School Information
Status
Miami Senior High School is a public high school located at 2450 SW 1st Street in Miami, Florida, and operated by Miami-Dade Couny Public Schools. The school building is famous for its architecture and is a historic landmark. Miami Senior High School has a rich alumni base, with many graduates of the high school going on to varied, prominent careers. Miami High School website (http://www.miamiseniorhigh.org/)
History
Founded in 1903, it is the oldest high school in Miami-Dade County. The high school originally served the earliest settling families of Miami in the first half of the 20th century. By the late 1960s, with an increase in Miami's population, its student body grew at a fast pace. Beginning in 2010, Miami Senior High underwent a four-year historic restoration, renovation, and remodeling project at a cost of approximately $55 million. Project architect Thorn Grafton of Zyscovich Architects, who is the grandson of Miami Beach pioneering architect Russell Pancoast, was one of the people who undertook the renovation project. History of Miami High School (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFueIR3INi8)
Present
Completed in April 2014, the project did away with the dropped ceilings that had accommodated an old air conditioning system, and restored the original high ceilings and decorative cast-stone vent screens in the halls. It also reopened the original second story arcade, removed an office expansion that had blocked part of the courtyard, and restored the original 14-foot arched windows and steel-trussed cathedral ceiling in the old library (now a media center). Restoration video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wn7xpc3p0Q)
Membership
Membership provides support to our school and its students, and the association.
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$10 for a One (1) Calendar Year Membership
$25 for a Three (3) Calendar Years Membership
$100 for Lifetime Membership
Please indicate in the "Pay Pal comment box" your graduating class year also if you are a new member or renewing your membership with your payment.
All submitted membership applications are on an individual basis. All memberships, except lifetime, are based on calendar year, and renewals are in the month of January. See 'Download' section for Membership Application.
If by mail, retrieve from the download page an Alumni Association Membership Application. Please legibly fill out the form. DO NOT MAIL MONEY! Checks or money orders preferred when submitted through postage mail.
DONATIONS
Your donations will assist the association to further support the school and its students. Please indicate 'Donation' in the PayPal comment box. Donations are tax deductible.
Scheduled Events and News
Alumni Association Meetings
Alumni Association Meetings
Alumni Association Meetings
During normal times, MHSAA member meetings are held at the Stingaree Miami area monthly luncheon or at the MHS Library.
Until further notice, due to the Corvid-19 Pandemic limited meetings will be scheduled and will held via Zoom. The last Zoom meeting was held on May 5th, 2020.
Please check with your area's luncheon coordinator to determine whether and other local meetings/luncheons are being held.
For Miami, before the pandemic, most luncheons were held on
the 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30 AM at the Red Lobster in The Falls
8705 SW 136th Street
Miami, FL 33176. For status or for lunch reservations contact:
NEWS
Alumni Association Meetings
Alumni Association Meetings
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL BENNY VALDES:
“It is an honor and a privilege to announce that Miami Senior High School has been designated an A school for the 2018-2019 school year. I feel it is important for me to acknowledge that you the alumni network has had just as an important role in our success as our faculty and staff. We are grateful for your commitment whether through scholarships opportunities, workshops or simply through the constant support you offer all our faculty, staff and students, you are truly Stingarees for life!”
Benny Valdes, Principal
#7461 Miami Senior High
Class Reunions
Happenings at Miami High
Happenings at Miami High
CLASS OF 1960
60th reunion October 2-3, 2020
www.MiamiSeniorHighClassOf1960.com
For more info: CONTACT MHS CLASS OF '60
CLASS OF 1970
50th reunion, Oct 23-24, 2020
https://www.miamihigh1970.com/
For more info: mhsreunion70@gmail.com
2020 MHS MILLION DOLLAR BAND REUNION
Saturday, October 24, 2020. 94th Aero Squadron
For more info: Jeannieheitz@yahoo.com
Happenings at Miami High
Happenings at Miami High
Happenings at Miami High
Scholarships
MHS Alumni Association Members showed their generosity in answering the Stingaree Alumni call to help!! Your contributions were hard at work in making the 2019 MHS Alumni Association Scholarship awards a rousing success!
On May 4, 2019 amid big smiles, hugs and high fives a record $26,500 donated by our alumni resulted in 43 scholarships awarded to deserving seniors from the Class of 2019 planning on attending an accredited college, university or accredited technical school. One student was awarded $1,500, eight students received $1000 and thirty four students received $500 each towards the cost of their continued education, making this the first time our scholarship program has gone past the $26,000 mark.
