St. Brendan High School is a co-educational private
Catholic
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high school in the
Westchester census-designated place
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in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
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[2010 Block Census Map Westchester, Florida]
Archive
. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 30, 2014. The school is part of the
Archdiocese of Miami.
History
St. Brendan High School was originally St. John Vianney Minor Seminary High School, which opened in 1959 to accept students who were interested in studying for the priesthood. When enrollment declined, the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
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, decided to convert the school into a co-educational high school. They changed its name to St. Brendan High School and it opened at the start of the 1975 school year.
It is part of the Archdiocese of Miami. The school is primarily committed to serving the educational needs of the Catholic population of the southwest section of Miami. In 1975, 346 students were enrolled in the ninth and tenth grades. By 1977, 870 students were enrolled in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades.
Athletics
The following sports are offered at St. Brendan:
*Basketball
*Baseball
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track & Field
*Volleyball
*Lacrosse
*Football
*Dance
Notable alumni
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Antonietta Collins, sportscaster for ESPN SportsCenter
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Jose Felix Diaz, State of Florida Representative
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Bob Ducsay, film editor and producer
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Adalberto Jordan, judge on
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Natalie Martinez, actress
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Jorge Masvidal
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, mixed martial artist
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Marilyn Milian
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Jackie Nespral, journalist
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Jenny Lorenzo
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See also
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Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County)
References
External links
School websiteSt. John Vianney Seminary
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Educational institutions established in 1975
Catholic secondary schools in Florida
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
Private high schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Marist Brothers schools
1975 establishments in Florida
Westchester, Florida