Hialeah Senior High School

{{short description|Public high school in Florida}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Hialeah Senior High School

| logo = Hialeah High School seal.jpg

| motto = To Seek, To Find, To Share

| type = Public

| grades = 912

| district = Miami-Dade County Public Schools

| established = September 1954

| address = 251 E. 47th Street

| city = Hialeah

| state = Florida

| zipcode =

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|25.86569|-80.27581|type:edu_region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}

| information =

| ratio = 19.56

| staff = 88.00 (FTE)

| enrollment = 1,721 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1200390&SchoolPageNum=13&ID=120039000591|title=HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

| asst principal = Noel Sanchez

| free_label_1 = School grade

| free_1 = B (as of 2023-2024)

| teamname = Thoroughbreds

| mascot = T-bred

| mascot image =

| colors = {{color box|#FF2400}} Scarlet
{{color box|#002366}} Royal Blue
{{color box| }} White

| principal = Ignacio Rodriguez{{cite web|last=Sanchez |first=Heriberto |url=http://hialeahhigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=123018&type=d&pREC_ID=243146 |title=Principal Message |publisher=Hialeah High |access-date=January 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918155933/http://hialeahhigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=123018&type=d&pREC_ID=243146 |archive-date=September 18, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://hialeahhigh.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=277174&id=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918160015/http://hialeahhigh.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=277174&id=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2013 |title=Meet the New Principal |publisher=Hialeah High |access-date=January 22, 2014 }}

| conference =

| yearbook = Hiways

| newspaper = The Record

| free_label_2 = School hours

| free_2 = 7:20 AM to 2:20 PM

| website = [http://hialeahhigh.org/ hialeahhigh.org]

}}

Hialeah Senior High School is a public high school located at 251 E 47th Street in Hialeah, Florida, United States.

History

Hialeah Senior High School opened in September 1954.

In April 2012, Alberto M. Carvalho, the superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, awarded Natalie Antunez the $250,000 Leonore Annenberg Scholarship Fund.{{cite web|author=Natalia Zea|url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/04/05/hialeah-high-junior-receives-250000-surprise/|title=Hialeah High Junior Receives $250,000 Surprise|publisher=CBS Miami|date=April 5, 2012|access-date=November 23, 2013}}

Academics

The state's accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the Reading, Math, Writing and Science FCATs.

class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse"
School Year || Grade{{cite web|url=http://www.ledgerdata.com/grade/dade/2013/hialeah-senior-high-school/137111/|title=Hialeah Senior High School 2013 Grade|publisher=Ledger Data|access-date=September 9, 2013}}
1998-99C
1999-00C
2000-01D
2001-02C
2002-03D
2003-04D
2004-05C
2005-06C
2006-07F
2007-08C
2008-09D
2009-10C
2010-11C
2011-12B
2012-13B
2013-14C
2014-15C
2015-16C
2016-17C
2017-18C
2018-19C
2021-22C
2022-23C
2023-24B

Demographics

{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2023}}

Hialeah Senior High School is 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 1% White non-Hispanic. The school has a high proportion of foreign-born students, with 59.8% students born outside of the United States (54.1% Cuba, 4.0% Nicaragua, 2.0% Honduras).{{Clarify timeframe|date=September 2013}}

Athletics

In 2013, Alin Edouard, the quarterback of the school's football team, decommitted from the University of Miami Hurricanes.{{cite web|author=Manny Navarro|author2=Susan Miller Degnan|url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umiami/2013/09/um-2014-quarterback-commit-alin-edouard-of-hialeah-high-decommits-wasnt-feeling-the-love.html|title=UM 2014 quarterback commit Alin Edouard of Hialeah High decommits -- wasn't feeling the love|publisher=Miami Herald|work=Eye on the U|date=September 1, 2013|access-date=November 23, 2013}}

=Accolades=

  • Baseball: won the State Title in 1969, 2001, and 2002

Extracurricular accomplishments

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= Band =

  • 1964: the Marching Thoroughbred Band played in the Florida Pavilion at the New York World's Fair
  • 1967-68: one of the featured bands at Super Bowl 2 (Raiders vs. Packers) halftime show
  • 1968-69: featured band at University of Florida homecoming halftime show; escorted Queen's Float in Orange Bowl Parade; featured band at Super Bowl 3 (Colts vs Jets) halftime show; a top ten national marching band in the Disney Band Competition
  • 2011: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions
  • 2014: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions
  • 2015: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions
  • 2022: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions

= Chorus =

The TBS (T-Bred Singers) have placed first in The Miracle Mile Caroling Competition's show choir category for the past 30 years, since it began.

