Miami Beach High School
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Miami Beach Senior High School, commonly referred to as "Beach High" or "MBSH", is a secondary school
located at 2231 Prairie Avenue in the Miami Beach
, Florida
, right around the corner from the Miami Beach Convention Center
and Botanical Gardens on Prairie Avenue and Dade Boulevard. The school is located in Miami-Dade county and part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
, the fourth largest school district in the country. In addition, Miami Beach Senior High is the second oldest in Miami-Dade County (after Miami Senior High). Starting in 2009–2010 school year, Miami Beach High will be recognized as a magnet school.
Starting in the 2010-2011 school year, Miami Beach High will be recognized as an International Baccalaureate
World School, meaning a select group of students will begin a two-year program next fall (to incoming juniors) and with a chance to graduate with an exclusive diploma
. The school is the first in the city to receive the designation.
The school's athletic rival is Miami Senior High.
district. Miami Beach Sr. High is one of the oldest high schools in Miami-Dade County, trailing only Miami Senior High (1903). It was designed by August Geiger
. For the first nine years of the school, it was named after Carl Fisher
's mother, Ida M. Fisher. (Mrs. Fisher's middle initial was NOT "M." and the use of that letter was due to a typographer's error. Carl did not care and was so pleased that the school had been named for his mother that he stated that the incorrect letter did not make a difference to him.) Carl Fisher provided the funds for the purchase of the land and the first principal was Mr. C. C. Carson. The first class motto was: "Let us be known for our deeds". At that time the school's nickname was the Typhoons, but this name was changed after the late May 1960 move to its new location at 2231 Prairie Ave, about 10 blocks north of the South Beach district.
Under a forced desegregation order from the Florida Supreme Court
, Miami Beach High opened its arms to diversity by undergoing desegregation efforts.
The original building at 14th and Drexel is now part of the Fienberg-Fisher K-8 School compound. The school is being renovated and new buildings added to replace the demolished ones.
In the late nineties, Beach High adopted ID numbers for every student in the school along with school ID cards following an incident in 1995 with a gang member on-campus who did not belong to the school. Soon after, every other school in Miami-Dade followed suit.
Since the 2006–2007 school year, the school has gone with a block schedule consisting of an A-Day (Odd-1,3,5,7) and B-Day (Even- 2,4,6,8) on alternating school days. It consists of three classes before lunch and one afterwards until 2:30, under Secondary School Reform.
The 2007–2008 school year began with a new principal, Dr. Rosann Sidener who would improve the school's overall grade from a D to a B school in her first year. The school year also saw the move from the old Beach High to the new Beach High in January 2008 with a new library and two new wings (2 and 3).
The 2008–2009 school year was the first year at Miami Beach Sr. High where students wear uniforms. In a 2 to 1 vote by some of the Miami Beach Sr. High students' parents and guardians, the vote was ratified and has come into effect for the 2008–2009 school year. Students were to wear red or white shirts with school logo or nor logo along with any shorts or jeans below the knees. Additionally, the parents and faculty voted to retain the Hi-Tide name and colors over going back to the Typhoons (former name).
Starting the 2009–2010 school year, Miami Beach Senior High will be recognized as a magnet school, becoming the tenth Magnet high school in Miami-Dade
. Beach High was selected by the school district to apply for the MSAP grant, which is reserved for schools with high minority populations like Beach High with 70% of its students of Hispanic origin compared to the state average of 25%. The district agreed to sponsor Miami Beach High because there are no other magnet schools in the area and the expected increase of school size to nearly 3,000 students as a result of new construction. Beach High will now be able to receive students beyond its attendance boundaries along with those who live within them.
Recently the school adopted a two-lunch system in order to better stabilize the flow of traffic in a crowded new cafeteria. The first lunch begins at 10:45 and lasts until 11:15 for buildings 1,3,6,& 9. While second lunch begins roughly an hour after first lunch at 12:20 lasting until 12:50 for students in buildings 2 and 7.
We lift our voices high,
It sheds the light of learning,
Though years may onward fly,
Suns may rise and set on thee,
Seasons pass eternally,
But our hearts in reverie
Will hail Miami Beach High
and Lincoln Road
, the popular pedestrian mall
lined with shops, sidewalk cafes, bars and art galleries.
The proximity of both tourist hot spots makes a popular going for Beach High students to hang out after-school. The school is located right next to a Golf
course and two recreational centers, the Scott Rakow Youth Center and the 21st Recreational Center. It is also neighbor to a fire station, Miami Beach Convention Center, local Jewish school, and Bass Museum of Art. Convenience stores include a corner gas station, Publix
, and Walgreens
.
classroom, three science classrooms, and two student restrooms. Located across from Building 4 and formerly the 4 Building, Building 5 was remodeled as part of the ongoing construction of the new Miami Beach Senior High. Building 5 has two floors and includes various classrooms, including a remodeled weight training room.
nasium. Building 6 consists of two floors and also includes the Varsity and student classrooms. Building 7 consists of the Scholars Academy wing. It has various classrooms throughout the two floors, including math, government, economics, English. Building 6 and 7 is located right next to the cafeteria, that has six serving bays and holding capacity of 1,100 people.
On May 28, 2010, it was announced that the Miami Dolphins
and the National Football League
contributed towards the renovation of the field. Former alum, majority owner Stephen M. Ross
has donated half of a $164,000 grant to the school. The field is expected to be renewed by September—and named after Ross. Ross's $82,000 grant matches an equal donation by the Dolphins, NFL Youth Football Fund and Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
Currently the team plays its games at Flamingo Park's Memorial Field, and is expected to continue to play there but could move to playing games at the school in the future.
The school's athletic rival is Miami Senior High but the school also has an informal athletic rivalry with Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
and North Miami High School
.
50th State Career Development Conference in 2010, Isabella Mongalo became first person in Dade County to be elected as Florida DECA state officer when she was selected by voting delegates as Florida Vice-President.
The Beach High Chapter of FBLA
is consistently competitive at the National Leadership Conference, with Nadine Goldberg serving as National Parliamentarian for the 2011-2012 Board.
