| Miami Coral Park Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
| Westchester, Miami, Florida, USA | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Nick JacAngelo |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,306 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Gold, yellow, white and Navy |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Newspaper | The Rampage |
| Yearbook | Arieon |
| School hours | 7:20 AM to 2:20 PM |
| Average class size | 28 |
| School motto | Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem) |
| Website | cphs.dadeschools.net |
Miami Coral Park Senior High School is a secondary school, located at 8865 S.W. 16th Street in the Westchester neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The school was opened in 1963. It was the first school with A/C in south Florida. The principal is Dr. Nick JacAngelo. Coral Park has one of the best Engineering and Robotics academies including other subcategory.
For a brief period in the late 1980s up to the late 1990s (1998), the stretch of 16th street on which the school is located was renamed "Jose Canseco Street" after one of the school's most famous alumni. However, after Canseco gained notoriety due to several scandalous episodes, the street returned to its original designation as "Ram Road" when students signed a petition. Part of the street is now named Ram Road/Jose Luis Rodriguez, after a local philanthropist who volunteered at Coral Park and whose son attended the school.
Coral Park's athletic rival was Southwest Miami High School, but the opening of G. Holmes Braddock High School in 1990 brought a new rival for Coral Park.
In 1996 and in 2003, the Miami Coral Park Varsity Cheerleading squad won national championship titles. (Cheerleaders of America in Jacksonville, FL 1996; unknown competition name 2003).
During the summer of 1984, Coral Park's gym was used as the Angel Beach High gym in Porky's Revenge, the third movie of the Porky's series.
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Miami Coral Park has been a predominantly Hispanic school since the 1980s. As of the 2007–08 school year, 92 % of the school is Hispanic , 4% is White non-Hispanic, 2% is African American, and 2% is Asian/other. Forty-three percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Ten percent of the students have disabilities, 9% of the students are gifted, and 13% are not English proficient.[1]
Coral Park, we stand beside thee,
Guide our hopes and goals.
Help us gain the knowledge,
We need for future roles.
Filled with love and loyalty,
Your sons and daughters we'll always be.
Live forever in our song,
Alma Mater great and strong.
Coral Park live on forever,
Lift your colors high.
Coral Park forever,
We'll praise her to the sky.
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