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
13125 SW 72nd St Miami , Florida 33183 United States
Information
Type	Public, Secondary
Motto	Stay Golden Sunset!
Established	September 1978
Status	Active
School district	Miami-Dade County Public Schools District 10
Principal	John C. Lux
Teaching staff	52.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,065 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.48[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Black, silver and gold
Mascot	Krypto the Knight
Nickname	Knights
School hours	7:20am-2:20pm
Average class size	20.6
Website	miamisunsetsenior.net

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

Demographics

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

State championships

• 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

Athletics

• Fuad Reveiz, class of 1981, former NFL player
• Alan Veingrad, class of 1981, NFL American football player
• Ronni Reis, class of 1984, tennis player^[8]
• Anita Marks, class of 1988, ESPN announcer and former football player
• Raúl Ibañez, class of 1990, MLB player
• Cristie Kerr, class of 1996, LPGA Tour professional^[9]
• Torrance Marshall, class of 1996, former NFL player^[10]
• Eric Vasquez, class of 2001, former MLS player
• Luis Alberto Perea, class of 2004, former MLS player^[11]
• Eddy Piñeiro, class of 2014, NFL football player

Politics

• Esteban Bovo, class of 1980, mayor of Hialeah, Florida
• Michael Bileca, class of 1988, former member of the Florida House of Representatives
• Anthony Rodriguez, class of 2006, member of the Florida House of Representatives^[12]

Other

• Maria T. Abreu, class of 1984, gastroenterologist^[13]

• Maud Newton, class of 1993, writer^[14]
• Kimberly Peirce, class of 1985, film director
• DJ EFN, class of 1993, record label executive and DJ.
• Frank Rubio, class of 1994, NASA astronaut^[15]
• Yvette Prieto, class of 1997, model
• Tony Succar, class of 2004, musician^[16]
• Sol Rodriguez, class of 2008, actress^[17]

See also

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
• Education in the United States

References

1. "MIAMI SUNSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
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 May 6, 2020. - Compare this map to the school address to confirm the locations.
4. "Home". Miami Sunset Senior High School. Retrieved May 7, 2020. 13125 SW 72 Street Miami, FL 33183
5. 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. "FHSAA boys' soccer titles" (PDF). FHSAA. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
7. "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 April 10, 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 March 3, 2019.
13. "Sunset". The Miami Herald. June 10, 1984. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
14. Rondon, Steban (May 11, 2022). "Sins of the father: Miami's Maud Newton reckons with her family's history". South Florida Media Network. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
15. Garcia, Mark (February 7, 2018). "Astronaut Frank Rubio". NASA. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
16. Barbieri, Giulia (November 14, 2022). "How Tony Succar, FIU alum and Latin Grammy winner, is reimagining Salsa music". South Florida Media Network. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
17. "Miami actress the 'new girl at school' in 'Devious Maids'". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

External links

• Miami Sunset High School website
• Miami-Dade County public schools information
• GreatSchools Overview

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