, Orlando
, and San Francisco. Currently, the academy's advisor is Patricia Gregory.
Academy of Information Technology: For students in the 10th thorough 12th grade, this academy provides student internships, job shadowing opportunities, and a number of other supports to the program. AOIT students also network with community leaders who help guide the program and advocate on its behalf. This academy teaches the students about computer technology in general. Currently, the academy's advisor is Robert Ellis.
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Academy of Visual and Performing Arts: Offers program strands in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, acting, music performance, music education, music composition/ sound engineering. Currently, the academy's advisor is Nina Duval.
Academy of Digital Media: Offers program strands in film and television production, journalism and creative writing. Currently, the academy's advisor is Gina Cunningham.
Academy of Marine and Environmental Science: Offered to students interested in fields with the environment or marine life in general. Currently, the academy's advisor is David Guthrie.
Academy of Entrepreneurship: For students in grades 10–12 who wish to enhance their high school career with "real world" experience in Business and Entrepreneurship. AOSBE introduces high school students to global workplace and to many career opportunities available in accounting, business administration, finance, and entrepreneurship. The current advisor is Karen Austin.
Academy of Education and Child Care: Offers opportunities and innovative ways to learn about the responsibilities of child care, and future of the students with real life situations. The current advisor is Gussie Bowen.
AVID: AVID is a fourth- through twelfth-grade system to prepare students in the academic middle for four-year college eligibility. It has a proven track record in bringing out the best in students, and in closing the achievement gap. AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. The current advisor is Sonja Clarke.
Scholars Academy: Scholars Academy is to educate top achieving students at the rate and level of academic rigor commensurate with their abilities so that they graduate as confident, responsible, lifelong learners who are prepared to succeed in higher education and in the world beyond. The current advisor is Andrew Weiss.
, Math, Writing
and Science
FCATs.
's MADE
, a self-improvement reality television series, was shot at Miami Beach Senior High in early 2010 chronicling the Miami Beach Cheer Team and their struggles of some trying to make the team and improving the team. It is the third episode of the 11th season of the series on MTV
. It premiered August 20, 2010 to mixed reviews.
The gender composition of the student body is:
The school is undergoing major renovations after 47 years at its second and current location on Prairie Avenue. The school demolished three old buildings (100–300 wings) while remodeling the zero wing (now Building 7) for the Scholars Academy. Taking their place were two new buildings (Buildings 2 & 3) which opened in early 2008 along with a remodeled CAP office, new auditorium
, a new dining facility and outdoor dining area with food court
style service, a new gym
nasium, black box theater
, media center, science and computer labs. The first phase, which includes the already completed bus lane and parking lots, parent drop-off lane, auditorium, and new classrooms was completed in late 2007.
The completed construction and remodeling of the school was finished only a few weeks before school started. This includes a fourth facility (Building 6) which houses a new gym and cafeteria and opened in time for the start of the 2009–10 school year over the former area of the 100–400 wings. The new air-conditioned gym is twice the size of the old gym, which was demolished during the summer break of 2009 in time for the first day of school. A courtyard replaced the old gym's location. The new gym has an aerobics room, dance studio, and new locker rooms. The walls are painted white with indented spots of red and silver, and display the updated Hi-Tide logo.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located at 2231 Prairie Avenue in the Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...
, Florida
Florida
Florida 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...
, right around the corner from the Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach Convention Center is an indoor arena in Miami Beach, Florida and it is currently the largest convention center in the Miami area. It now features 4 large rooms each holding about 12,000 people.- History :...
and Botanical Gardens on Prairie Avenue and Dade Boulevard. The school is located in Miami-Dade county and part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
, the fourth largest school district in the country. In addition, Miami Beach Senior High is the second oldest in Miami-Dade County (after Miami Senior High). Starting in 2009–2010 school year, Miami Beach High will be recognized as a magnet school.
Starting in the 2010-2011 school year, Miami Beach High will be recognized as an International Baccalaureate
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...
World School, meaning a select group of students will begin a two-year program next fall (to incoming juniors) and with a chance to graduate with an exclusive diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
. The school is the first in the city to receive the designation.
The school's athletic rival is Miami Senior High.
History
Miami Beach High opened its doors in 1926. Originally Miami Beach Sr. High was located at 1424 Drexel Avenue in the heart of the South BeachSouth Beach
South Beach, also nicknamed SoBe, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It is the area south of Indian Creek and encompasses roughly the southernmost 23 blocks of the main barrier island that separates the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay.This area was the first...
district. Miami Beach Sr. High is one of the oldest high schools in Miami-Dade County, trailing only Miami Senior High (1903). It was designed by August Geiger
August Geiger
August Geiger was one of the most prominent American architects in South Florida from 1905 to the late 1940s. He experimented in Mission, Neo-Renaissance and Art Deco architecture, but is most noted for his works in the Mediterranean Revival style.-Life:Geiger was born in New Haven, Connecticut,...
. For the first nine years of the school, it was named after Carl Fisher
Carl G. Fisher
Carl Graham Fisher was an American entrepreneur. Despite having severe astigmatism, he became a seemingly tireless pioneer and promoter of the automotive, auto racing, and real estate development industries...
's mother, Ida M. Fisher. (Mrs. Fisher's middle initial was NOT "M." and the use of that letter was due to a typographer's error. Carl did not care and was so pleased that the school had been named for his mother that he stated that the incorrect letter did not make a difference to him.) Carl Fisher provided the funds for the purchase of the land and the first principal was Mr. C. C. Carson. The first class motto was: "Let us be known for our deeds". At that time the school's nickname was the Typhoons, but this name was changed after the late May 1960 move to its new location at 2231 Prairie Ave, about 10 blocks north of the South Beach district.
Under a forced desegregation order from the Florida Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...
, Miami Beach High opened its arms to diversity by undergoing desegregation efforts.
The original building at 14th and Drexel is now part of the Fienberg-Fisher K-8 School compound. The school is being renovated and new buildings added to replace the demolished ones.
