Miami Palmetto High School
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- This article is about the high school in Pinecrest, Florida. For other high schools with the same name, see Palmetto High School (disambiguation).
| Established | September 1958 |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Howard Weiner |
| Students | 3,243 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 |
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Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida; its principal is Howard Weiner.
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, 16% black non-Hispanic, and 9% Asian/other.
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 (2007), Palmetto is ranked at 82nd in the nation, 20th 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 by students while the yearbook is published annually by the by the Palm Echo yearbook staff. The daily morning newscast, WPAW, airs on closed-circuit channel 3.
[edit] Athletics
Palmetto showcases one of the finest athletic programs in Miami-Dade County. Winning the Miami Herald's prestigious Athletic Program of the Year Award for large schools in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Palmetto has excelled most in Swimming, Golf, Wrestling, Girls Basketball, Tennis, Baseball, and Softball. Many athletes have signed college scholarships. Miami Palmetto currently boasts 15 state championships.
- Boys Golf - 1967
- Softball - 2000, 2003, 2008
- Girls Tennis - 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
- Boys Tennis - 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996
- Wrestling - 1974, 1976, 1996
Last season many teams finished strong at the regional (Southern Florida) and state level.
- Softball - District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions, State Champions
- Boys Tennis - District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions, State Runner-Ups
- Boys Golf - District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions, State Runner-Ups
- Girls Swimming - District Champions, GMAC Champions, 3rd Place Regionals
- Boys Swimming - District Runner-Ups, GMAC Champions, 3rd Place Regionals
- Boys Volleyball - District Runner-Ups, GMAC Champions
- Girls Golf - District Runner-Ups, Regional Runner-Ups
- Girls Soccer - District Runner-Ups, GMAC Runner-Ups
- Boys Water Polo - District Runner-Ups, GMAC Runner-Ups
- Girls Water Polo - GMAC Runner-Ups
- Baseball - District Runner-Ups
- Girls Tennis - District Runner-Ups
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jeff Bezos - founder of Amazon.com
- Dan Blonsky - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire grand prize winner
- 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
- Glenn Geffner radio play-by-play announcer for the Florida Marlins
- Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie - American astronaut
- Ben Greenman - Author and editor at the New Yorker
- Sylvia Hitchcock - 1967 Miss Universe winner
- Nadia Turner - Season 4 American Idol finalist
- Rohan Marley - Owner of Tuff Gong Clothing and son of Bob Marley
- Bill Miller (finance) (b. 1950), Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, Legg Mason Capital Management
- Orson Mobley - Football player for the Denver Broncos
- Chris Myers - Football player for the Houston Texans
- Jennifer Rodriguez - Olympic speed skater
- Wade Rowdon - Former Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and was coached by Pete Rose
- Cecil Sapp - Football player for the Denver Broncos
- Kimbo Slice - Bareknuckle Boxer and Mixed Martial Artist
- Michael Pego - Current FIU student; Co-founder of CATF*
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Miami Palmetto Senior High website
- 05-06 School Profile - Achievement
