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Miami Norland Senior High School
Established August 1958
Type Public
Principal Luis B. Solano
Students 1,433
Grades 9–12
Location Norwood, Florida, USA
District Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Campus Suburban
Colors Maroon & Gray
Mascot Vikings
School hours 7:20 AM - 2:20 PM
Website [1]

Miami Norland Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1050 NW 195th St in the Norwood neighborhood. The school's name come from it being the Northern most school in Dade County, following after North Dade Jr./Sr. High School

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[edit] History

Miami Norland opened its doors to students in 1969 as an all-white school, taking in 50 students, including 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 1988, when grade 9 was added. Even in Florida's oppressive heat, there was no air conditioning at the school until the late 1970s. The first principal of Miami Norland, Foster Hunter, guided the school from inception into the mid-1970s. For more than a decade, Miami Norland Senior High School 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 still remain. These original buildings include the first two main rooms, whoe room, wood stop and drop, metal in and out lab, art wing, auditorium, band room, annes's, and chorus room. In 1964, a library wing was added, giving Miami Norland one of the largest libraries in the Miami-Dade public school system. The main office was remodeled and a science wing was added in 1996. A new gymnasium was added in 2006, and the old gym was converted to a two-story classroom building (which included a dance studio), allowing the school to add a dance program to their academy programs. The school now offers an Academy of Fine Arts, Hospitality and Tourism and Teaching magnet programs.

[edit] Demographics

Miami Norland is 95% Black, 4% Hispanic and 1% non white,Hipanic.[1]

[edit] School uniforms

Students are required to wear the school color shirts, but they wear black, khaki, gray, or maroon pants. school uniforms.[2]

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Girl's basketball

  • Back to Back State Champions
  • 2009 FHSAA State Champions (Undefeated 32-0)
  • 2010 FHSAA State Champions

[edit] Boy’s basketball

[edit] Football

  • 2002 FHSAA 6A State Champions
  • 2010 FHSAA 3A State Runner-Up]
  • 2011 FHSAA 5A State Champions Undefeated (15-0)

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Carla Harris-Curry Class of 1989 (Played for University of Miami Women's Basketball Team) Current Senior High School Head Coach for the Back to Back State Champions Miami Norland Lady Vikings Basketball Team.
  • Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver)
  • Randy Shannon, former Dallas Cowboy and former coach of University of Miami Hurricanes
  • John Turner University of Miami.San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings
  • JT Money Rapper
  • Dwayne Bowe (KC Chiefs Wide Receiver)
  • Randy "Duke" Johnson Class of 2012 (University of Miami Running Back)
  • Keith "Bam" Brown Class of 2012 (University of Louisville Line Backer)
  • Feddie Davey Class of 2012 (University of Washington State Defensive Back)
  • Mike McKenzie (Green Bay Packers/ New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Champions)
  • Xavier Rhodes Class of 2009( Florida State University Defensive Back)
  • Travell Dixon Class of 2009( University of Alabama Defensive Back)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

 This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2009)
  1. ^ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/17605
  2. ^ Dress Code. Miami Norland High School. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.
  3. ^ miami herald 3/1/08 page 12d

[edit] External links

[edit] 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, page 1B
  • Samuels, R. (February 3, 2007) Jesse Jackson delivers message of hope to kids. The Miami Herald, page 6B
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