In the late nineties, Beach High adopted ID numbers for every student in the school along with school ID cards following an incident in 1995 with a gang member on-campus who did not belong to the school. Soon after, every other school in Miami-Dade followed suit.
Recently
Miami Beach Senior High School did not make AYP in 2006. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Florida in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.Since the 2006–2007 school year, the school has gone with a block schedule consisting of an A-Day (Odd-1,3,5,7) and B-Day (Even- 2,4,6,8) on alternating school days. It consists of three classes before lunch and one afterwards until 2:30, under Secondary School Reform.
The 2007–2008 school year began with a new principal, Dr. Rosann Sidener who would improve the school's overall grade from a D to a B school in her first year. The school year also saw the move from the old Beach High to the new Beach High in January 2008 with a new library and two new wings (2 and 3).
The 2008–2009 school year was the first year at Miami Beach Sr. High where students wear uniforms. In a 2 to 1 vote by some of the Miami Beach Sr. High students' parents and guardians, the vote was ratified and has come into effect for the 2008–2009 school year. Students were to wear red or white shirts with school logo or nor logo along with any shorts or jeans below the knees. Additionally, the parents and faculty voted to retain the Hi-Tide name and colors over going back to the Typhoons (former name).
Starting the 2009–2010 school year, Miami Beach Senior High will be recognized as a magnet school, becoming the tenth Magnet high school in Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
. Beach High was selected by the school district to apply for the MSAP grant, which is reserved for schools with high minority populations like Beach High with 70% of its students of Hispanic origin compared to the state average of 25%. The district agreed to sponsor Miami Beach High because there are no other magnet schools in the area and the expected increase of school size to nearly 3,000 students as a result of new construction. Beach High will now be able to receive students beyond its attendance boundaries along with those who live within them.
Recently the school adopted a two-lunch system in order to better stabilize the flow of traffic in a crowded new cafeteria. The first lunch begins at 10:45 and lasts until 11:15 for buildings 1,3,6,& 9. While second lunch begins roughly an hour after first lunch at 12:20 lasting until 12:50 for students in buildings 2 and 7.
Alma mater
To the torch of Scarlet and Silver,We lift our voices high,
It sheds the light of learning,
Though years may onward fly,
Suns may rise and set on thee,
Seasons pass eternally,
But our hearts in reverie
Will hail Miami Beach High
Campus
Miami Beach Senior High has a unique campus that includes being located near the outer reaches of South BeachSouth Beach
South Beach, also nicknamed SoBe, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It is the area south of Indian Creek and encompasses roughly the southernmost 23 blocks of the main barrier island that separates the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay.This area was the first...
and Lincoln Road
Lincoln Road
Lincoln Road is a pedestrian road running east-west between 16th Street and 17th Street in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Once open to vehicular traffic, it now hosts a pedestrian row of shops, restaurants, galleries, and other businesses between Washington Avenue and Alton...
, the popular pedestrian mall
Pedestrian mall
Pedestrian malls in the United States are also known as pedestrian streets and are the most common form of pedestrian zone in large cities in the United States. It is a street lined with storefronts and closed off to most automobile traffic...
lined with shops, sidewalk cafes, bars and art galleries.
The proximity of both tourist hot spots makes a popular going for Beach High students to hang out after-school. The school is located right next to a Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course and two recreational centers, the Scott Rakow Youth Center and the 21st Recreational Center. It is also neighbor to a fire station, Miami Beach Convention Center, local Jewish school, and Bass Museum of Art. Convenience stores include a corner gas station, Publix
Publix
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is an American supermarket chain based in Lakeland, Florida.Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, it is an employee-owned, privately held corporation. Publix is currently ranked No. 86 on Fortune magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For 2010 and was ranked No...
, and Walgreens
Walgreens
Walgreen Co. , doing business as Walgreens , is the largest drugstore chain in the United States of America. As of August 31st, the company operates 8,210 locations across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1901, and has since expanded...
.
Building 1
Building 1 includes the main office, counselors offices (second floor), and the foreign language wing (second floor).Buildings 2 and 3
Building 2 is made up of three floors and includes the library (first floor), 12 student restrooms (all floors), and a variety of different classrooms. Connected by an outdoor catwalk, Building 3 includes the Academy of Entrepreneurship (second floor), Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (first floor), Academy of Information Technology (first and second floors) classrooms. Building 3 also oncludes the auditorium, drama and band rooms, and the NJROTC (Naval Junior Officers Reserve Training Corps) room.Buildings 4 and 5
Formerly the 9 Building, Building 4 includes the Academy of Hospitality and TourismAcademy of Hospitality and Tourism
The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism is one of the three major programs sponsored by the National Academy Foundation which provides students with skills and knowledge necessary for travel. The program teaches students in the art of geography, economics and tourism business as well as hospitality...
classroom, three science classrooms, and two student restrooms. Located across from Building 4 and formerly the 4 Building, Building 5 was remodeled as part of the ongoing construction of the new Miami Beach Senior High. Building 5 has two floors and includes various classrooms, including a remodeled weight training room.
Buildings 6 and 7
Building 6 is a brand new wing that includes the physical ed classrooms, the SCSI room, and the state-of-the-art gymGym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium. Building 6 consists of two floors and also includes the Varsity and student classrooms. Building 7 consists of the Scholars Academy wing. It has various classrooms throughout the two floors, including math, government, economics, English. Building 6 and 7 is located right next to the cafeteria, that has six serving bays and holding capacity of 1,100 people.
Football/Soccer Field
The football field is located behind Buildings 4 and 5 beside the back parking lot. The field is currently not in use because of its poor condition which includes extensive potholes and uneven surface which results in puddles the size of Lake Okeechobee, as head coach Ralph Jimenez put it. The football field is named by Tarek Shukrallah, to remember the creator of the football team of Miami Beach High School.On May 28, 2010, it was announced that the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
contributed towards the renovation of the field. Former alum, majority owner Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate developer. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of The Related Companies, L.P., a New York City-based real estate development company. It is jointly owned by his business partner, Jorge M. Perez. He owns 95% of the Miami Dolphins NFL football franchise and...
has donated half of a $164,000 grant to the school. The field is expected to be renewed by September—and named after Ross. Ross's $82,000 grant matches an equal donation by the Dolphins, NFL Youth Football Fund and Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
Currently the team plays its games at Flamingo Park's Memorial Field, and is expected to continue to play there but could move to playing games at the school in the future.
