led by senior Quarterback Ryan Williams and wide receiver Ivan "Sticks" McCartney along with 6 other team members that tied with 4 records in their divisions.The Head Coach is Damon Cogdell, a former student at Miramar High school, who in three seasons as head coach has led the Patriots to a 33-4 record including an 8-1 postseason run the last two years.

Miramar High under Coach Fred Wilde Sr. established the counties first boys soccer program in 1974. The 1979 boys' soccer team was ranked #3 in the state at one time lead by Mark Schwartz, who later played at Appalachian State. The 1980 and 1986 teams lead by Coach Fred Wilde Sr. won BCAC Championships.

Demographics

As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 3082. The ethnic makeup of the school was 68% Black, 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1% Multiracial, and 0% Native American or Native Alaskan.^[14]

Notable alumni

• Johnny Depp - Although he did not graduate with a high school diploma, he attended Miramar High School during the late 1970s.
• Dean Biasucci - Former All Pro NFL placekicker, played for the Indianapolis Colts, St Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers graduated in 1980. He is also a trained Shakespearean actor.
• Stephen Miciak - South Tampa Orchid Professor and Evening Dean for Hillsborough Community College.,^[15]
• Tom Truex^[16] - Former Mayor of Davie from 2003–2009, Broward County, Florida.
• Roderick Wilmont-^[17] Posted 31.9 points per game at Miramar High School in his senior season, tallying 1,055 points. Most ever in mens basketball history • played in the Nike Florida North-South, Florida-Georgia and Kentucky Derby Festival Classic All-Star games • a first team all-state and All-Broward County selection • the son of Carla and Toney Williams was born on July 28, 1983 and majored in recreation sports management at Indiana University where he played from 2003-2006 as a Hoosier. Later played in the NBA Development league^[18] and had a few stints with the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA^[19]
• Steven D. Wix - Mechanical Engineer, Technical Manager; Component Information and Models; Sandia National Laboratories^[20]
• Brian Ford - Executive Vice President, NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Class of 1986. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ^[21]
• Geno Smith - West Virginia University junior starting QB. Graduated in 2009 class.

References

1. ^ Broward County Public Schools. "Innovation Zones". http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/schoolboundaries/Innovationzones.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-09. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Broward County Public Schools. "Innovation Zones". http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/schoolboundaries/Innovationzones.htm#South1. Retrieved 2007-10-09. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Miramar High. "Principal". http://www.miramarhigh.net. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Broward County Public Schools. "Enrollment Count for MIRAMAR HIGH". http://www.browardschools.com/schoolsplash1/enrollment.asp?school=1751. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
5. ^ Broward County Public Schools. "FCAT School Grades". http://www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/high.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-09. 
6. ^ FCAT School Grades - High
7. ^ http://www.ibo.org/school/001275/
8. ^ http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/miramarhigh/departments/ibsite/ibaboutus.htm
9. ^ http://www.miramarhigh.net/Programs.cfm?subpage=461941
10. ^ ^{a b} http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160
11. ^ ^{a b} Staff reports (2007-10-09). "Miramar, Flanagan fined for brawl". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/football/broward/sfl-1009-brawlfines,0,448731.story. Retrieved 2007-10-09 
12. ^ http://www.miramarhigh.net/students.cfm?subpage=575965
13. ^ http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1390947.html
14. ^ Enrollment Counts
15. ^ hccfl.edu
16. ^ Tom Truex
17. ^ http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wilmont_roderick00.html
18. ^ www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/roderick_wilmont/index.html
19. ^ www.nba.com/playerfile/roderick_wilmont/index.html
20. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandia_National_Laboratories
21. ^ http://www.buccaneers.com/team/staff/brian-ford/43b4c4de-b802-4c50-84e7-aec07499b4f8

External links

• Miramar High School
• School profile
• Miramar High School Band
• MHSTV Website
• International Baccalaureate Organization Website
• Miramar High School IB Program Site
• Aviation Science Program Site

Coordinates: 25°58′34″N 80°15′41″W / 25.9762031°N 80.2614382°W / 25.9762031; -80.2614382