MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IS AN “A” SCHOOL CONGRATULATIONS STINGAREES!

The Miami High School Alumni Association Inc.
The Miami High School Alumni Association Inc.

Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.

Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.

The Official Alumni Association that supports 

Miami High School in Miami, FL

Membership page

Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.

Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.Welcome Stingarees! Miami High School Alumni Association, Inc.

The Official Alumni Association that supports 

Miami High School in Miami, FL

Membership page

About Us

Who We Are

We are a Florida not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Current Association Executive Committee Officers are: 

Sara Rodriguez '71 (President) 

Jorge R. Cibran ‘71 (Vice President)

Maria E. Dieguez Prieto ‘72 (Secretary)

Patricia Garcia Cabarcos '71 (Treasurer)

Marysol Rivero '89 (School Representative).


What We Do

The Miami High School Alumni Association's mission is to promote the preservation of Miami High School, to organize its alumni into a group to support the school, to offer scholarships to needy students, and to raise funds for the preservation of the school. 

Achievements

The Miami High School Alumni Association has donated over $181, 750 to Miami High students and organizations since 2009.  The Association's  contributions to MHS and its students include $119,000 in scholarships, $4,500 to the twice State Champions Girls Basketball Team towards the cost of new uniforms and championship road trip expenses, $3,000 to The Million  Dollar Band “Winter Guard” towards the cost of new uniforms, $3,000  to the Junior ROTC supporting their competition and college exploratory trip expenses, $1000 to the FAME program, $1500 to the Choir and Drama programs and to various other programs and services as requested by the school.

Membership

Membership provides support to our school, its students, and school programs. 


PayPal will allow you to use your credit or debit card to pledge your membership. 

$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 CASH! Checks or money orders preferred when submitted through postage mail. PO BOX 260993, Miami, Fl. 33126

Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

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.

Pay with PayPal or a debit/credit card

School Information

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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)

Scheduled Events and News

Alumni Association Meetings

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Donate to MHSAA While You Shop

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The next Alumni Association Business Meeting to be scheduled.



Donate to MHSAA While You Shop

Donate to MHSAA While You Shop

Donate to MHSAA While You Shop

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Shopping via a web browser:

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Shopping via an Amazon Shopping App:

  1. Open the Amazon Shopping Mobile App and open the app settings.   Click on AmazonSmile.
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Now, whenever you buy anything from Amazon, simply login using smile.amazon.com, and 0.5% of all of your  purchases will be given to MHSAA. Purchases made via amazon.com will not  generate donations to MHSAA..  Amazon will remember this for future visits; you do not need to select your charity each time you shop  on smile.amazon.com
 

Class Reunions

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Special Message from Principal

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MHS Million Dollar Band Reunion  Date TBD Contact JeannieHeitz@yahoo.com


Class of 1959 62nd Reunion dinner at Inn on the Lakes in Sebring, Friday, June 11, 2021 (in conjunction with the Miami High Stingaree Jubilee). Contact Ed Fleck, eefleck@aol.com, 352.717.3555.


Class of 1960 60th Reunion April 30-May 2, 2021 Shula's. For info: www.miamiseniorhighclassof1960.com


Class of '61 60th Reunion. Bob Cowan '61, Chair. For info, www.miamiseniorhigh61.com


Class of 1964 55th Reunion 

Contact Anne-louise,petri@chello.at


Class of 1970 50th Reunion TBD

For Info: www.miamihigh1970.com or contact: mhsreunion70@gmail.com


Class of 1971  July 16 - 18, 2021 For

info: Cory Llopiz Cibran cccibran@bellsouth.net or Miguel San Pedro miguelsan@aol.com


Class of 1991 30th Reunion. Contact Ruby Ulloa on Facebook

Special Message from Principal

Happenings at Miami High or with Alumni

Special Message from Principal

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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

Happenings at Miami High or with Alumni

Happenings at Miami High or with Alumni

Happenings at Miami High or with Alumni

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MHS Sports Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards ceremony date TBD.  For more info 

http://www.miamihighsportshalloffame.com/ 


Miami High Stingaree Jubilee in Sebring Fl. Friday/Saturday, June 11-12, 2021. For info http://sebring.mhsstings64.com/.


MHS Stingaree Tennessee Jamboree tentatively re-scheduled October-21-23, 2021. Contact Bill Eades '64 and Charlie

Kemner '66 MHSJubilee@yahoo.com





Scholarship Program

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MHS Alumni Association Members showed their generosity in answering the Stingaree Alumni call to help!! Your contributions  were hard at work in making the 2020 MHS Alumni Association Scholarship awards a rousing success!


On May 27, 2020 amid big smiles and cheers $10,500 donated by our alumni resulted in 18 scholarships awarded to deserving seniors from the Class of 2020 planning on attending  an accredited  college, university or accredited technical school. Two students were awarded $1,000, two students received $750 and  fourteen students received $500 each towards the cost of their continued education.


This years scholarships were awarded in a Zoom session since the pandemic had closed down the school.  When invited, the students thought they had to go through another hurdle to qualify, but we surprised the students letting them know that they were all winners.  We introduced the students to the Alumni Association, letting them know that as graduating seniors, they all qualify for MHSAA membership for the first year - for free.   