Notable alumni
Miami Beach High School has been educating local teens since 1924 and has produced a most impressive roster of alumni. The alumni listed are just a few of the most well-known; the list is long and includes a great number of professionals, mostly in the entertainment field, in various fields who have come back to live and work in the area.| Broadcast Journalism | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alumni | Class | Occupation | Notable Work |
| Roy Firestone Roy Firestone Roy Firestone is an American sports commentator and journalist. Firestone is a graduate of Miami Beach High School and the University of Miami.-Television career:... |
1971 | Sports Commentator | Color commentator for ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... 'S first season of Sunday Night Football Sunday Night Football Sunday Night Football is a weekly American football game held throughout most of the season by the National Football League. Sunday night games have been played regularly since 1987 and have thus far aired on three different television outlets:... in 1987. |
| Barry Jackson | 1986 | Sports media columnist | Currently works for the Miami Herald in sports section (Florida Sports Buzz columnist). |
| Barbara Walters Barbara Walters Barbara Jill Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She has hosted morning television shows , the television newsmagazine , former co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and current contributor to ABC News.Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news... |
1947 | Television news journalist & Anchor | Hosted morning television shows (Today and The View), the television Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound... newsmagazine Newsmagazine A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events... (20/20), and co-anchor of the ABC Evening News and correspondent on ABC World News.. |
| Jeanne Wolf | 1958 | Entertainment Journalist | West Coast Editor for PARADE Parade (magazine) Parade is an American nationwide Sunday newspaper magazine, distributed in more than 500 newspapers in the United States. It was founded in 1941 and is owned by Advance Publications. The most widely read magazine in the U.S., Parade has a circulation of 32.2 million and a readership of nearly 70... and writes ”Celebrity Parade,” a daily column on Parade.com |
| Film, Theater and Acting | |||
| Alumni | Class | Occupation | Notable Work |
| Ellen Barkin Ellen Barkin Ellen Barkin is an American film, television and theatre actress.-Early life:She was born Ellen Rona Barkin in Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York, the daughter of Evelyn , a hospital administrator who worked at Jamaica Hospital, and Sol Barkin, a chemical salesman... |
1972 | American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Actress |
Roles in Ocean's 13 & Brooklyn's Finest Brooklyn's Finest Brooklyn's Finest is a 2009 American crime film starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes in his first theatrical film since 2004's Blade: Trinity. The film also stars Will Patton, Ellen Barkin and Vincent D'Onofrio. It is directed by Antoine Fuqua, and written by Michael... |
| Diora Baird Diora Baird Diora Lynn Baird is an American actress and former model for Guess? who has appeared in films such as Wedding Crashers and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning .-Early life:... |
2001 | Actress/Former Model | Roles in Wedding Crashers Wedding Crashers Wedding Crashers is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Dobkin. It stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper, Diora Baird, Jane Seymour, and an uncredited Will Ferrell.... & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a 2006 American slasher film, functions as a prequel to the 2003 remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , the film went into release in North America on October 6,... |
| Judy Drucker | 1946 | Impresario | Founded Concert Association of Florida |
| Andy García Andy García Andrés Arturo García Menéndez , professionally known as Andy García, is a Cuban American actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, having appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather: Part III, The Untouchables, Internal Affairs and When a Man Loves a Woman... |
1974 | Cuban American Cuban American A Cuban American is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Cuban Americans are also considered native born Americans with Cuban parents or Cuban-born persons who were raised and educated in US... Actor |
Roles in The Godfather: Part III, The Untouchables, Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven may refer to:*Ocean's 11 , the original heist film starring all five members of the Rat Pack*Ocean's Eleven , a remake of the above film with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon... , Ocean's Twelve Ocean's Twelve Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was... and Ocean's Thirteen Ocean's Thirteen Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast. It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh series following the 2004 sequel Ocean's Twelve and the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film Ocean's 11... |
| Mitch Glazer Mitch Glazer Mitchell A. Glazer is an American movie producer, writer, and actor.-Biography:Glazer was born in Key Biscayne, Florida and was raised in Miami, the son of Leonard and Zelda Glazer, an English teacher. Glazer is a relative of Sidney Glazier and Tom Glazer. He attended Miami Beach High School. He... |
1969 | Producer, writer, & actor | Associate producer for Lost in Translation Lost in Translation (film) Lost in Translation is a 2003 American film written and directed by Sofia Coppola; her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides and it stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson... , Magic City Magic City Magic City may refer to:*Barberton, Ohio*Billings, Montana*Birmingham, Alabama*Bogalusa, Louisiana*Cheyenne, Wyoming*Miami, Florida*Millinocket, Maine*Minot, North Dakota*Roanoke, Virginia*Florence, South Carolina*Århus, Denmark... and director/writer for Passion Play |
| Neal Gold | 1974 | Actor | Role in The Warriors |
| Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch is an American comedic actress. She is best known as the original hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie. She is also a noted author and columnist and was most recently the host of Wa$ted! on Planet Green.... |
1979 | Actress | Roles in The Shaggy Dog The Shaggy Dog (2006 film) The Shaggy Dog is a 2006 film by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the second remake of the 1959 film of the same name, which was first remade as a television film in 1994.... & Boston Legal Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC... |
| Kim Hunter Kim Hunter Kim Hunter was an American film, theatre, and television actress. She won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, each as Best Supporting Actress, for her performance as Stella Kowalski in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire... |
1940 | Actress | Won Academy Award & Golden Globe Award Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign... , as Best Supporting Actress, for her performance as Stella Kowalski Stella Kowalski Stella Kowalski is one of the main characters in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire. She is the younger sister of central character Blanche DuBois.-In the play:... in A Streetcar Named Desire. Received a Daytime Emmy Award Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming... for her work on The Edge of Night The Edge of Night The Edge of Night is an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network until November 28, 1975; the series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984... |
| Mark Medoff Mark Medoff Mark Medoff is an American playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor. His play Children of a Lesser God received both the Tony Award and the Olivier Award... |
