Miramar High School
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| Miramar High School | |
| Home of the Patriots | |
| Established | 1968 |
| School District | Broward County Public Schools Broward County Public Schools Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district in the nation, with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers... |
| Administrative District Area | South Area |
| Innovation Zone | Miramar |
| School type | Public |
| Principal | Brian Faso |
| Location | 3601 Southwest 89th Avenue, Miramar, Florida Miramar, Florida Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041... 33025 |
| Enrollment | 2,771 |
| Grades Served | 9-12 |
| State of Florida A+ Plan | FCAT School Grade: B |
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue |
| Homepage | Official website |
Miramar High School is a public high school located in Miramar, Florida
Miramar, Florida
Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041...
. The school opened in 1970, serving students residing in southwest Broward County.
There are 2,771 students currently enrolled at Miramar High School, including 1,402 girls and 1,369 boys. Black non-Hispanic students make up the racial majority of the student population with 2,094 (76.0%). Hispanic students are the second largest ethnic group enrolled at Miramar with 440 (16%). The rest of the student population is made up of white non-Hispanic (81 students, 3%,); Asian or Pacific Islander, (97 students, 4%); multiracial (54 students, 2%); other (5 students).
Miramar High School serves grades 9 through 12. The school houses two magnet programs: an Aviation program and an International Baccalaureate program. Miramar has an FCAT
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...
school grade of "B" for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Miramar High's athletic rival is Everglades High School
Everglades High School
Everglades High School is a public school located in Miramar, Florida. The school serves approximately 3,626 students from Miramar and Pembroke Pines in grades 9 through 12. The current school hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. The principal is Dr. Paul Fetscher.The first president of Everglades...
.
Alma Mater
Miramar our alma mater,
lighten thou our way...
when the horizon seems to sadly darken,
lead us beyond this hour,
help us see thy mighty power,
hail alma mater dear
International Baccalaureate
Miramar High has been an IB world school since 2001. They offer the IB Middle Years ProgrammeIB Middle Years Programme
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is an educational programme intended for students aged approximately 11 to 16 . Thus, in the United States the programme is often taught throughout the middle school years and the first two years of high school...
since 2008 for 9th and 10th graders and the IB Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
for 11th and 12th graders. Both programs are taught in English. The program takes IB exams in May of each academic year. The program currently offers Biology HL, Biology SL, Chemistry HL, Chemistry SL, English A1 HL, French B HL, French B SL, History HL, Math.Studies SL, Mathematics SL, Music SL, Psychology HL, Psychology SL, Spanish Ab. SL, Spanish B HL, Spanish B SL, Theory of Knowledge, and Informational technology in a global society SL. More about these courses and the overall curriculum can be found in IB Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
.
The program has had great success and student retention in the last couple of years. Notably, the program has created the IB Student Council in 2008. The IB Student Council is in service of the IB students. True to its title, the IB Student Council is run by a council of student representatives, and is focused on reflecting the voice of the IB student body. Also MYP council has also been made. The president thou hardworking has not been able to hold up many meetings.Field trips, award ceremonies, and other such events and committees are organized through IB Student Council in order to make the IB experience both enjoyable and more than just academic.
Aviation Science
The Aviation Science Magnet program at Miramar High offers college level aviation courses through the Broward College Aviation Institute. Optional tracks available to students include Flight and Aviation Maintenance Technology that may be taken concurrently with Aviation. This program will prepare students for advanced training in: Air Traffic Management, Aviation Maintenance, Aeronautical Engineering, Flight Meteorology/Weather Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.Miramar ranked in the top 6% of all High Schools Nationwide
Ten (10) Broward County Public Schools high schools and one charter high school were recognized among Newsweek magazine’s top high schools in the nation in 2009. The rankings are derived by adding up the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests taken by students at a school divided by the number of seniors graduating the same year. This year’s list is based on data from the 2007/08 school year.Miramar High School is ranked #83 in Florida and #605 in the nation.
Football team involved in brawl
The Florida High School Athletic AssociationFlorida High School Athletic Association
The Florida High School Athletic Association is an organization whose purpose is to organize sports competition for high school It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations ....
suspended 26 Miramar players and 28 Flanagan players for playing from one to six weeks. In addition, both schools were fined by the State of Florida (Miramar $5,350; Flanagan, $6,800) and neither school was allowed to participate in the 2008 spring jamboree and 2008 fall preseason jamboree.