Notable alumni

  • Larry Brodsky, USFL wide receiver
  • Harry Wayne Casey, singer/songwriter/producer, founder of KC and the Sunshine Band
  • Randy Coffield, NFL linebacker
  • Nestor Cortes Jr., professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, pitched in the 2022 MLB All Star Game{{cite web|url=https://riveraveblues.com/2013/07/2013-draft-yankees-agree-to-sign-36th-rounder-nestor-cortes-90763/ |title=2013 Draft: Yankees agree to sign 36th rounder Nestor Cortes - River Avenue Blues |publisher=Riveraveblues.com |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2018}}
  • Paris Cotton, CFL running back
  • Bucky Dent, professional baseball player for the New York Yankees, 1978 World Series MVP{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1978_WS.shtml|title=1978 World Series (4-2): New York Yankees (100-63) over Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67)|work=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=November 23, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dentbu01.shtml|title=Bucky Dent|publisher=Sports References, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=November 23, 2013}}
  • George Enright, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/enrigge01.shtml|title=George Enright|publisher=Sports References, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=January 22, 2014}}
  • David Freeman, Olympian, competed in the 1500 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Gio González, baseball player for the Chicago White Sox
  • Ted Hendricks, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker for the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland/LA Raiders, and four-time Super Bowl champion{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=93&tab=Capsule|title=Ted Hendricks|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|access-date=January 22, 2014}}
  • Charlie Hough, professional baseball player{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/houghch01.shtml|title=Charlie Hough|publisher=Sports References, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=January 22, 2014}}
  • Randy Johnson, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins{{cite news |last1=Ferman |first1=Gary |title=Diligence earns Hialeah grad a White Sox uniform |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-diligence-earns-hialeah/142846207/ |access-date=7 March 2024 |work=The Miami Herald |date=24 July 1980 |pages=266}}
  • Ross Jones, professional baseball player for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesro01.shtml|title=Ross Jones|publisher=Sports References, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=January 22, 2014}}
  • Shawn Jones (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
  • Corey Lemonier, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers{{cite web|url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lemonier_corey00.html|title=Corey Lemonier|publisher=Auburn Tigers|access-date=January 22, 2014}}
  • Corey Liuget, NFL lineman for the San Diego Chargers, selected in the 1st round of the 2011 NFL draft{{cite web|url=http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/liuget_corey00.html |title=Corey Liuget |publisher=University of Illinois Athletics |access-date=January 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231514/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/liuget_corey00.html |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}
  • Kiel Martin, played J. D. LaRue on Hill Street Blues{{cite news |last1=Jicha |first1=Tom |title=Local makes good being bad — in 'Street Blues' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news/138200418/ |newspaper=The Miami News |date=May 19, 1981 |page=20 |access-date=January 28, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • Adewale Ojomo, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/adewaleojomo/2535949/profile|title=Adewale Ojomo|publisher=National Football League|access-date=January 22, 2014}}
  • George Ortuzar, actor/comedian/television host
  • Henry Polic II, stage, screen, and voice actor
  • Roell Preston, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PRESTROE01 |title=Roell Preston |publisher=databaseFootball |access-date=January 22, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221901/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PRESTROE01 |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}
  • Jon Secada, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter
  • Alan Wiggins, professional baseball player{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wiggial01.shtml|title=Alan Wiggins|publisher=Sports References, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|access-date=January 22, 2014}}
  • Pedro Zamora, HIV/AIDS educator; The Real World: San Francisco television personality

References

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