First and foremost, the scholarship recipients wanted to make sure that we let the alumni know how thankful they are to have received these scholarships, and that they too know what a special place MHS is. In their words, "you guys are amazing thank you so much for all you do for us". "Thank you for the continued efforts of the Alumni Association in helping Stingarees graduate with a plan!" We know they will make us proud.
Deep gratitude to the 2019 Scholarship Committee:
Ines Pelayo Taylor '71 - Chair
Lourdes Sanchez '71
The Honorable Joe Farina '63
Sara Rodriguez '71
Doris Fernandez Izquierdo '67
Miguel San Pedro '71
Marysol Rivero - School Representative
Vicky Puentes MHS Cap Advisor
and to all the alumni and corporations who contributed. STING PRIDE!
Thanks to member dues and donations, the association has awarded over $108,500 since 2009 to graduating seniors. Our scholarship amounts are modest but they make a big difference by recognizing as well as encouraging these young Stings to further their education. To make a donation to our scholarship fund, please see the website donation button.
Alumni Luncheons
Please contact organizer(s) to verify luncheon dates. Many luncheons have been put on hold due to t
Atlanta - Contact: Marsha Kleiman '60, miamitomd@aol.com 301-977-1494.
DC/MD/VA - Contact: Marsha Kleiman ‘60, miamitomd@aol.com, 301-977-1494. Location: Chef Tony 4926 Saint Elmo Ave. Bethesda, Md.
Ft. Pierce/Treasure Coast - Contact: Bruno Diaz ’63, 772-341-3941, brunodiaz@aol.com. Location: Ft. Pierce Golden Corral. 5091 Okeechobee Rd.
Jacksonville/NE Florida - Contact: Linda Gross Matthews ‘61, lagmatthews@comcast.net. Location: St. Mary's Seafood & More, 11290 Old St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville.
Miami - Contact: Fred Darwick ‘52, fdarwick@yahoo.com, 305-854-7017 Location: Red Lobster at The Falls, 8705 SW 136th St. Miami. . Dates: noon on 4th Wed. of months Jan-Oct; 3rd Wed. Nov. & Dec.
North Central Florida/South Central Georgia: Contact Lois Nevins '47,
byallmeanstravel@hotmail.com, 386-418-0242 for location.
Ocala/The Villages - Contact Dorothy Schwartz ‘53, reachdot@hotmail.com, 540-273-8055.
Orlando - Contact: Judi Nelson Avant ‘59, judavant@aol.com, 407-877-3733 or 407-376-3624.
Location: Olive Garden, 3675 E. Colonial Drive.
Tallahassee - Contact Sherrie DeBoer '62 at darsherrie@aol.com (850) 385-9655 . Luncheons will be held every three months at the Tallahassee Elks Lodge.
The Villages: Marcie Sperber Arrendale ’60 and Rita Gruber Bryan ’59. Email Marcie at ma1941@aol.com. Tentative July 7, Nov. 3. Arnold Palmer’s Legends Rest.
2020 Board of Directors
The Miami High School Alumni Association conducted the election to select officers for the year 2020 on November 16, 2019 in the Miami High School Media Center..
The Executive Committee as of January 1, 2020, are:
1. President: Patricia Massey ‘70
2. Vice-President: Donna Argo Somerville ‘71
3. Secretary: Ines Pelayo Taylor ‘71
4. Treasurer: Richard de Aguero '61
Directors-at-Large for 2020
Marysol Rivero '89 (School Representative)
Rene Hernandez '69
Miguel San Pedro '71
Cory Llopiz Cibran ‘71
Linda Cohen Levine ‘61
Beverly West ‘62
Sergio Franco ‘82
Let's congratulate our new Board of Directors and help them continue to uphold the traditions of Miami High.
If you have not yet joined the Alumni Association, or know of fellow Stings that have not yet joined we urge you to take a few minutes to join, renew and/or donate so that our Alumni Association can continue to help. In keeping with our school’s tradition, there are many opportunities for alumni to help Miami High School. Serving as a board member is just one of the many ways an association member can serve their school.
