Miami Palmetto High School

This article is about the high school in Pinecrest, Florida. For other high schools with the same name, see Palmetto High School (disambiguation).

Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Established	September 1958
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Dr. Allison Harley
Students	4,093 students
Grades	9–12
Location	Pinecrest, Florida, USA
District	Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Columbia blue and white
Mascot	Panther
School hours	7:20–2:20
Motto	Vis Per Scientiam Latin for "Strength through knowledge"
Website	mpsh.dadeschools.net

Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida, USA, a Miami suburb; its principal is Allison Harley. The school is on 23 acres (93,000 m²) in southwest Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. Miami Norland Senior High is Miami Palmetto's sister school by original blueprints. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.^[1]

Miami Palmetto's athletic rivals are Miami Killian High School and Coral Reef High School. Coral Gables High School and South Dade High School were rivals throughout much of the school's history.

History

The school was built in 1958. Miami Palmetto serves a diverse population both culturally and socio-economically. It is one of two public high schools with a white non-Hispanic plurality in Miami-Dade County, the other being Tracy and Alonzo Mourning High School. The school is 40% white (non-Hispanic), 34% Hispanic, 18% black (non-Hispanic), 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial.^[2]

Academics

Miami Palmetto students score higher on both state and national assessments than other standard (non-magnet) public schools in Miami-Dade County. For example, according to Newsweek's List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (2011),^[3] Miami Palmetto is ranked at 251 in the nation (23rd in the State of Florida). This ranking is based on self-reported statistics^[4] including:

• On-time graduation (91%)
• Graduates immediately enrolling in college (95%)
• Various standardized test scores (45%)
• AP/IB/AICE courses offered per graduate (5%)

Miami Palmetto media

Miami Palmetto has two publications: the newspaper, "The Panther", and the yearbook, Palm Echo. Both are managed by staffs composed entirely of students, with Kurt Panton serving as adviser to both. The daily morning newscast, WPAW, airs on closed-circuit channel 3.

Athletics

Miami Palmetto won the Miami Herald's Athletic Program of the Year Award for large schools in 2005–06 and 2006–07. Miami Palmetto is strong in swimming, track, golf, wrestling, girls basketball, tennis, baseball and softball. Many athletes have signed college scholarships. Recently playing for the boys basketball team was Tim Hardaway, Jr. who committed to The University of Michigan and is also the son of former NBA all-star Tim Hardaway. Miami Palmetto's athletics have recently produced players such as Jaamal Berry (Ohio State) Jamaine Brooks(Louisville) Delvin Jones(Ole Miss) Taylor Wasser (Florida Atlantic), Andrell Smith (Louisvile), and Adam Sargent (University of Miami). Miami Palmetto has won 19 state championships. Miami Palmetto's dance team, Chattonettes and company, ranks well every year in competition.

• Boys golf – 1967
• Softball – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008
• Girls tennis – 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986
• Boys tennis – 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996
• Wrestling – 1974, 1976, 1996
• Boys Swimming – 2009, 2010
• Boys Water Polo – 1984

Recent teams finished strong at the regional (Southern Florida) and state level.

• Softball – District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions, State Runner-ups, State Champions
• Boys tennis – District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions, State Runner-Ups
• Boys golf – District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions, State Runner-Ups
• Girls swimming – District Champions, GMAC Champions, 3rd Place Regionals
• Boys swimming – District Champions, GMAC Champions, Youth Fair Champions, Regional Champions, State Champions
• Boys volleyball – District Runner-Ups, GMAC Champions
• Girls Volleyball - District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions
• Girls golf – District Runner-Ups, Regional Runner-Ups
• Girls soccer – District Champions, GMAC Champions, Regional Champions
• Boys water polo – GMAC Champions
• Girls water polo – District Runner-Ups
• Baseball – District Runner-Ups
• Girls tennis – District Runner-Ups

Notable alumni

• Jeff Bezos – founder of Amazon.com
• Hugo Black III – lawyer and legislator
• Vinnie Chulk – Major League Baseball player (Pitcher) Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan
• Larry Crawford – 4-time Canadian Football League All-Star
• Alex Flinn – young adult author
• Jonathan James – teen hacker who penetrated NASA and DOD computer systems at age 15
• Tom Foley – Third base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays and former Major League Baseball player
• Robin Fraser – former U.S national soccer team member, Major League Soccer player with the Los Angeles Galaxy, current head coach Chivas USA
• Terri Garber – Actress, most famous for playing Ashton Main in the miniseries North and South
• Glenn Geffner radio play-by-play announcer for the Florida Marlins
• Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie – American astronaut
• Ben Greenman – author and editor at the New Yorker
• Matt Gribble – Olympic swimmer
• Sylvia Hitchcock – Miss Universe 1967
• Rohan Marley – owner of Tuff Gong Clothing and son of Bob Marley
• Paul McKinley – Dean, Saybrook College, Yale University
• Bill Miller (finance) (b. 1950), Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, Legg Mason Capital Management
• Orson Mobley – football player for the Denver Broncos
• Chris Myers – football player for the Houston Texans
• Jennifer Rodriguez – Olympic speed skater
• Cecil Sapp – football player for the Denver Broncos
• Marla Schaffel – Tony Award-nominated, Drama Desk Award winner actress of Jane Eyre (musical)
• Kimbo Slice – bareknuckle boxer and mixed martial artist
• Nadia Turner – season 4 American Idol finalist
• Roger Manganelli – bassist for Less Than Jake
• Matt Mehana – Vocalist for I Set My Friends On Fire
• Dan Boothe - Award winning writer, producer, director

See also

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools

References

External links

• Miami-Dade County public schools
• Miami Palmetto Senior High website
• 05-06 School profile – achievement