Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School is a private

Private school

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, Roman Catholic high school

High school

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 in The Hammocks

The Hammocks, Florida

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, unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 Miami-Dade County, Florida

Florida

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. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami

The Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami,...

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Background

Archbishop Carroll was established in 1998 by the Diocese to serve the growing Catholic population in southwest Miami-Dade County. The school is named after Archbishop Coleman Francis Carroll

Coleman Carroll

Coleman Francis Carroll was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Miami from 1958 until his death in 1977.-Biography:...

, the first Bishop of Miami.

Archbishop Carroll is home of the ACCHS Drum Line, a recognized non-competing drum line. The drum line has performed for Ft. Lauderdale's Winterfest Boat Parade for three years, and has won Best Show Boat two years in a row, 2009 and 2010. It is led by UM's Frost School of Music alumi, Justin House. Morale in the school is low amongst both students and professors.

Sports

The schools sports rivals are Gulliver Preparatory School

Gulliver Preparatory School

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, and Immaculata-Lasalle High School

Immaculata-Lasalle High School

Immaculata-LaSalle High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami and located between Mercy Hospital and Vizcaya on South Bayshore Drive....

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2010 was the first year that the school had a boys volleyball team.

• Football, classification 2B.
• 3A for Soccer, Women's soccer, Boys basketball, Girls basketball, Baseball, Softball,Women's volleyball, Cross-country, Track and field, and Wrestling.

Sports Recognition

Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School has won several sports awards including:

Wrestling

• 2005-2006 State Champion - 135 Class Weight
• 2006 State Champions - 171 Class Weight
• 2006 State Champions - HWT Class Weight
• 2006 State Champions - 112 Class Weight
• 2003-2006 State Champion - 200 Class Weight

The school's first state title winner was in individual wrestling on February 26, 2005:

• Individual State Champion 2005 (O. Friger)
• Individual State Champion 2006 (O. Friger/C. Friger)

Track and Field
Girls:

• 2004 Discus District Champion (Kathleen Hernandez)
• 2007 Discus District Champion (Allison Hernandez)
• 2008 Discus Regional Champion (Allison Hernandez)
• 2009 Discus District Champion (Allison Hernandez)
• 2009 Discus State Medalist (Allison Hernandez)

Baseball

• District Champion 2001
• State Runner-up 2001
• District Runner-up, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005

Girls Soccer

• District Champions 2006
• District Runner-up 2007

Softball

• District Runner-up 2007

Boys Basketball

• District Champion 2002
• District Runner-up 2001

Girls Volleyball

• District Runner-up 2007, 2008

Girls Basketball

• District Champion 2001
• District Runner-up 2006

Football

• District Champions 2006, 2007, 2008
• Regional Champions 2007

Sapphire Dance Team

• 1st Place Miami Heat Dance Classic 2004
• Sweepstakes Award (3 numbers won a superior ranking) ADA Competition (2008)
• Recognition from famous choreographers including Mia Michaels (Emmy award winning choreographer and judge/choreographer on SYTYCD), Tyce Diorio (Emmy award winning choreographer and judge/choreographer on SYTYCD), Dave Scott (Award winning hip-hop choreographer), Laurie-Ann Gibson (famous choreographer), and Cris Judd (famous choreographer, ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez) as part of the Pulse Convention Tour as well as a performance in front of them in Hallandale Beach; they also took numerous dance workshops with these same choreographers. (2009)

Cheerleading

• US Spirit National Champions 2008
• 1st Place Cane Cheer Competition 2008
• 1st Place Coastal Cheer & Dance Competition 2008