Hialeah High School
Hialeah High School | |
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Address | |
251 E. 47th Street Hialeah, Florida United States | |
Coordinates | 25°51′56″N 80°16′33″W / 25.86569°N 80.27581°WCoordinates: 25°51′56″N 80°16′33″W / 25.86569°N 80.27581°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | September 1954 |
School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
Principal | Heriberto Sanchez[1][2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,874 |
Color(s) |
Scarlet Royal Blue |
Team name | Thoroughbreds |
Newspaper | The Record |
Yearbook | Hiways |
School grade | B (as of 2011-2012) |
School hours | 7:20 AM to 2:20 PM |
Website | hialeahhigh.org |
Hialeah High School is a public high school located at 251 E 47th Street in Hialeah, Florida, United States.
History
Hialeah High opened in September 1954.
In April 2012, Alberto M. Carvalho, the superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, awarded Natalie Antunez the $250,000 Leonore Annenberg Scholarship Fund.[3]
Academics
The state's accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the Reading, Math, Writing and Science FCATs.
School Year | Grade[4] |
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1998-99 | C |
1999-00 | C |
2000-01 | D |
2001-02 | C |
2002-03 | D |
2003-04 | D |
2004-05 | C |
2005-06 | C |
2006-07 | F |
2007-08 | C |
2008-09 | D |
2009-10 | C |
2010-11 | C |
2011-12 | B |
2012-13 | B |
Demographics
Hialeah High is 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% White non-Hispanic. The school has a high proportion of foreign-born students, with 57.8% students born outside of the United States (50.1% Cuba, 4.4% Nicaragua, 2.0% Panama).
Athletics
In 2013, Alin Edouard, the quarterback of the school's football team, decommitted from the University of Miami Hurricanes.[5]
Accolades
- Baseball: won the State Title in 1969, 2001, and 2002
Extracurricular accomplishments
Band
- 1964: the Marching Thoroughbred Band played in the Florida Pavilion at the New York World's Fair
- 1968-69: featured band at U of Fla homecoming halftime show; escorted Queen's Float in Orange Bowl Parade; featured band at Super Bowl 3 (Colts vs Jets) halftime show; a top ten national marching band in the Disney Band Competition
- 2011: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions
- 2014: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions
- 2015: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions
Choral
The TBS (T-Bred Singers) have placed first in The Miracle Mile Caroling Competition's show choir category for the past 29 years, since it began.
Notable alumni
- Harry Wayne Casey, singer/songwriter/producer, founder of KC and the Sunshine Band
- Paris Cotton, football player
- Bucky Dent, former professional baseball player for the New York Yankees, 1978 World Series MVP[6][7]
- Alin Edouard, quarterback for the Syracuse Orange
- George Enright, former professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox[8]
- Gio Gonzalez, baseball player for the Washington Nationals
- Ted Hendricks, former NFL Hall of Fame linebacker for the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland/LA Raiders, 4 Super Bowl wins[9]
- Charlie Hough, former professional baseball player[10]
- Ross Jones, former professional baseball player for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals[11]
- Shawn Jones (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League[12]
- Corey Lemonier, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers[13]
- Corey Liuget, NFL lineman for the San Diego Chargers, selected in the 1st round of the 2011 NFL Draft[14]
- Adewale Ojomo, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants[15]
- George Ortuzar, actor/comedian/television host
- Roell Preston, former professional football player[16]
- Jon Secada, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter
- Alan Wiggins, former professional baseball player[17]
- Pedro Zamora, HIV/AIDS educator; The Real World: San Francisco television personality
References
- ↑ Sanchez, Heriberto. "Principal Message". Hialeah High. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Meet the New Principal". Hialeah High. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Natalia Zea (April 5, 2012). "Hialeah High Junior Receives $250,000 Surprise". CBS Miami. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Hialeah Senior High School 2013 Grade". Ledger Data. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ↑ Manny Navarro; Susan Miller Degnan (September 1, 2013). "UM 2014 quarterback commit Alin Edouard of Hialeah High decommits -- wasn't feeling the love". Eye on the U. Miami Herald. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ↑ "1978 World Series (4-2): New York Yankees (100-63) over Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67)". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Bucky Dent". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ↑ "George Enright". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Ted Hendricks". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Charlie Hough". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Ross Jones". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ "Corey Lemonier". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Corey Liuget". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Adewale Ojomo". National Football League. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Roell Preston". databaseFootball. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Alan Wiggins". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
External links
- Hialeah High School
- Miami-Dade County public schools
- Hialeah High School's information
- Hialeah High baseball
- The Hialeah High Record paper online
- Golden Thoroughbreds
- Alumni class lists