1958 | American playwright Playwright A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder... , screenwriter Screenwriter Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:... , film and theatre director, actor |
Plays such as Children of a Lesser God Children of a Lesser God Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Randa Haines and written by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff. An adaptation of Medoff's Tony Award-winning stage play of the same name, the film stars William Hurt and Marlee Matlin as two employees at a school for the deaf:... and screenplays in Homage Homage Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic.... |
| Nathalia Ramos Nathalia Ramos Nathalia Ramos is a Spanish-American actress and singer. She is known for playing Yasmin in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and Nina Martin on House of Anubis.- Acting career :... |
N/A | Singer/Actress | Roles in Bratz and House of Anubis House of Anubis House of Anubis is a jointly American/British/Belgian produced teen mystery/drama television show based on the Belgian/Dutch television series Het Huis Anubis. The series was created by Hans Bourlon & Gert Verhulst and premiered on Nickelodeon on New Year's Day 2011 in the United States and on 25... |
| Brett Ratner Brett Ratner Brett Ratner is an American film director, film producer and music video director. He is best known for directing the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Tower Heist. He was also a producer on the Fox drama series, Prison Break.- Early life :Ratner was... |
1986 | Filmmaker/Music Video Director | Director for Rush Hour (1998 film), Rush Hour 2 Rush Hour 2 Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts action comedy film. This is the second installment in the Rush Hour film series. A sequel to the 1998 film Rush Hour, the film stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker who respectively reprise their roles as Inspector Lee and Los Angeles police detective James Carter... , Rush Hour 3 Rush Hour 3 Rush Hour 3 is a 2007 martial arts/action-comedy film, and the third installment in the Rush Hour film series, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, that began with the 1998 film Rush Hour and continued with the first sequel Rush Hour 2 in 2001. The film was officially announced on May 7, 2006,... & X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It was directed by Brett Ratner and stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones,... |
| Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films.... |
1971 | Actor/Former Boxer | Roles in The Wrestler (won Golden Globe for Best Actor), Diner Diner (film) Diner is a 1982 comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. Levinson's screen directing debut, Diner is the first in his "Baltimore films", which also include the subsequent Tin Men, Avalon and Liberty Heights.-Plot:... , Sin City Sin City (film) Sin City, also known as Frank Miller's Sin City, is a 2005 crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez... , Man on Fire Man on Fire Man on Fire is a 1981 thriller novel by the English novelist Philip Nicholson, writing as A. J. Quinnell. The plot features his popular character Creasy, an American-born former member of the French Foreign Legion, in his first appearance.-Plot:... , & Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon... |
| Sara Sackner | 1976 | Director | Class Act |
| Daniel Taradash Daniel Taradash Daniel Taradash was an American screenwriter.Taradash's credits include Golden Boy , From Here to Eternity , Rancho Notorious , Don't Bother to Knock , Désirée , Picnic , Storm Center , which he also directed, Bell, Book and Candle , Morituri , Hawaii... |
1929 | Screenwriter | Won Academy Award |
| Sports | |||
| Alumni | Class | Occupation | Notable Work |
| Mike Belkin Mike Belkin Michael Belkin is a former top-ranked Canadian tennis player.Canada's top-ranked player five times between 1966 and 1972, Belkin had a career 17-12 Davis Cup record, including a 14-7 record in singles.... |
1963 | Former Canadian Tennis Player | Canada's top-ranked player five times between 1966 and 1972, a career 17-12 Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... record, including a 14-7 record in singles. |
| Sherman Bergman | 1976 | Former kickboxer and amateur boxer | Only United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... kickboxer to have fought Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,... |
| Skip Bertman | 1956 | Former Louisiana State University Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... baseball coach |
Member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame College Baseball Hall of Fame The National College Baseball Hall of Fame, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a museum operated by the College Baseball Foundation serving as the central point for the study of the history of college baseball in the United States... and led the LSU Tigers baseball team to College World Series College World Series The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,... Championships in 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 2000. |
| Terry Cousin Terry Cousin Terry Sean Cousin is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 1997... |
1993 | Former American football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... cornerback Cornerback A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position... |
Played for hometown Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... in 2001. |
| Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs is a retired American tennis player. He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978.-Wins :-Runner-ups :-Grand Slam singles tournament timeline:... |
1969 | Former Tennis player | He attained a career high ranking of World No. 5 in July 1978 |
| Rick Harrow | 1973 | Sports business expert | CEO of Horrow Sports Ventures (HSV), pioneered the business of sports. |
| Chad Ochocinco | 1996 | Professional football player (Wide receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... ) |
Plays for the New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... , 6x Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er, appears on Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries... |
| Samari Rolle Samari Rolle Samari Toure Rolle is a retired American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Tennessee Oilers in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.... |
1994 | Professional football player (Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... ) |
Played for the Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his... , 1x Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... selection |
| Norman Smiley Norman Smiley Norman Anthony Smiley is a British professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling... |
1983 | Professional wrestler | Appeared in World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and... |
| Duane Starks Duane Starks Duane Lonell Starks is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens 10th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft... |
1993 | Former Professional football player | Super Bowl XXXV Super Bowl XXXV Super Bowl XXXV was played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 2000 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Baltimore Ravens defeated the National Football Conference champion New York... Champion (2001) with Baltimore Ravens |
| Dave Thomas Dave Thomas (cornerback) David Garfield Thomas is a former professional American football defensive back who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the New York Giants... |
1986 | Former Professional football player | Super Bowl XXVIII Super Bowl XXVIII Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1993 regular season. The National Football Conference champion Dallas Cowboys defeated the American Football... Champion (1993) with Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
