Coral Gables High School
| Coral Gables Senior High School | |
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Coral Gables, Florida United States |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | September 1950 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Mr. Adolfo Costa |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,300 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Crimson and Grey |
| Mascot | Cavaliers |
| School hours | 7:15 AM to 2:20 PM |
| Average class size | 37 |
| School motto | Dirigo (Latin for "I lead") |
| Website | cghs.dadeschools.net |
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Coral Gables Senior High School is a secondary school located at 450 Bird Road in Coral Gables, Florida, at the corner of LeJeune Road.
Coral Gables SHS opened its doors in 1950; its architectural design reflects a Spanish influence, with open courtyards adorned with water fountains. New buildings have been added to its 26-acre (110,000 m2) campus, most recently a three-story building.
Coral Gables SHS is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The last review took place in the spring of 2006. The instructional faculty consists of 183 teachers. Eighty-two members of the faculty have a master's degree and six faculty members have earned a doctorate degree. Coral Gables High School was one of only twelve high schools in the nation to win the Siemens Foundation's Award for Advanced Placement. It ranks 221st in Newsweek's Top 1,000 U.S. Schools.
Coral Gables SHS is served by the Miami Metrorail at the Douglas Road Station.
The school opened in 1950. High school students had been moved from the previous campus, Ponce de Leon High School. The new Coral Gables High retained the school yearbook name, Caveleon, and the school mascot, "Cavaliers". Ponce de Leon High School became Ponce de Leon Middle School.
In September 2009 a 17-year-old student stabbed another 17-year-old student to death at the school. The perpetrator received a 40-year prison sentence. Francisco Alvarado of the Miami New Times said that the incident "spawned a lot of reactionary comments from Coral Gables High parents and former students, expressing shock that such a violent episode could take place at an otherwise well-behaved school in an affluent neighborhood," and that he had received two emails that said that Coral Gables High was in decline.
Coral Gables SHS is 82% Hispanic (of any ethnicity), 6% Black, 10% White non-Hispanic and 2% Asian/other.
During the 1950s some Jewish students were in the attendance zone for Coral Gables High but were instead sent to Miami High School; this was especially the case with girls, as many high-status girls' clubs at Coral Gables High did not admit Jews. Not having extracurricular credits would hurt a student's admission status with universities.
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