Miami Northwestern High School
| Miami Northwestern Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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1100 Northwest 71st Street Miami, Florida 33150 United States |
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| Type | Public, Secondary |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Wallace Aristide |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,633 (2015–16) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Old Gold Royal Blue |
| Nickname | Bulls |
| Website | northwesternbulls |
Miami Northwestern Senior High School is a public 4-year high school located in Miami, Florida, United States, serving students in grades 9-12 from the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami. The school colors are old gold and royal blue. The average annual enrollment is approximately 1,800 students. Miami Northwestern was founded in 1955 to serve the increasing population of northern Miami. Shortly after the school's inception, the Bull was chosen as the official school mascot from the former Dorsey High School. Miami Northwestern originally served as an all-black high school. Beginning in 1966, Dade County high schools stopped being segregated, and most students from Booker T. Washington transferred to Northwestern (and Miami Jackson Senior High School) in 1967–1968.
Miami Northwestern is a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 6A division and are known as the "Bulls". The school's football program has experienced significant success throughout its history, including winning a High School Football National Championship in 2007. Extracurricular activities are offered, including the performing arts, school publications, and clubs. Notable alumni of the school include Barrington Irving, the first black pilot to fly solo around the world, and Lavonte David, a starting linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2011, the school received a "B" grade on the FCAT report card, the first time an inner-city Miami school had achieved such a high mark.
Miami Northwestern Senior High School formally opened in September 1955 and was located off 12th Avenue and 71st Street. The mascot "Bull" comes from the former Dorsey High School. Once the new school opened, former Dorsey graduates called it the "New Bull." Several Dorsey graduates are still living today.
With the explosion of the "baby boom" children needing higher education in the second largest school district in the US, Florida's state officials deemed Miami as a major problem in secondary schools as early as 1953. Miami Northwestern was one of the schools in Dade County built to accommodate more students. When Miami Northwestern opened, it served only the black residents of Dade County, along with some schools that had been turned into middle schools. George Washington Carver, Mays and North Dade middle schools were all high schools for the black residents of Dade County, Florida. The class of 1966 all over Dade County stopped having segregated schools, and most of the students from Booker T. Washington came to Northwestern (and Miami Jackson Senior High School) in 1967–1968.
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