Miami Sunset Senior High School

Miami Sunset Senior High School is a secondary school of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. The principal is John C. Lux.[2]

Miami Sunset Senior High School
Address
Map
13125 SW 72nd St

,
Florida 33183

United States
Information
TypePublic, Secondary
MottoStay Golden Sunset!
EstablishedSeptember 1978
StatusActive
School districtMiami-Dade County Public Schools District 10
PrincipalJohn C. Lux
Teaching staff54.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,118 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.70[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s) Black, Silver, and Gold
MascotKrypto the Knight
NicknameKnights
School hours7:20am-2:20pm
Average class size20.6
Websitemiamisunsetsenior.net

It is located in the Kendale Lakes census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.[3][4]

Demographics edit

In the academic year 2019–2020 there were 1,415 students enrolled. Approximately 89% were ethnically Hispanic, 6% white, 4% black, and 1% of Asian/Pacific origin.[5] Just over half the students (1239) were eligible for free lunch.[5]

Athletics edit

State championships edit

  • Soccer
    • Men's:[6] 1989 (4A), 2004 (6A), 2005 (6A)
  • Tennis
    • Men's:[6] 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A)
    • Women's:[7] 1996 (6A), 1997 (6A), 1998 (6A), 1999 (6A), 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A), 2004 (4A), 2005 (4A)
      (state record for most consecutive championships)
  • Volleyball
    • Women's:[7] 1980 (4A), 1985 (4A), 1987 (4A), 1988 (4A), 1993 (5A), 1995 (6A)

Notable alumni edit

Athletics edit

Politics edit

Other edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "MIAMI SUNSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Miami Sunset SHS. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Accessed April 2015.
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kendale Lakes CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-05-06. - Compare this map to the school address to confirm the locations.
  4. ^ "Home". Miami Sunset Senior High School. Retrieved 2020-05-07. 13125 SW 72 Street Miami, FL 33183
  5. ^ a b School Name: Miami Sunset Senior High School. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences: National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "FHSAA boys' soccer titles" (PDF). FHSAA. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "FHSAA girls' tennis titles" (PDF). FHSAA. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  8. ^ "Ronni Reis-Bernstein - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame.
  9. ^ Yen, Yi-Wyn. "ALL GROWN UP TEEN PHENOM CRISTIE KERR HAS FINALLY BLOSSOMED INTO AN LPGA FORCE". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ NFL Draft 2001
  11. ^ "2004 Florida All-State Soccer Teams". Southern Soccer Scene. January 19, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Anthony Rodriguez - 2018 - 2020 ( Speaker Oliva )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  13. ^ "Sunset". The Miami Herald. June 10, 1984. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Rondon, Steban (11 May 2022). "Sins of the father: Miami's Maud Newton reckons with her family's history". South Florida Media Network. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  15. ^ Garcia, Mark (February 7, 2018). "Astronaut Frank Rubio". NASA. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Barbieri, Giulia (14 November 2022). "How Tony Succar, FIU alum and Latin Grammy winner, is reimagining Salsa music". South Florida Media Network. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Miami actress the 'new girl at school' in 'Devious Maids'". Miami Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

External links edit

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