| Neal Walk Neal Walk Neal Eugene Walk is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association for seven seasons during the late 1960s and 1970s. Walk played college basketball for the University of Florida, and still remains the Florida Gators' all-time... |
1965 | NBA Basketball player (retired) | Drafted 2nd Overall in 1969 NBA Draft 1969 NBA Draft The 1969 NBA Draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 7, 1969 and May 7, 1969 before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, 14 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year... |
| Music & Entertainment | |||
| Alumni | Class | Occupation | Notable Work |
| Tego Calderón Tego Calderón Tegui Calderón Rosario is a Puerto Rican rapper and actor.-Early life:Calderón was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, the son of Pilar Rosario Parrilla, a schoolteacher, and Esteban Calderón Ilarraza, a government worker for Puerto Rico's Department of Health. Moving at a young age from his native... |
1990 | Puerto Rican rap artist | Broke records of attendance of audience at a concert in El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... , Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... , Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... and Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... . Appeared in Fast & Furious and will appear in Fast Five. |
| Luther Campbell Luther Campbell Luther R. Campbell , also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is a record label owner, rap performer , and actor... |
1979 | Record label owner & rap performer | One-time member and leader of 2 Live Crew 2 Live Crew 2 Live Crew was a hip hop group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be.- Early career :... |
| Norman Chesky | N/A | Music Producer | CEO of Chesky Records Chesky Records Chesky Records is a record label aimed primarily at audiophiles. For the most part, jazz, Latin jazz, classical, and adult contemporary CDs and DVDs are produced, but they also manufacture high end audio equipment. The label was founded and is run by grammy nominated composer David Chesky and his... & HDTracks.com |
| Desmond Child Desmond Child Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:... |
1972 | Musician | Member of Songwriters Hall of Fame Songwriters Hall of Fame The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. It was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond. The goal is to create a museum but as of April, 2008, the means do not yet exist and so instead it is an online... |
| Ann Curless Ann Curless Ann Curless-Weiss is a popular music singer, most notable for being a member of Exposé.-Education:Curless was raised in Miami Beach, Florida and attended school there... |
1982 | Musician | Member of Exposé (group) |
| Michelle Delamor | 2006 | Musician | American Idol American Idol American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment... (Season 9) (Top 20 finalist) |
| David Lucas David Lucas (composer) David Lucas is an American rock and roll composer, singer, and music producer. He has written a number of well-known commercial jingles, such as AT&T's "Reach out and touch someone". In 1981, he received a Clio Award for composing the music to Pepsi's "Catch that Pepsi spirit"... (born David Helfman) |
1955 | Composer and producer | Wrote many well-known commercial jingles such as AT&T's "Reach out and touch someone". Early producer for Blue Oyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult, often abbreviated BÖC, is an American rock band, most of whose members first came together in Long Island, NY in 1967 as the band Soft White Underbelly... , sang backup vocals and came up with the idea for the cowbell More Cowbell "More cowbell" is an American pop culture catchphrase originally derived from an April 8, 2000, Saturday Night Live comedy sketch which fictionalized the recording of the song " The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult... in "Don't Fear the Reaper". |
| Business | |||
| Alumni | Class | Occupation | Notable Work |
| Stephen M. Ross Stephen M. Ross Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate developer. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of The Related Companies, L.P., a New York City-based real estate development company. It is jointly owned by his business partner, Jorge M. Perez. He owns 95% of the Miami Dolphins NFL football franchise and... |
1958 | New York City-based real estate developer, founder of The Related Companies The Related Companies The Related Companies L.P. is a real estate developer, manager and financier. The developer of numerous high-profile projects in New York City and around the United States, Related is best known for its historic 2.8 million-square-foot $1,700,000,000 Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle... |
95% owner of the NFL Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... and 95% owner of Sun Life Stadium. |
| Stuart Blumberg | N/A | Businessman | Founder of Academy of Hospitality and Tourism Academy of Hospitality and Tourism The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism is one of the three major programs sponsored by the National Academy Foundation which provides students with skills and knowledge necessary for travel. The program teaches students in the art of geography, economics and tourism business as well as hospitality... in Miami-Dade and former president and CEO of Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association. |
| Mandee Heller Adler | 1990 | Businesswoman | Founder and CEO of International College Counselors in Miami and former COO of Woman's Financial Network at Siebert. |
| Nevin Shapiro Nevin Shapiro Nevin Shapiro is a former University of Miami football booster who is currently imprisoned for orchestrating a $930 million Ponzi scheme. According to interviews, he engaged in rampant violations of NCAA rules over eight years as a booster for University of Miami athletes... |
1986 | Former University of Miami University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... booster Booster Booster may refer to:In science and technology:* Booster , a motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits... |
Convicted in $960 million Ponzi scheme Ponzi scheme A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to its investors from their own money or the money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned by the individual or organization running the operation... . Accused of spending money on Miami Hurricanes players in violation of NCAA rules |
| Alumni | Class | Occupation | Notable Work |
| Marsha Collier Marsha Collier Marsha Collier is a well-known author, radio personality and educator specializing in technology and training individuals how to use and make money on eBay and online.... |
1969 | Radio Host/Author | eBay EBay eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide... expert and top selling eBay EBay eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide... author |
| Bonnie Lyons Bonnie Lyons Bonnie Lyons is an American writer and academic.Bonnie was born in Brooklyn, New York and lived there until she was five years old, at which point she moved to Miami Beach. Her grandparents were Benjamin and Rebecca Kaplan and Benjamin and Rose Dubrow, all of whom were originally from Minsk,... |
1952 | Writer & Professor | Professor at University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in... |
| Politics & Justice | |||
| Alumni | Class | Occupation | Notable Work |
| Pauline B. Eisenstadt | 1956 | Former Senator | Senator for the State of New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... from 1997–2000. |
| Dan Gelber Dan Gelber Dan Gelber is a former prosecutor, a candidate for Attorney General of Florida and is a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 35th District. He is a Democrat and previously represented the 106th District of the Florida House from 2000 - 2008... |
