Miami Coral Park High School

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Miami Coral Park Senior High School is a secondary school, located at 8865 S.W. 16th Street in Miami, Florida, USA. The school was opened in 1963. It was the first school with A/C in south Florida. The principal is Dr. Nick JacAngelo. In the 2006-2007 school year, Coral Park scored a "C" on the FCAT. Coral Park has one of the best Engineering and Robotics academies including other subcategory.

For a brief period in the late 1980s up to the late 1990s (1998), the stretch of 16th street on which the school is located was renamed "Jose Canseco Street" after one of the school's most famous alumni. However, after Canseco gained notoriety due to several scandalous episodes, the street returned to its original designation as "Ram Road" when students signed a petition.

Coral Park's athletic rival is Southwest Miami High School.

During the summer of 1984, Coral Park's gym was used as the Angel Beach High gym in Porky's Revenge, the third movie of the Porky's series.

Demographics

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Miami Coral Park has been a predominantly Hispanic school since the 1980s. As of the 2007–08 school year, 94% of the school is Hispanic, 4% is White, 1% is Black, and 1% is Asian/Pacific Islander. Forty-three percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Ten percent of the students have disabilities, 9% of the students are gifted, and 13% are not English proficient.

Mission statement

Coral Park, we stand beside thee,
Guide our hopes and goals.
Help us gain the knowledge,
We need for future roles.
Filled with love and loyalty,
Your sons and daughters we'll always be.
Live forever in our song,
Alma Mater great and strong.
Coral Park live on forever,
Lift your colors high.
Coral Park forever,
We'll praise her to the sky.

Notable alumni

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• Steven Bauer, (real name: Rocky Echevarria), class of 1974: actor
• José Canseco, class of 1982: former professional baseball player
• Maria Cardenas, American engineer, and fashion designer
• Hansel Munoz: actor, singer / songwriter, class of 2007
• Elsa Casales (now Elsa Murano), class of 1977: 23rd President of Texas A&M University
• Jessica Collazo (now Jessica Aguirre), class of 1981: TV news anchor
• Lili Estefan, class of 1984: TV talk show host
• Pedro Gomez, class of 1981: TV sports reporter
• Danny Pino, class of 1993: actor
• Pitbull (rapper) (real name: Armando Christian Perez), rapper
• Luis Montanez class of 2000: Major League baseball player. Selected by Chicago Cubs in first round (3rd overall) of 2000 amateur entry draft, plays for the Orioles.
• Steven Reinemund, class of 1967: former Chairman of the Board and CEO of PepsiCo
• Eric Soderholm, former professional baseball player
• Tessie Santiago, class of 1993, actress.
• Pete Gonzalez, NFL Quarterback

See also

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
• High school
• Education in the United States

External links

• Miami-Dade County public schools