Miami Norland Senior High School

Miami Norland Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1193 NW 193th St in the Norland (Norwood) neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida.

Miami Norland Senior High School
Address
1193 NW 193rd St

Miami Gardens
,
Florida

United States
Information
TypePublic
School districtMiami-Dade County Public Schools
PrincipalRonald Redmon
Teaching staff80.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1457(2020-2021)
Student to teacher ratio22.66[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)   
AthleticsTrack, Football
MascotViking
School hours7:20 AM - 2:20 PM

History

Miami Norland opened its doors to students in 1958 as an all-white school, taking in 50 students in grades 7-12. Once Norland Junior High School opened across the street, grades 7-9 moved there. Miami Norland continued to have three grade levels (10th, 11th and 12th) until 1985, when grade 9 was added.

The first principal of Miami Norland, Foster Hunter, guided the school from its inception into the mid-1970s. For more than a decade, it was an all-white school; this changed in 1969, when all schools in Dade County were court-ordered to desegregate.

The original buildings of Miami Norland were demolished during the summer of 2016, after a new, more modern facility was built to replace the old facility. Prior to the teardown, the school hosted a walk-through for alumni to take a last look at the old building. The new building opened for classes on August 22, 2016, at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year. This new building was the last new facility for the northern Miami-Dade County high schools.

The school now offers an Academy of Fine Arts, Hospitality and Tourism and Teaching magnet programs.

Prior to the opening of North Miami Beach High School and Dr. Michael Krop High School, students from North Miami Beach were assigned to North Miami High School and Miami Norland High School.[2]

Even in Florida's oppressive heat, there was no air conditioning at the school until the late 1970s.

Miami Norland Senior High is the sister school by original blueprints of Miami Palmetto Senior High in Southwest Dade County.

It was in the Norland census-designated place,[3][4] in an unincorporated area until Miami Gardens incorporated as a city on May 13, 2003.[5]

Miami Norland was graded an "A" school in December 2012.

Demographics

Miami Norland is 95% Black, 4% Hispanic and 1% non-white Hispanic.[6]

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniform shirts in maroon, white or gray. They may wear solid maroon, gray, khaki, or black pants or shorts.[7]

Athletics

Cheerleading
  • 2013 (AMERICHEER International Champions) (1st place)
  • 2013 (Beach Battle Cheer Competition) (2nd place)
  • 2015 (AMERICHEER International Champions)
  • 2015 (FCDA) (1st place) - This was the first time boys were on the team in 55 years.

Girls' basketball
  • Back-to-back State Champions
  • FHSAA State Champions 2009 (2010 undefeated 32-0)
  • 2012 FHSAA State Runner-Up

Boys' basketball
  • 2006 FHSAA State Champions[8]
  • 2008 FHSAA State Champions
  • 2012 FHSAA State Champions
  • 2013 FHSAA State Champions
  • 2014 FHSAA State Champions
  • 2015 FHSAA State Champions

Football
  • 2002 FHSAA 6A State Champions
  • 2010 FHSAA 3A State Runner-Up
  • 2011 FHSAA 5A State Champions (undefeated 15-0)

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. Bramson, Seth. From Farms and Fields to the Future: The Incredible History of North Miami Beach. Arcadia Publishing, June 1, 2012. ISBN 1614236410, 9781614236412. Google Books PT 125. "[...]and then on to North Miami Beach Senior High,[...]or Dr. Michael Krop Senior High,[...]to complete their secondary educations. (Prior to the opening of NMB and Krop, North Miami Beach's high school-age students went to North Miami or Norland High Schools.)"
  3. "Census 2000 Block Map: Norland CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-05-11. - Compare to school addresses.
  4. "Home". Miami Norland High School. Retrieved 2020-05-11. 1193 NW 193rd St. Miami Gardens, FL 33169
  5. "City of Miami Gardens: Demographics". 2009. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015.
  6. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/17605
  7. Dress Code. Miami Norland High School. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
  8. Miami Herald 3/1/08 page 12d
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-11-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Goldstein, Steven (July 6, 1989). "For 19 years, mother keeps a lonely vigil". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

Sources
  • Alce, A. et al. (May 16, 1998) Demonstration Turns Violent at Norland High. The Miami Herald, page 1A
  • Walters, S. (April 18, 1999) No Peace at Norland. The Miami Herald, page 1B
  • Samuels, R. (February 3, 2007) Jesse Jackson delivers message of hope to kids. The Miami Herald, page 6B

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