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South Miami Senior High School - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 25°43′16″N 80°18′20″W / 25.72107°N 80.30558°W

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South Miami Senior High School
Address

6856 Southwest 53 Street Miami , Florida 33155 United States
Coordinates	25°43′16″N 80°18′20″W / 25.72107°N 80.30558°W / 25.72107; -80.30558
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	Our Hope and Pride
Established	November 10, 1971; 53 years ago (November 10, 1971)
School district	Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal	Mr. Hebert Penton
Staff	74.00 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,507 (2022–23)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.36^[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Orange and brown
Nickname	Cobras
Newspaper	The Serpent's Tale
Yearbook	DeCapello
Website	southmiamiseniorhigh.org

South Miami Senior High School is a high school located at 6856 SW 53rd Street in Glenvar Heights,^[2]^[3] unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, in the United States; located about a mile and a half west of the University of Miami. Its current principal is Mr. Hebert Penton.

History

South Miami Senior opened its doors to students on November 10, 1971. It was built to relieve the overcrowding at Southwest Miami High, Coral Park Senior High and Coral Gables High School. The student body selected the Cobra as its mascot. The school's first principal, Warren Burchell, was originally from Ohio and chose the school colors, orange and brown, for the team colors of the NFL Cleveland Browns.

Since opening, South Miami has had eight principals: Dr. Warren G. Burchell, Judy Weiner, Thomas L. Shaw, Eugene Butler, Craig Speziale, Gilberto Bonce, Dr. Cadian Collman-Perez, and Hebert Penton. Dr. Burchell's term was the longest, at 22 years.

Demographics

The school is 84% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% White non-Hispanic, and 1% Asian.^[4]

Notable alumni

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Jose Barrios – former MLB player
Ed Beckman – former NFL tight end^[5]
Fernanza Burgess – former NFL quarterback^[6]
Wayne Capers – former NFL wide receiver
Phil Clarke – former NFL linebacker
John Corker – former NFL linebacker
Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio – former Miami Dolphins cheerleader and wife of Marco Rubio
Margie Goldstein-Engle – equestrian show horse champion
Albert Gonzalez – hacker, convicted of computer fraud^[7]
Damian Harrell – Former Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back
Paul Hazel – former NFL linebacker^[8]
Fred Jones – former NFL player
Dennis McKinnon – former NFL wide receiver
Mia Michaels – choreographer, judge on So You Think You can Dance
Raúl De Molina – host of El Gordo y la Flaca
Pitbull - rapper and singer
Carlos Ponce – singer, songwriter, actor^[9]
Julio Robaina – politician
Marco Rubio – politician
Dennis Sherrill – former MLB player
Derrick Thomas – former NFL linebacker, Pro Football and College Football Hall of Famer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "SOUTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Glenvar Heights CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2020. - Compare this map against the address of the school.
^ "Home". South Miami High School. Retrieved May 6, 2020. 6856 SW 53 St., Miami, FL 33155 - Compare the address against the map.
^ "South Miami Senior High School". publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^ "Ed Beckman". pro-football-reference.com.
^ "Fernanza Burgess". National Football League. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^ 'Soupnazi' hacker Albert Gonzalez went from nerdy past to life of sex, guns and drugs – New York Daily News – August 19, 2009
^ "Paul Hazel - Unsigned Free Agent - 2016 Player Profile". rotoworld.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^ "Alumni Interview: Carlos Ponce (Class of 1990)". South Miami Senior High School. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

External links

South Miami Senior High School's official website
South Miami Senior High School's (smsh.dadeschools.net) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Institutions

High schools

Neighborhood/zoned	American J.C. Bermudez Doral Braddock Carol City Central Coral Gables Coral Park Cutler Bay Edison Ferguson Goleman Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Hialeah-Miami Lakes Homestead Jackson Killian Krop Miami Miami Beach Miami Springs Mourning Norland North Miami North Miami Beach Northwestern Palmetto Reagan/Doral South Dade South Miami Southridge Southwest Miami Sunset Varela Westland Washington
Magnets	Coral Reef DASH Martí MAST MAST Academy MAST @ FIU MAST @ Homestead Miami Lakes Ed Ctr New World Robert Morgan School for Advanced Studies Turner Tech TERRA ERI Young Men's Prep Young Women's Prep
Charters	Doctors Miami Shores Doral Academy Preparatory School EA Mater Don Soffer Aventura HS SLAM
Alternative	MacArthur South
Defunct	North Dade (1957-66)

Middle &
elem. schools

Public middles	Arvida Carver Edison Miami Springs Southwood
Magnet middles	Ammons Martí MAST
Magnet elementaries	Bryan North Dade Center Scott Lake Southside West Laboratory
K-8 centers	Air Base Coral Gables Coral Way Bilingual Edelcup/Sunny Isles Milam
Charters	ASPIRA RAM Doctors Miami Shores Doral Academy Mater

People

Superintendents	Petruzielo (prior to 1991) Crew (2004–2008) Carvalho (2008–2022)
Board members	Bendross-Mindingall Curbelo Hantman

Other

Broadcast	WLRN-FM WLRN-TV
Articles	Middle schools Killian Nine

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