- Please send nominations to contact@miamihighschoolag
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Notable Alumni
Gil Amelio - CEO of Apple Computer
Alfredo Amezaga - MLB outfielder, Chicago Cubs
Desi Arnaz (1917 – 1986) Band Leader, TV producer, star of I Love Lucy
Atari Bigby - NFL, Greenbay Packers
Steve Blake - NBA Guard, Detroit Pistons
Eddie Brown - former NFL player
Jeff Coopwood - Emmy-nominated Actor, Broadcaster and Singer
John Dasburg - CEO of Burger King
Jim Dooley (1930 – 2008) NFL Head Coach and Player, Chicago Bears
Allen Edwards - College Basketball Player and Coach
Doug Edwards - NBA Player, Atlanta Hawks
Joseph P. Farina - Retired Chief Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court
Robert L. Floyd (1918 – 2007) former Mayor of Miami, State Representative, Judge, and Miami Sheriff
Luis Garcia - former MLB Player, Baltimore Orioles
Christopher George (1931–1983) Actor and former Marine
Wilfredo "Willy" Gort - City of Miami Commissioner - District 1
Edmond J. Gong (1930 – 2015) first Asian American elected to the Florida House and Senate
Bob Graham - Florida Governor and US Senator
Philip L. Graham (1915 – 1963) Publisher of the Washington Post
Anthony Grant - former Head Basketball Coach, University of Alabama
Carol Hanson - former Florida State Representative (1982-1994) and Mayor of Boca Raton (1995-2001)
Udonis Haslem - NBA Player, Miami Heat
Steve Hertz - MLB Player and Israel Baseball League Manager
Lindy Infante (1940 – 2015) NFL Head Coach, Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts
Sedrick Irvin - NFL America (Detroit Lions), NFL Europe and Arena Football Player
Jamaal Jackson - NFL Center
Andre Johnson - NFL Wide Receiver, Tennessee Titans
Lonnie Johnson – NFL Player
Donald Justice (1925 – 2004) Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet
James W. Kehoe (1925 – 1998) Lawyer and Judge
Veronica Lake (1922 – 1973) Actress
Mike Levy - founder and former CEO of Sportsline.com, now CBSSports.com
Marquand Manuel - NFL Player
Frank Martin - Head Basketball Coach, University of South Carolina
Raul L. Martinez - Former Mayor of Hialeah
Delrish Moss - Miami law enforcement veteran appointed as Police Chief of Ferguson, Missouri
Gardnar Mulloy (1913 – 2016) Tennis Player
Dr. Eduardo Padrón - President of Miami-Dade College
Alfred Browning Parker - Architect
Jerry Parr (1930 – 2015) Secret Service Agent credited to saving President Ronald Reagan during assassination attempt
Roscoe Parrish - NFL Wide Receiver, San Diego Chargers
Juan Pena, former MLB Player, Boston Red Sox
Manolo Reyes - City of Miami Commissioner - District 4
Ed Roberts (1941 – 2010) designed the first commercially successful personal computer in 1975
Mandy Romero- former MLB Player, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies
Al Rosen (1924-2015) MLB 4x All Star and MVP Baseball Player
David A. Siegel - Businessman
Donald Slesnick- Former Mayor of Coral Gables
George Smathers (1913 – 2007) U.S. Senator
Bob Stinson - former MLB player, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners
Mario Valdez - former MLB player, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics
Brent Wright - professional basketball player in Europe
Feature Films at Miami High School
The Substitute
Music of the Heart
The Substitute
Inner-city Miami schoolteacher Jane Hetzko (Diane Venora) gets her knee broken when she stands up to the school's gang leader, Juan Lacas (Marc Anthony). Her boyfriend, mercenary combat specialist Jonathan Shale (Tom Berenger), goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk, but soon discovers that Lacas is merely an underling for the real criminal mastermind. Assembling the team from his last jungle raid, led by his right-hand man, Joey Six (Raymond Cruz), Shale declares war.
Porky's
Music of the Heart
The Substitute
High school friends Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), Billy (Mark Herrier) and Mickey (Roger Wilson) want to lose their virginity. But when they're kicked out of a strip club after the owner, Porky (Chuck Mitchell), takes their money, they plot revenge. While they try to get back at him, they deal with other teen troubles, including Pee Wee's worries that his "equipment" is shrinking, their sexually opinionated gym teacher (Kim Cattrall) and a spy hole in the girl's locker room.
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart
After being abandoned by her husband, depressed music teacher Roberta (Meryl Streep) lands a job teaching violin to underprivileged children in Harlem, New York. Despite initial friction from school principal Janet Williams (Angela Bassett) and the students,the program succeeds and attracts public recognition. After 10 years, however, the program is suddenly shut down following budget cuts. Roberta, together with Williams and her former pupils, works to hold a fund-raising concert.
FAQs
Membership
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Donations
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Emails
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