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Pinecrest, Florida Pinecrest is a suburban village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The 2010 U.S. census recorded a population of 18,223; as of 2019, this has increased by over five percent to an estimated 19,155. Pinecrest is governed by a five- ...

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...

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district. Miami Norland Senior High is Miami Palmetto's sister school by original blueprints. The school has been named a

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. Its principal is Victoria Dobbs. The school serves several areas: Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, and sections of the Kendall

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, West Perrine and Palmetto Estates.

History

Miami Palmetto was built in 1958. Miami Palmetto had a cost of $1,654,400 (equivalent to $ million in ). The expected enrollment was 1,500. It serves a culturally and socioeconomically diverse population. Miami Palmetto is the home school for the residents of Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, West Perrine, and Palmetto Estates.
The school enjoys strong support from the municipal governments of the two primary areas zoned to Palmetto Senior, the Village of Pinecrest and the Village of Palmetto Bay. Both provide noteworthy cash or in-kind donations and have active Educational Advisory Compact agreements that facilitate working with MDCPS. Pinecrest gives $10,000 to the school every year, and Palmetto Bay in 2015 sponsored a community-wide 5K Color Run fundraiser benefit. An active PTSA also contributes substantial resources (funding, programming, volunteer manpower). The school is slated for a $29 million renovation, with groundbreaking anticipated in fall 2016. Palmetto for years was a three year high school, but after the 1997 addition it expanded to be a four-year high school. In the school's history a few scandals have surfaced, one in which lacrosse players shared racist remarks through a group chat to later be counseled, and an incident where a student stabbed a classmate and her teacher with scissors. Miami Palmetto is currently participating in a pilot program of AP Capstone. In 2017, Miami-Dade Public Schools began an extensive three phase reconstruction of the school which was originally budgeted to cost $44 million. The overall remodel includes 120,900 square feet of new construction including a new three story building to house administrative offices; student services; vocational labs, such as Web Design, drafting and design, health science, and business technology. The remodel also includes a new art wing, photo studio lab, gymnastics space, dance room, music room, and black box theater; new cafeteria building, technology labs, and an indoor and outdoor dining facility adjacent to a central courtyard. The new building, which was completed as Phase 1 of the project, opened in January 2020.

School trends

Academics

The diverse curriculum offers a choice of twenty-eight AP courses, and students have the highest pass rate for AP exams in the county. The school's pass rate for AP Chemistry for the 2015 exam was the highest in the State of Florida. Over 50% of students take at least one AP class, and over 50% have a GPA higher than 4.0. Graduates are admitted to a wide variety of the nation's top colleges and universities. Miami Palmetto students score higher on other state and national assessments than other standard (non-magnet) public schools in Miami-Dade County. In addition, as a neighborhood (non-magnet) school, Miami Palmetto serves all student populations. The school's Special Olympics athletes win at state level competitions every year. According to ''

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''s 2001 List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools, Miami Palmetto is ranked at 251 in the nation (23rd in the state of Florida). According to the 2007 list, the school is ranked at 72 in the nation. This ranking is based on self-reported statistics, including: * On-time graduation (91%) * Graduates immediately enrolling in college (95%) * Various standardized test scores (45%) * AP/IB/AICE courses offered per graduate (5%)

Miami Palmetto media

Miami Palmetto has three publications: the newspaper, ''The Panther'', the morning announcements and

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, ''Panther TVP'', and the yearbook, ''Palm Echo''. They are all managed by student staffs.

Athletics

International championships * Coed sailing – British Schools Dinghy Racing Association Team Racing Champion (by invitation) – 1994 National championships * Coed sailing – National High School Dinghy Championship (Mallory Trophy) – champion 1994; runner-up 1997 * Coed sailing – national high school team racing champion (Baker Trophy) – 1994 * Single-handed sailing – national interscholastic sailing association champion (Cressy Trophy) – 1989

Notable alumni

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and Blue Origin *

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– U.S. Supreme Court associate justice *

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– Grammy-nominated singer, former member of

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* Alan Campos – former professional football player,

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– former professional baseball player,

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, and

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– professional golfer, runner-up at 2014 U.S. Open * Barry Collier – basketball coach,

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team * Derek Connolly – screenwriter of ''

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'' and '' Jurassic World'' *

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– four-time

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All-Star * Alex Flinn – author of young adult novels *

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– third base coach for the

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; former

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player *

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– former U.S national soccer team member;

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player with

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; former head coach of

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– politician,

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* Terri Garber – actress, played Ashton Main in miniseries ''

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announcer for Miami Marlins * Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie – astronaut *

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– novelist and journalist, best-selling author of ''Mo Meta Blues'', ''The Slippage''; writer for ''

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– Olympic swimmer, 2-time NCAA champion *

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– basketball player, shooting guard for Dallas Mavericks * Sylvia Hitchcock –

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and

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1967 * Bill Hurst – former

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player with Miami Marlins *

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– teen hacker who penetrated NASA and DOD computer systems at age 15 * Candy Jernigan – illustrator, graphic designer, avant-garde multimedia artist * Fiona Kelleghan – writer and editor, chiefly in fields of

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and mystery fiction *

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– wildlife expert and communications director of

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* Roger Manganelli – bassist for Less Than Jake * Rohan Marley – owner of Marley Coffee & Tuff Gong Clothing; son of

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* Paul McKinley – dean at Saybrook College, Yale University * Matt Mehana – vocalist for

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* Bill Miller – chairman and chief investment officer of Legg Mason Capital Management *

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– Surgeon General of the United States *

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– former NFL player for the

and Houston Texans * Al Palewicz – former NFL player for the

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* Katie Phang – attorney and television host *

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– speed skater, world champion and 2-time Olympic bronze medalist * Wade Rowdon – former

player with Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, and

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– former NFL player for the

* Kimbo Slice – bareknuckle boxer and mixed martial artist * Dave Williamson – stand-up comedian

References

External links

* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1958 Miami-Dade County Public Schools high schools 1958 establishments in Florida