Miramar's athletic program has been put on administrative probation until the end of the 2009 school year. Any additional violations during this period could result in more penalties, including being expelled from the FHSAA.
Student Establishes First Television Production Program
During the second semester of the 2008 - 2009 academic year, a group of students founded Miramar High's first television production program named MHSTV. The group met after school every day to pre-record the next day's morning news and announcements and then edited them, and uploaded them to the school's website for streaming the next morning. Although they had very little equipment in comparison to similar programs at other schools, MHSTV received great support from the student body and administration. For the 2008 - 2009 year, the program was mostly student-run. For the 2009 - 2010 year the school's administration has incorporated the program into the International Baccalaureate program's Information technology in a global society (ITGS) course. MHSTV is still streamed via the school's website and has made over 120 episodes.2009 State Championship
Miramar High school won their first ever Boys 6A state championship title on Dec 19, 2009 beating DeLand High school of DeLand, Florida in a blow-out 42-20 The team was led by senior Quarterback Ryan WilliamsRyan Williams
Ryan Neil Williams is an English footballer who currently plays for Gainsborough Trinity.-Career:...
and wide receiver Ivan "Sticks" McCartney along with 6 other team members that tied with 4 records in their divisions.The Head Coach is Damon Cogdell, a former student at Miramar High school, who in three seasons as head coach has led the Patriots to a 33-4 record including an 8-1 postseason run the last two years.
Miramar High under Coach Fred Wilde Sr. established the counties first boys soccer program in 1974. The 1979 boys' soccer team was ranked #3 in the state at one time lead by Mark Schwartz, who later played at Appalachian State. The 1980 and 1986 teams lead by Coach Fred Wilde Sr. won BCAC Championships.
Demographics
As of 2011, the total student enrollment was 3082. The ethnic makeupEthnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
of the school was 68% Black
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 15% White
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
, 12% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, 4% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
or Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
, 1% Multiracial
Multiracial
The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races. Unlike the term biracial, which often is only used to refer to having parents or grandparents of two different races, the term multiracial may encompass biracial people but can also include people with...
, and 0% Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
or Native Alaskan.
Notable alumni
- Johnny DeppJohnny DeppJohn Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
- Although he did not graduate with a high school diploma, he attended Miramar High School during the late 1970s. - Dean BiasucciDean BiasucciDean Biasucci was a placekicker in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and the St. Louis Rams. He is the second all time leading scorer for the Colts, collecting 783 points from 1984 to 1994...
- Former All Pro NFL placekicker, played for the Indianapolis Colts, St Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers graduated in 1980. He is also a trained Shakespearean actor. - Stephen Miciak - South Tampa Orchid Professor and Evening Dean for Hillsborough Community College.,
- Tom Truex - Former Mayor of DavieDavie, FloridaDavie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town's population was 91,992 at the 2010 census.- History :Davie was founded by Jake Tannebaum and Tamara Toussaint. The original name of the town was Zona. In 1909 R.P. Davie assisted then Governor Broward by draining the swamplands...
from 2003–2009, Broward County, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. - Roderick Wilmont- Posted 31.9 points per game at Miramar High School in his senior season, tallying 1,055 points. Most ever in mens basketball history • played in the Nike Florida North-South, Florida-Georgia and Kentucky Derby Festival Classic All-Star games • a first team all-state and All-Broward County selection • the son of Carla and Toney Williams was born on July 28, 1983 and majored in recreation sports management at Indiana University where he played from 2003-2006 as a Hoosier. Later played in the NBA Development league and had a few stints with the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA
- Steven D. Wix - Mechanical Engineer, Technical Manager; Component Information and Models; Sandia National LaboratoriesSandia National LaboratoriesThe Sandia National Laboratories, managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation , are two major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratories....
- Brian Ford - Executive Vice President, NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Class of 1986. Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
- Geno SmithGeno SmithEugene "Geno" Smith is an American football quarterback. He currently plays for the West Virginia Mountaineers in his junior year...
- West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
junior starting QB. Graduated in 2009 class.