John A. Ferguson High School (Miami)
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| John A. Ferguson Senior High School |
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| Motto: "No Goals too High, Where Falcons Fly!" | |
| Established | August 2003 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Dr.Donald A. Hoecherl |
| Students | 3,623 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Miami, Florida USA |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Silver and Black |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| School hours | 7:25 AM to 2:30 PM |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Website | ferguson.dadeschools.net |
John A. Ferguson Senior High School is a secondary school located at 15900 S.W. 56th St. in Miami, Florida. The school mainly serves the outer portion of Miami's Kendall suburb; its principal is Dr. Donald A. Hoecherl.
John A. Ferguson Senior High School was built to alleviate overcrowding at G. Holmes Braddock High School, and Felix Varela High School, which had reached staggering populations of over 5,000. The school opened in the 2003-2004 school year with its first class attending G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School during more than half of the school year; Ferguson students were stationed in the back portables of the school. Students moved into the newly opened campus during the second half of the second semester as scheduled, although the school was not yet entirely completed.
Its school newspaper is The Talon, which is part of the High School National Ad Network.
The school is named after a local reverend who was instrumental in assisting the board in its efforts at desegregation.
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[edit] Magnet Program
The school is an Academy Based school, in which all students are entered into an academy of their choosing during their ninth grade year. Leadership classes are required by freshmen to make informed decisions into an academy. The exception to this rule is the International Baccalaureate Program which applicants apply for in their 8th grade year and begin Pre-IB classes their Freshman year.
Academies offered at Ferguson:
- International Baccalaureate (Application Only)
- Biomedical and Medical Skills
- ITT
- International Business and Finance
- Design and Architecture
- Tourism and Hospitality
Each academy offers a variety of post secondary opportunities including scholarships, internships, and college credit.
[edit] Overcrowding
The school during the 2005-2006 school had a population of approximately 2,600 (Grades 9-11), which was already slightly above the intended population for this school. Without a senior class and the looming possibility of the school reaching a population of 4,000, the School Board built an 850 student station building in the back of the school designed to hold senior classes. In the 2006-2007 school year the school admitted another 1,000 students and due to the relative small size of the junior and senior classes, the school is facing another overcrowding problem.
[edit] School uniform
Ferguson High School has a school uniform policy [1]. Shirts may be tennis shirts or oxford shirts and may be black, white, or gray. Trousers may be black, khaki, or gray. Students may also be allowed to wear special shirts such as Class shirts or certain clubs they may belong to. Students are also allowed to wear Jeans on specified "Jeans day", as approved by the Principal.
[edit] Athletic rivalries
Ferguson's athletic rival is Felix Varela High School.
[edit] Social Network
The students of Ferguson have greatly embraced networks such as Myspace and LiveJournal. At least one third of the students at Ferguson are members of a Private group on Myspace. Each of these students has the Falcon, a localized version of the famous "Tom" as a friend. The school has made efforts to stop students from using Myspace at school, however new web proxies are found every week.[citation needed]
