South Dade Senior High School

South Dade Senior High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, just north of Homestead. It is located on 60 acres (240,000 m²) at the southernmost end of Miami-Dade County.

South Dade Senior High School
Address
28401 SW 167th Avenue Homestead , Florida 33030 United States
Coordinates	25°30′05″N 80°27′35″W
Information
Type	Public magnet (As of 2008-09)
Motto	There is no peer to a Buccaneer!(Formerly "The Rebels")
Established	Original campus: August 1953; 71 years ago (August 1953) New campus: April 2008; 16 years ago (April 2008)
School district	Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal	Jay De Armas[1]
Teaching staff	127.00 (FTE) (2023–2024)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	3,254 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	25.62 (2023–2024)[2]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Royal Blue, White and Black
Mascot	Buccaneer
Average class size	28
Website	sdshs.net

It is the older of the two public high schools that serves the population of parts of the city of Homestead, Redland, Naranja, Leisure City, and other unincorporated areas.

South Dade is currently structured as a magnet school with International Baccalaureate and five other Academic programs that draw students from throughout the region.

History

South Dade was established in 1953, consolidating the original Homestead High School with the agricultural program and grades 9-12 of the Redland Farm Life School.^[3] Following the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in August 1992, the school building was repaired and a new science wing opened in 1995. In 2008, a state of the art facility with over 420,000 square feet opened.^[4]

School journalism

• The Scene - school newspaper
• Southernaire - school yearbook
• BUCTV - school TV production

Magnet academies

Academy of Professional Services

• Agritechnology & Business Systems
• Landscape Design Architecture
• Sports & Recreational Turf Management
• Automotive Service Technology
• Materials & Processing Technology

Academy of International Finance, Business & Technology

• Information Technology
• Web Design Services
• Accounting Operations
• Business Supervise & Management
• Electronic Business Enterprise

Academy of Sports, Nutrition & Health Science

• Sports Administration
• Sports Medicine
• Nursing Assisting
• Childcare
• Culinary Arts
• Medical Assisting

Academy of Visual & Performing Arts

• Symphonic Band
• Wind Ensemble
• Chorus
• Orchestra
• Dance
• Theatre Arts
• Visual Arts

Academy of Law Studies & Public Safety

• Criminal Justice & Legal Services
• Law Enforcement & Custom Operations
• JROTC
• Firefighter

Academy of International Baccalaureate (IB)

• French
• Italian
• Spanish

Athletics

Its athletic rival is Homestead High School.

• Baseball
• Basketball (boys and girls)
• Bowling
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Softball
• Swimming (boys and girls)
• Track (boys and girls)
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Wrestling

• State champions (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Bowling

• State champions (2003) - girls

Football

• State champions (2013)

Baseball

• State champions (2014)

South Dade HS feeder pattern

• Avocado Elementary School
• Neva King Cooper Educational Center
• Redland Elementary School
• Redondo Elementary School
• West Homestead Elementary School
• William A. Chapman Elementary School
• Homestead Middle School
• Redland Middle School
• South Dade Middle School
• South Dade Senior High School
• South Dade Adult Center
• South Dade Skill Center

Notable alumni

• Marcus Hudson, football player for the San Francisco 49ers^[5]
• Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste, football player for the Los Angeles Chargers^[6]
• Alek Manoah, baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays, 2019 MLB Draft #11 overall selection
• Jose 'Tony' Parrilla, three-time NCAA 800m champion University of Tennessee (1992-1994), 1992 and 1996 Olympian^[7]
• Victoria Principal, actress notable for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the TV show Dallas^[8]
• Kerry Reed, football player for the BC Lions^[9]
• Antrel Rolle, football player for the New York Giants^[10]
• James Wiggins, football player for the Arizona Cardinals. ^[11]

References

1. "Administrative Team - South Dade Senior High". South Dade Senior High – Home of the Buccaneers. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
2. "SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
3. "Redland Middle School – About Us". redlandmiddle.org. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
4. "School History – South Dade Senior High". Retrieved December 8, 2024.
5. Campbell, Janie (April 13, 2009). "Recruiting "Breach" Much Ado About Nothing". NBC Miami. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
6. "South Dade LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste talks UCF commitment". Orlando Sentinel. June 24, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
7. "UT Vols: Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame a 'victory lap' for Tony Parrilla". Knox News.
8. "Celebrities who went to school in South Florida". Sun-Sentinel. p. 30. Retrieved September 26, 2014 – via sun-sentinel.com.
9. Guistina, Joe (September 9, 2006). "Kerry Reed: No Problem Adjusting in Order to Win". CSTV. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
10. Vacchiano, Ralph (September 21, 2013). "Antrel Rolle brings a brash attitude as an influential leader for the NY Giants". Daily News. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
11. "Arizona Cardinals". espn.com. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

External links

• Official website
• South Dade Senior High School (sdhs.dadeschools.net) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)