School for Advanced Studies

School for Advanced Studies
Established	1988
Type	Public Secondary
Principal	Dr. Omar Monteagudo
Grades	11–12
Location	Miami, Florida, USA
District	Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Campus	Suburban
Colors	White, Blue
Mascot	White tigers
Website	Official website

The School for Advanced Studies (SAS) is a SACS accredited dual-enrollment secondary school in Miami, Florida. It is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System and is situated at four campuses of Miami Dade College. These four campuses are: the Kendall campus, North Campus, Wolfson Campus, and Homestead campus.

About the school

School for Advanced Studies (SAS) is a combined effort of Miami-Dade College (MDC) and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) initiated in the 1988-89 school year. The School for Advanced Studies is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Students admitted to the school receive free tuition and fees, free textbooks and materials, and, if eligible, school bus and metro-rail transportation funded by MDCPS. One hundred percent (100%) of the students graduate and continue their academic studies at colleges and universities in Florida, throughout the nation, or at foreign universities.

SAS is designed for motivated and academically talented 11th and 12th grade students whose needs are not met in the traditional high school setting. The school is not a magnet school. Student selection is based solely on the order of application among students who meet the basic requirements for admission. Students apply from all senior high schools in the district and numerous private and parochial schools. Additionally, many home-schooled students choose SAS to complete their secondary studies and begin the transition to college.

Each semester, students are enrolled in a minimum of three (3) college dual-enrollment courses, taught by MDC faculty, and four (4) high school courses, taught by M-DCPS faculty. This opportunity for acceleration and enrichment enhances the student population of both SAS and MDC with bright, eager minds. The SAS total student population cannot exceed 500 students, with 200 at the Kendall Campus, 100 at the North Campus (Founding campus 1988-1989), 100 at the Wolfson Campus, and 100 at the Homestead Campus (Newest Campus 2007).

The school population reflects the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the community. Students and faculty are supported by parental and community involvement. The school prides itself on its family-like environment, small school setting, and its focus on the humanities and a traditional education. The small high school environment affords the opportunity for individual student tutoring, counseling, and mentoring by faculty and staff. The environment provides a uniquely supportive transition between secondary and post-secondary education.

Founding faculty (1988–1989) of the School for Advanced Studies includes Charles Houghton, school site administrator, Lilliam Bez, and Mamo Powers.

Demographics

SAS is 62% Hispanic, 16% Black, 16% White non-Hispanic, and 5% Asian.

Organizations

The following organizations are active at the school:

• Amnesty International
• Appreciation Of the Fine Arts Club
• Chess
• Earth Club
• FBLA
• Interact
• Math Club
• Mu Alpha Theta
• Mock Trial
• Model UN
• Moot Court
• National Honor Society
• English Honor Society
• SADD
• SAeSense, the national award-winning literary magazine
• Salsa Club
• Speech and Debate Team
• Sports Club
• Student Government
• Tiger Times, School Newspaper
• The Creative Writing Club
• Young Republicans
• Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program
• Yearbook

Awards and honors

• School for Advanced Studies (Kendall Campus) was the State Champion of the Florida Law Related Education Association Florida High School Appellate Law (Moot Court) Competition in 2011.
• Secretary General's Award for Model United Nations in 2008 and 2011 for the Miami Global Classrooms Competition (Kendall Campus).
• Placed Top 4 in Miami-Dade County for the Florida Law Related Education Association Mock Trial Competition in 2011 (Kendall Campus).
• Ranked #1 in the world in Advanced Placement English Literature by the College Board.
• Highest average scores for SAT Math and Verbal in Miami-Dade County.
• Earned #4 highest scores for in the state for FCAT Science and #1 in Miami-Dade County
• Highest school attendance in Miami-Dade County (2011 - Senior High Schools).
• Ranked #15 out of 30,000+ public senior high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek in 2009.
• Ranked #46 out of 30,000+ public senior high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek in 2010, 10th best out of all Florida schools on the list.
• Ranked #28 out of 30,000+ public senior high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek in 2011, 4th best out of all Florida schools on the list.
• Ranked #27 Best High School in the U.S. - 2011 Washington Post High School Challenge

Class of 2011 Accomplishments

• 94% qualified for Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
• 243 graduating seniors were offered $12.5 million in scholarships
• 5 POSSE Award Recipients
• 2 QuestBridge Scholars
• 1 Gates Millennium Scholar
• 13 Advanced Placement Scholars with Distinction
• 15 Advanced Placement Scholars with Honor
• 52 Advanced Placement Scholars
• 3 National Merit Finalists
• 3 National Achievement Finalists
• 3 National Hispanic Finalists
• 139 graduates earned the Superintendent's Diploma of Distinction
• 94 earned an Associate of Arts degree from Miami Dade College
• 97% graduated Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, or Cum Laude
• Members of the Graduating Class of 2011 have received acceptance letters from 35 of the top 50 universities in the United States

See also

Academy for Advanced Academics

External links

• Official website