Miami Central High School
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| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Opened | September 1959 |
| Location | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Enrollment 2005-2006 | 2,603 students |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| School Mascot | Rockets |
| School colors | Green and White |
| School Hours | 7:30 AM to 3:35 PM |
| Average Class Size | 19 |
Miami Central Senior High School, commonly referred to simply as Central, is a secondary school located at 1781 NW 95th Street in Miami, Florida. The school locally serves most of the northern fringes of the city of Miami as well as parts of North Miami, Opa-Locka, the city of Miami Shores, and the neighborhood of El Portal; its principal is Dr. Rosa R. Simmons.
Miami Central opened its doors in 1959; the school mascot and colors were chosen in honor of NASA and its space program which was a popular event at the time of the schools opening. In the early 1990s, the school acquired a computer science magnet program placed as part of the district's initiative to devote school space to certain magnet programs so as to attract minority students to schools with large populations of one particular ethnic group.
Central's Athletic Rival is Miami Northwestern High School
[edit] Notable alumni
- Willis McGahee, is an American football running back who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. (Class of 2000)
- Najeh Davenport, is an American football running back that plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Class of 1998)
- Kurt Thomas, is an American Olympic gymnast who currently operates the Kurt Thomas Gymnastics Training Center in Frisco, Texas, inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2003. (Class of 1974)
- Bryan Pata, defensive lineman at the University of Miami, expected to be drafted into the NFL in 2007, before he was shot and killed on November 7, 2006
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Miami Central High School official website
- Miami Central Class of 1969 Alumni Page
- Miami Central Class Reunion Portal