1978 | Court Judge | Member of Florida Senate Florida Senate The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032.... (35th District) and 2010 Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General Florida Attorney General The Florida Attorney General is an elected cabinet official in the U.S. state of Florida. The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state.... |
| Alan S. Gold | 1980 | Politician | Florida State Representative |
| Steven J. Green Steven J. Green Steven J. Green is an American businessman and Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Singapore in Miami, Florida. He was the United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1997 to 2001.-Education and family:... |
1963 | Former United States Ambassador to Singapore | Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
| Martin Karp | 1983 | School Board Member | Miami-Dade County School Board Member, District 3. |
| Gerald Kogan Gerald Kogan Gerald Kogan is a former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. He was born in New York City on May 23, 1933.-References:... |
1968 | Former Chief Justice Chief Justice The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of... |
Served as Chief Justice Chief Justice The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of... for the Florida Supreme Court Florida Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each... (1987–98) |
| Jimmy Morales Jimmy Morales Jimmy L. Morales is a lawyer and politician from Miami Beach, Florida.Morales graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School. In 1984 he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University and was inducted a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School in... |
1980 | Politician | Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner and 2004 Mayoral Candidate |
| Paul Novack | 1976 | Mayor, Attorney at Law | Six Term Mayor of Surfside, Member of State Oversight Board for Miami-Dade Public Schools, Nationally Rated Preeminent Attorney at Law. |
| James S. Roth | 1956 | Attorney | Author of Florida's "Roth Act" on condominium conversions |
| Robert Rubin Robert Rubin Robert Edward Rubin served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury during both the first and second Clinton administrations. Before his government service, he spent 26 years at Goldman Sachs eventually serving as a member of the Board, and Co-Chairman from 1990-1992... |
1967 | Politician | Former United States Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... under President Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... |
| Jose Smith | 1978 | Politician | Miami Beach City Commissioner (1997–2005), Miami Beach City Attorney |
| Scott J. Silverman | 1975 | Judge | Circuit Court Judge (1998–present); Dade County Court Judge (1991–1998); Miami Beach Senior High School Hall of Fame, 2010 |
| Bonni G. Tischler | 1978 | Justice worker | Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Investigations 1997–1999, Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Field Operations, 1999–2002, Winner of America's Top Cop Award, 2000 |
Athletics
Miami Beach High School has a gymnasium which is used for basketball, volleyball and wrestling. The football and baseball field is in Flamingo Park, located about a mile away from the school. The current athletic director is Edgar Botto. Miami Beach High offers these athletics:Fall schedule
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Athletic Achievements
The schools sports history and achievements are as follows:- In the 1930s, the volleyball team won its first state championship. Followed by district championships in 1990, 1998, and 2002.
- In 1946 and 1962, the basketball team won its first state championship.
- In 1955, the football team was Gold Coast Champs.
- In 1965, Coach Chuck Fieldson was The Miami Herald's Coach of the Year
- in the 1970s, In baseball, the school won its only title in its history, as well as two state runner-up finishes, all coming under future College Baseball Hall of Famer Skip Bertman.
- In 1974, the football team reached the state title game but lost to Leon High SchoolLeon High SchoolLeon High School is a public high school in Tallahassee, Florida. For the 2007-2008 school year, the Florida Department of Education gave the school an "A" rating after its students scored well above the state average on standardized tests in reading and in math...
, in Tallahassee. - In 1981, the football team rated in the top five in both offense and defense, and in 1995, they returned to their glory as district champions for the first time after 10 years in 1986.
- In 1985,1986, 1989, 1996, 2000, the schools' wrestling team were district Champions.
- In 1990 and 1993, girls cross country won district championships.
- Water polo, most successful team in school history with 3 state titles.
- In boys soccer, Miami Beach Senior High has won the district titles in 1991,1994,1996,1997,1998,1999, 2002, 2004, 2006.They hold a couple of GMAC titles as well as Regional Championships. They were state runner-up in 1994.
- In 2008, Junior Francisco "Hunter" Becerra won the State Championship in the diving competition.
- In the 2006–2007 football season, the Varsity football team finished up with a 0–10 record overall (0–5 District), the worst record in school history. The school has gone through its losing ways, with a 7–23 record since the start of the 2004 football season and has lost 15 of their 17 football games dating to 2005. The football team finally won their first game since 2005 when it beat rival Miami High, 10–7 and won the following game after that finishing the 2007 season with only 2 wins and the 2008 season with 4 wins.
- In 2008, the MBSH Cheerleaders brought home the school's first cheerleading trophy after winning second place at the "Bringin' the HEAT!" Miami Cheer & Dance Nationals
- In 2011, the Miami Beach HI-Tide football team began 4-0 for the first time in the new millennium, which included three shutouts to begin the season (Alonzo Mourning, North Miami, and Hialeah Gardens) and a 52-21 rout of rival Krop. The team has been led by Ricardo Louis, a top recruit in the county (ranked the No. 32 overall prospect in ESPNU Top 150 list and committed to Auburn.)
- In 2011 the girls varsity volleyball team made MBSH history by winning districts and advancing to regional semifinals. The team also achieved a 16-0 undefeated season before District competitions began.
- In 2011 the girls Cross Country team made District Champs advancing to regional semifinals.
The school's athletic rival is Miami Senior High but the school also has an informal athletic rivalry with Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1410 County Line Road in the Ives Estates area of Unincorporated north Miami-Dade County , Florida, USA...
and North Miami High School
North Miami High School
North Miami Senior High School , is a secondary school located at 800 NE 137th St in the city of North Miami, Florida, USA.North Miami Senior High School opened as Edward L. Constans Junior-Senior High School in 1951, with 1,500 students in 7th, 8th and 9th grades. Another grade was added each year...
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Clubs
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Notable Club Achievements
During the DECADECA (organization)
DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
50th State Career Development Conference in 2010, Isabella Mongalo became first person in Dade County to be elected as Florida DECA state officer when she was selected by voting delegates as Florida Vice-President.
The Beach High Chapter of FBLA
FBLA-PBL
The Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL, is an American career and technical student organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia...
is consistently competitive at the National Leadership Conference, with Nadine Goldberg serving as National Parliamentarian for the 2011-2012 Board.
