Miami Norland Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1193 NW 193th St Norwood neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida. The school's name came from it being the northernmost school in Miami-Dade County, following after North Dade Jr./Sr. High School. As of 1998 Dr. Michael M. Krop High School is the northernmost school in Miami-Dade County.
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History
Miami Norland opened its doors to students in 1958 as an all-white school, taking in 50 students in grades 7-12. Once Norland Junior High School opened across the street, grades 7-9 moved there. Miami Norland continued to have three grade levels (10th, 11th and 12th) until 1985, when grade 9 was added.
The first principal of Miami Norland, Foster Hunter, guided the school from its inception into the mid-1970s. For more than a decade, it was an all-white school; this changed in 1969, when all schools in Dade County were court-ordered to desegregate.
The original buildings of Miami Norland were demolished during the summer of 2016, after a new, more modern facility was built to replace the old facility. Prior to the teardown, the school hosted a walk-through for alumni to take a last look at the old building. The new building opened for classes on August 22, 2016, at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year. This new building was the last new facility for the northern Miami-Dade County high schools.
The school now offers an Academy of Fine Arts, Hospitality and Tourism and Teaching magnet programs.
Prior to the opening of North Miami Beach High School and Dr. Michael Krop High School, students from North Miami Beach were assigned to North Miami High School and Miami Norland High School.
Even in Florida's oppressive heat, there was no air conditioning at the school until the late 1970s.
Miami Norland Senior High is the sister school by original blueprints of Miami Palmetto Senior High in Southwest Dade County.
Miami Norland was graded an "A" school in December 2012.
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Demographics
Miami Norland is 95% Black, 4% Hispanic and 1% non-white Hispanic.
School uniforms
Students are required to wear school uniform shirts in maroon, white or gray. They may wear solid maroon, gray, khaki, or black pants or shorts.
Athletics
Cheerleading
- 2013 (AMERICHEER International Champions) (1st place)
- 2013 (Beach Battle Cheer Competition) (2nd place)
- 2015 (AMERICHEER International Champions)
- 2015 (FCDA) (1st place) - This was the first time boys were on the team in 55 years.
Girls' basketball
- Back-to-back State Champions
- FHSAA State Champions 2009 (2010 undefeated 32-0)
- 2012 FHSAA State Runner-Up
Boys' basketball
- 2006 FHSAA State Champions
- 2008 FHSAA State Champions
- 2012 FHSAA State Champions
- 2013 FHSAA State Champions
- 2014 FHSAA State Champions
- 2015 FHSAA State Champions
Football
- 2002 FHSAA 6A State Champions
- 2010 FHSAA 3A State Runner-Up
- 2011 FHSAA 5A State Champions (undefeated 15-0)
Notable alumni
- Antwan Barnes, current NFL outside linebacker free agent
- Dwayne Bowe, current NFL wide receiver free agent
- Antonio Brown, current NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Amir Celestin (born 1990), plays for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Ereck Flowers, current NFL offensive tackle New York Giants
- Rachel Jeantel, star witness in the Trayvon Martin case
- Duke Johnson, current NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns
- Gil Patterson, former professional baseball player, New York Yankees
- Ian Richards, County Court Judge of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit
- Randy Shannon, football coach at the University of Florida; former Miami Hurricanes' head football coach
- Darrin Smith, former NFL linebacker who won two Super Bowl rings with the Dallas Cowboys
- Tourek Williams, current NFL defensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers
- Xavier Rhodes, current NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings
See also
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Education in the United States
References
External links
- Miami Norland High School's official website
- Miami-Dade County public schools
- http://www.norlandseniorhighclassof1967.com/
Sources
- Alce, A. et al. (May 16, 1998) Demonstration Turns Violent at Norland High. The Miami Herald, page 1A
- Walters, S. (April 18, 1999) No Peace at Norland. The Miami Herald, page 1B
- Samuels, R. (February 3, 2007) Jesse Jackson delivers message of hope to kids. The Miami Herald, page 6B
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