Miami Sunset Senior High School
Miami Sunset Senior High School is a secondary school of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. The principal is John C. Lux.
It is located in the Kendale Lakes census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.
Demographics
In the academic year 2019–2020 there were 1,415 students enrolled. Approximately 89% were ethnically Hispanic, 6% white, 4% black, and 1% of Asian/Pacific origin. Just over half the students (1239) were eligible for free lunch.
Athletics
State championships
- Soccer
- Men's: 1989 (4A), 2004 (6A), 2005 (6A)
- Tennis
- Men's: 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A)
- Women's: 1996 (6A), 1997 (6A), 1998 (6A), 1999 (6A), 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A), 2004 (4A), 2005 (4A)
(state record for most consecutive championships)
- Volleyball
- Women's: 1980 (4A), 1985 (4A), 1987 (4A), 1988 (4A), 1993 (5A), 1995 (6A)
Notable alumni
Athletics
- Fuad Reveiz, class of 1981, former NFL player
- Alan Veingrad, class of 1981, NFL American football player
- Ronni Reis, class of 1984, tennis player
- Anita Marks, class of 1988, ESPN announcer and former football player
- Raúl Ibañez, class of 1990, MLB player
- Cristie Kerr, class of 1996, LPGA Tour professional
- Torrance Marshall, class of 1996, former NFL player
- Eric Vasquez, class of 2001, former MLS player
- Luis Alberto Perea, class of 2004, former MLS player
- Eddy Piñeiro, class of 2014, NFL football player
Politics
- Esteban Bovo, class of 1980, mayor of Hialeah, Florida
- Michael Bileca, class of 1988, former member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Anthony Rodriguez, class of 2006, member of the Florida House of Representatives
Other
- Maria T. Abreu, class of 1984, gastroenterologist
Alejandro Salvi, class of 1989, US NAVY pilot.
- Maud Newton, class of 1993, writer
- Kimberly Peirce, class of 1985, film director
- DJ EFN, class of 1993, record label executive and DJ.
- Frank Rubio, class of 1994, NASA astronaut
- Yvette Prieto, class of 1997, model
- Tony Succar, class of 2004, musician
- Sol Rodriguez, class of 2008, actress
See also
References
- ^ "MIAMI SUNSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ Miami Sunset SHS. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Accessed April 2015.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kendale Lakes CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-05-06. - Compare this map to the school address to confirm the locations.
- ^ "Home". Miami Sunset Senior High School. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
13125 SW 72 Street Miami, FL 33183
- ^ School Name: Miami Sunset Senior High School. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences: National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 2015.
- ^ "FHSAA boys' soccer titles" (PDF). FHSAA. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "FHSAA girls' tennis titles" (PDF). FHSAA. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "Ronni Reis-Bernstein - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ Yen, Yi-Wyn. "ALL GROWN UP TEEN PHENOM CRISTIE KERR HAS FINALLY BLOSSOMED INTO AN LPGA FORCE". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ NFL Draft 2001
- ^ "2004 Florida All-State Soccer Teams". Southern Soccer Scene. January 19, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Anthony Rodriguez - 2018 - 2020 ( Speaker Oliva )". www.myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "Sunset". The Miami Herald. June 10, 1984. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Rondon, Steban (11 May 2022). "Sins of the father: Miami's Maud Newton reckons with her family's history". South Florida Media Network. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Garcia, Mark (February 7, 2018). "Astronaut Frank Rubio". NASA. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Barbieri, Giulia (14 November 2022). "How Tony Succar, FIU alum and Latin Grammy winner, is reimagining Salsa music". South Florida Media Network. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Miami actress the 'new girl at school' in 'Devious Maids'". Miami Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2023.