Southwest Miami High School
| Southwest Miami Senior High School | |
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Olympia Heights, Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 25°43′21″N 80°20′18″W / 25.72246°N 80.33839°WCoordinates: 25°43′21″N 80°20′18″W / 25.72246°N 80.33839°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1956 |
| Founder | Emmanuel Comas |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 5,361 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple, White, and Black |
| School hours | 7:20 AM to 2:20 PM |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Website | sweagles.org |
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Southwest Miami High School is a secondary school located at 8855 SW 50th Terrace in Olympia Heights, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Its principal is Carlos Diaz. School colors are purple and white. Southwest is currently an A school and has been since 2010. Of the more than 30 public schools that are neither all magnet schools nor charter schools, Southwest is ranked second best in Miami-Dade county by U.S. News & World Report.
Southwest Miami High School was founded on September 1956 as Southwest Miami Junior Senior High School. The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at neighboring Coral Gables Senior High School. Featuring grades 7-10, it was eventually converted to a high school in 1959 upon graduating its first senior class.
Southwest's athletic rival is Miami Coral Park Senior High School.
In 2003 a portion of the ceiling over the school library collapsed.
Southwest Miami High School is 93% Hispanic, 55% Black and 6% other.
The student newspaper is the Lancer, the yearbook is Aquila (Latin for "eagle"), and TV production students are responsible for the morning announcements.
The Royal Lancer marching band performs at halftime of football games and the Illusion dancers perform throughout the school year.
Southwest has a rich history in athletics. By the time the first graduating class (1959) donned their caps and gowns, the Eagles had already won state championships in boys' basketball and boys' track. On May 7, 1964, Southwest became the first Dade County white school to face a black school in a sport other than track when it took on George Washington Carver Senior High School in baseball. The Florida High School Athletic Association began sponsoring state championships in boys' volleyball in 2003 and, in the first eight years of the state tournament, the Eagles took home two state championships.
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