Honor societies
- NRHS Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, part of a national organization. Membership is based on scholarshipScholarshipA scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
, community serviceCommunity serviceCommunity service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
, leadershipLeadershipLeadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
, and characterMoral characterMoral character or character is an evaluation of a particular individual's durable moral qualities. The concept of character can imply a variety of attributes including the existence or lack of virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty, and loyalty, or of good behaviors or habits...
. To qualify, students must possess a minimum cumulative unweighted average of 87.0, show a minimum of 20 verifiable hours of community service, and display strong leadership qualities. Students meeting these requirements are interviewed and selected by members of the Faculty Council.
- English Honor Society, open to juniors and seniors who have consistently maintained a high average in English for a minimum of 3 years.
- Science Honors Society, open to juniors and seniors who have consistently achieved 90s in Latin for a minimum of 3 years.
- Italian Honor SocietyHonor societyIn the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America...
, open to juniors and seniors who have consistently maintained a high average in their years spent studying the language.
Academies
Academy of Hospitality and Tourism: Launched in 1987, the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism prepares students for post-secondary education and careers through a theme-based, contextualized curriculum approach. The Academy provides public high school students with the requisite knowledge and skills for a successful career in one of the world's largest service industries, through a curriculum that provides an in-depth look at all aspects of tourism and hospitality, including coursework in business, geography, hospitality, and economics. The Academy of Hospitality & Tourism operates as a small learning community and is located in more than 110 high schools nationwide including Miami Beach Senior High. It is the largest academy of the school with nearly 200 students. Annually, the students go on familiarization trips to places such as Denver, AlaskaAlaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, and San Francisco. Currently, the academy's advisor is Patricia Gregory.
Academy of Information Technology: For students in the 10th thorough 12th grade, this academy provides student internships, job shadowing opportunities, and a number of other supports to the program. AOIT students also network with community leaders who help guide the program and advocate on its behalf. This academy teaches the students about computer technology in general. Currently, the academy's advisor is Robert Ellis.
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Academy of Visual and Performing Arts: Offers program strands in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, acting, music performance, music education, music composition/ sound engineering. Currently, the academy's advisor is Nina Duval.
Academy of Digital Media: Offers program strands in film and television production, journalism and creative writing. Currently, the academy's advisor is Gina Cunningham.
Academy of Marine and Environmental Science: Offered to students interested in fields with the environment or marine life in general. Currently, the academy's advisor is David Guthrie.
Academy of Entrepreneurship: For students in grades 10–12 who wish to enhance their high school career with "real world" experience in Business and Entrepreneurship. AOSBE introduces high school students to global workplace and to many career opportunities available in accounting, business administration, finance, and entrepreneurship. The current advisor is Karen Austin.
Academy of Education and Child Care: Offers opportunities and innovative ways to learn about the responsibilities of child care, and future of the students with real life situations. The current advisor is Gussie Bowen.
AVID: AVID is a fourth- through twelfth-grade system to prepare students in the academic middle for four-year college eligibility. It has a proven track record in bringing out the best in students, and in closing the achievement gap. AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. The current advisor is Sonja Clarke.
Scholars Academy: Scholars Academy is to educate top achieving students at the rate and level of academic rigor commensurate with their abilities so that they graduate as confident, responsible, lifelong learners who are prepared to succeed in higher education and in the world beyond. The current advisor is Andrew Weiss.
Academics
The State's Accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the ReadingReading (process)
Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols for the intention of constructing or deriving meaning . It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas...
, Math, Writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
and Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
FCATs.
| Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 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 Grades) |
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| Year | Grade | Points | Percentage Tested |
| 1998-99 | D | N/A | 93% |
| 1999-00 | C | N/A | 94% |
| 2000-01 | C | N/A | 94% |
| 2001-02 | C | 330 | 90% |
| 2002-03 | C | 343 | 97% |
| 2003-04 | C | 346 | 95% |
| 2004-05 | C | 333 | 98% |
| 2005-06 | C | 373 | 98% |
| 2006-07 | D | 414 | 98% |
| 2007-08 | B | 523 | 99% |
| 2008-09 | B | 519 | 99% |
| 2009-10 | B | 501 | 98% |
Films and Productions shot at Beach High
MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's MADE
Made (TV series)
MTV's MADE is a self-improvement reality television series broadcast on MTV. The series follows teens who have a goal and want to be "made" into things like singers, athletes, dancers, skateboarders, etc. The teens are joined by a "Made Coach", an expert in their chosen field, who tries to help...
, a self-improvement reality television series, was shot at Miami Beach Senior High in early 2010 chronicling the Miami Beach Cheer Team and their struggles of some trying to make the team and improving the team. It is the third episode of the 11th season of the series on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. It premiered August 20, 2010 to mixed reviews.
Student demographics
The ethnic composition of the student body is:- 68% HispanicHispanicHispanic 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 ...
- 21% CaucasianWhite peopleWhite people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
- 8% African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican 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...
- 1% MultiracialMultiracialThe 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...
- 1% AsianAsian AmericanAsian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
- <1%American IndianIndigenous peoples of the AmericasThe 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...
The gender composition of the student body is:
- 51% MaleMaleMale refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
- 49% FemaleFemaleFemale is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
School renovations
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
, a new dining facility and outdoor dining area with food court
Food court
A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
style service, a new gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium, black box theater
Black box theater
The black box theater is a relatively recent innovation, consisting of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor.-History:...
, media center, science and computer labs. The first phase, which includes the already completed bus lane and parking lots, parent drop-off lane, auditorium, and new classrooms was completed in late 2007.
The completed construction and remodeling of the school was finished only a few weeks before school started. This includes a fourth facility (Building 6) which houses a new gym and cafeteria and opened in time for the start of the 2009–10 school year over the former area of the 100–400 wings. The new air-conditioned gym is twice the size of the old gym, which was demolished during the summer break of 2009 in time for the first day of school. A courtyard replaced the old gym's location. The new gym has an aerobics room, dance studio, and new locker rooms. The walls are painted white with indented spots of red and silver, and display the updated Hi-Tide logo.
See also
- Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
- High schoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
- Education in the United StatesEducation in the United StatesEducation in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory.Public education is universally available...