Miami Palmetto High School
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- This article is about the high school in Miami-Dade County, Florida. For the high school in Manatee County, Florida, see Palmetto High School. For the high school in Williamston, South Carolina, see Palmetto High School (South Carolina).
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| Established | September 1958 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Howard Weiner |
| Students | 3,367 students |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Pinecrest, Florida USA |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Columbia Blue and White |
| Mascot | Panther |
| School hours | 7:30–2:30 |
| Motto | Vis Per Scientiam Latin for "Strength through Knowledge" |
| Core Values | Honesty, Cooperation, Integrity, Kindness, Fairness, Responsibility, Respect, Citizenship, Pursuit of Excellence |
| Website | mpsh.dadeschools.net |
Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida; its principal is Howard Weiner.
Miami Palmetto is a nationally recognized senior high school located on 23 acres (93,000 m²) in the Village of Pinecrest, Florida in southeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. Palmetto's athletic rivals are Miami Killian High School and Coral Reef High School. Coral Gables High School was a traditional rival throughout much of the school's history.
Like South Florida, Palmetto itself has changed a great deal in many respects since it was built in 1958. Palmetto serves a diverse population both culturally and socio-economically. The school is 42% white non-Hispanic, 33% Hispanic, 18% black non-Hispanic, and 7% Asian/other. Palmetto is Miami's last white-plurality high school. [1]
Palmetto students score higher on both state and national assessments than any other standard (non-magnet) public school in Miami-Dade County. According to Newsweek's List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (2006), Palmetto is ranked at 67th in the nation, 13th in the state of Florida. This ranking is based on a ratio devised by Jay Mathews, which takes the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 2005 and divides it by the number of graduating seniors.
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[edit] Palmetto Media
Miami Palmetto has two publications: the newspaper, The Panther, and the yearbook, Palm Echo. The newspaper is published monthly while the yearbook is published annually. The daily morning newscast, WPAW, airs on closed-circuit channel 3.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jeff Bezos - founder of Amazon.com
- Sylvia Hitchcock - 1967 Miss Universe winner
- Ben Greenman - Author and editor at the New Yorker
- Nadia Turner - Season 4 American Idol finalist
- Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie - American astronaut
- Jennifer Rodriguez - Olympic speedskater
- Dan Blonsky - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire grand prize winner
- Chris Myers - Football player for the Denver Broncos
- Cecil Sapp - Football player for the Denver Broncos
- Rohan Marley - Owner of Tuff Gong Clothing and son of Bob Marley
- Robin Fraser - Former U.S national soccer team member and Major League Soccer player with the Los Angeles Galaxy
- Tom Foley - 3rd base coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and former Major League Baseball player
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Miami Palmetto Senior High website
- 05-06 School Profile - Achievement
