Hialeah Senior High School is a

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located at 251 E 47th Street in Hialeah,

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, United States.

History

Hialeah Senior High School opened in September 1954. In April 2012,

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, awarded Natalie Antunez the $250,000 Leonore Annenberg Scholarship Fund.

Academics

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and

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Demographics

Hialeah Senior High School is 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% White non-Hispanic. The school has a high proportion of foreign-born students, with 57.8% students born outside of the United States (50.1% Cuba, 4.4% Nicaragua, 2.0% Panama).

Athletics

In 2013, Alin Edouard, the quarterback of the school's football team, decommitted from the

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Accolades

* Baseball: won the State Title in 1969, 2001, and 2002

Extracurricular accomplishments

Band

* 1964: the Marching Thoroughbred Band played in the Florida Pavilion at the New York World's Fair * 1967-68: one of the featured bands at Super Bowl 2 (Raiders vs. Packers) halftime show * 1968-69: featured band at

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homecoming halftime show; escorted Queen's Float in Orange Bowl Parade; featured band at Super Bowl 3 (Colts vs Jets) halftime show; a top ten national marching band in the Disney Band Competition * 2011: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions * 2014: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions * 2015: Florida Marching Band Competition 1A State Champions

Chorus

The TBS (T-Bred Singers) have placed first in The Miracle Mile Caroling Competition's show choir category for the past 30 years, since it began.

Notable alumni

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wide receiver * Harry Wayne Casey, singer/songwriter/producer, founder of

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, former NFL

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for the

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, pitched in the 2022 MLB All Star Game *

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, former

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* David Freeman, Olympian, competed in the 1500 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics *

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linebacker for the Baltimore Colts,

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, and Oakland/LA Raiders, 4 Super Bowl wins *

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. * Corey Lemonier, former NFL linebacker for the

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, stage, screen, and voice actor * Roell Preston, former professional football player *

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References

External links

Hialeah Senior High SchoolMiami-Dade County public schools Hialeah High School's informationHialeah High baseballThe ''Hialeah High Record'' paper onlineGolden Thoroughbreds Alumni class lists
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