Miami Killian High School
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| Miami Killian Senior High School | |
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| 10655 Sw 97th Ave Miami, Florida, 33176 United States |
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| School type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Reaching New Heights" |
| Established | September 1965 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Ricardo Rodriguez |
| Vice principal | Ciro Hidalgo Leonor Ravelo Niki Ruiz Jimmy Wetherspoon |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrolment | 3,351 |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Hours in school day | 7:30am–2:30pm |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | http://killian.dadeschools.net/ |
Miami Killian Senior High School is a secondary school located in Miami, Florida, USA. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System.
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[edit] Academics
Miami Killian offers over 20 different AP (Advanced Placement) courses, which can be taken for college credit if a student passes the culminating exam at the end of the year.
Miami Killian's "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" team has won the state competition in 2005, 2007, and 2008 and will attend the national competition in 2008 for the second time (the first was in 2007).
Miami Killian's rivals are Palmetto High, Coral Reef High and Southridge Highschool.
[edit] Demographics
Miami Killian is 50% Hispanic, 25% White non-Hispanic, 22% Black, and 2% Asian. [1]
[edit] Athletics
Championships
- Varsity boys' soccer:[2]
- 1977 State Title
- 1983 State Title
- 1984 State Title
- 1988 State Title
- 1990 State Title
- 1992 State Title
- Varsity boys' football:
- 2004 State Title (04-05 school year) class of 2005
- Varsity boys' Baseball:
- 1990 Regional & Sectional Champions
- 2004 Regional Champions
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tony Sanchez - catcher drafted 4th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2009 MLB draft
- Raja Bell - active guard for the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA
- Steve Blake - spent freshman and sophomore year at Miami Killian Senior High School, University of Maryland Alumnus and active point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA
- Alex S. Gonzalez - retired MLB player
- Dave Graveline - Nationally Syndicated Radio and Television Personality, Host of "Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline"
- Randal Hill - retired NFL player and University of Miami,(FL) Alumnus
- Andy Slater - active Fox Sports Radio talk-show host
- Sean Taylor - late NFL player who played safety for Washington Redskins. Attended Miami Killian then transferred to Gulliver Preparatory School
- Stephen Tulloch - active linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL and N.C. State Alumnus
- Danny Miranda - Pitcher out of Killian Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 50th round
- John Patterson - retired MLB Pitcher
- Derick Gibson - Retired NFL Player,FSU Graduate,Oakland Raiders
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