We have heard back already from many of the winners who will begin their  post high school education as soon as 2020 summer sessions begin.   We know they will make us proud. 


Deep gratitude to the  2020 Scholarship Committee:

Sara Rodriquez '71, Chair

Jorge Cibran '71

Isabel Fine '72

Rene Hernandez '68

Cary Sabater '73

Tere Zuniga '71


and to all the alumni and corporations who contributed. STING PRIDE!


Thanks to member dues and donations, the association has awarded over $119,000 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

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Please contact organizer(s) to RSVP or verify luncheon dates and locations

  

Atlanta:Contact Barry Sanders’60 at barrysanders@bellsouth.net 678-316-7244 (Asst. Jean Kallman Corbin ’50). 


DC/MD/VA: Contact: Marsha Kleiman ’60 Contact: Marsha at miamitomd@aol.com 301-977-1494  This group has been inactive but Marsha will be happy to pick it up again if any interest to meet for lunch again. 


Miami: Contact Fred Darwick ’52 fdarwick@yahoo.com 305 854-7017.  The next luncheon to be scheduled.


NE Florida (Jacksonville Area): Contact Linda Gross Matthews ’61 lagmatthews@comcast.net for next luncheon information. 


North Central Florida/South Central Georgia (includes Valdosta Georgia, Gainesville, Alachua, Marion County, Florida & towns along the I-75 corridor. Contact: Lois Nevins ’47 byallmeanstravel@hotmail.comor  386-418-0242 .


The Villages: (includes Ocala, Leesburg, Mt. Dora, Tavares, Clermont, Tampa & Fruitland Park. Contact: Marcie Sperber Arrendale ’60 ma1941@aol.com or cell phone: (305) 282-4004(Asst. Rita Gruber Bryan ’59) Next luncheon March3,  2021. 


Orlando: Contact: Judi Nelson Avant ’59 judavant@aol.com 407-877-3733 or 407-376-3624. Next luncheon February 2021. 


Tallahassee: Contact: Sherrie Miller DeBoer ’62 darsherrie@aol.com for next luncheon information.


Tampa: There is no local contact person for this area. The Tampa area is currently meeting at The Villages' luncheons.   See above  under The Villages for contacts and details..


Treasure Coast: Contact: Bruno Diaz ’63/64 brunod

2021 Board of Directors

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The Miami High School Alumni Association conducted the election to select officers for 2021 on November 7, 2020 and subsequently on December 19, 2020 in the Miami High School Faculty Parking lot.


The Executive Committee as of January 1, 2021, are:

President: Sara Rodriguez ‘71 (middle right)

Vice-President: Jorge R. Cibran ‘71 (middle left)

Secretary: Maria E. Dieguez Prieto ‘72 (far left)

Treasurer: Patricia Garcia Cabarcos '71 (far right)


Directors-at-Large for 2021 (Left to right on photo)

Miguel San Pedro '71

Joe Rubio '71

Luis Sanchez '70

Cory Llopiz Cibran '71

Donna Argo Somerville ‘71

Isabel Fine '72

Marysol Rivero '89, School Representative (not pictured)


Let's congratulate our new Board of Directors and help them continue to uphold the traditions of Miami High.


  Our goals for this year are:  

  • Increase the amount of scholarships awarded  
  • Continue to publish a fun and informative quarterly Newsletter for our members  
  • Issue a monthly email update  
  • Replace four (4) dead Royal Palms in front of the school at a cost of $8,000. 
  • Award a scholarship, dedicate one of the new Royal Palms and a courtyard bench in memory of Mr. Richard de Aguero (“Mr. D”), Class of '61, retired teacher, MHS Activities Director and Treasurer of the MHS Alumni Association  
  • Bring back our “Tools for Life” workshop
  • Continue the tradition of our yearly “Happy Hour” and fundraiser (currently planned for Sept 18, 2021)  


Join us for an exciting year. Please help our Alma Mater and its students by donating to the MHS Alumni Association to help us reach our goals. We all want our Royal Palms to "stand proudly underneath our summer sky".  

Stings helping Stings

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. 



Downloads

MHSAA MEMBERSHIP FORM (pdf)Download
MHSAA Bylaws 2018 (pdf)Download
Newsletter-Sept2019 (pdf)Download
MHS 2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (2) (pdf)Download

Frequently Asked Questions

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Membership

How do I become a member of the alumni association? Please click on the "Membership" button on the web page. Membership applications from the newsletter can be mailed to the association or provided to an association board member. Please fill out the application completely and provide checks or money orders when submitting by postage mail. PO BOX 260993, Miami, Fl. 33126. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH VIA REGULAR MAIL!

Donations

How may I donate to the alumni association? From this website, locate the "Donate" button and process your donation. Otherwise, mail or provide in person your donation. If by mail, please provide your full name and class graduation year on the check or money order. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH VIA REGULAR MAIL! 


Choose Miami High School Alumni Association as your charity and shop using smile.amazon.com.   Amazon will donate 0.5% of all of your qualified purchases to MHSAA.   

Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/32-0304574 to  choose Miami High School Alumni Association as your AmazonSmile charity.   Remember, go to https://smile.amazon.com when you shop.

Download

How do I download a document? Identify the document in the 'Download' section and click.

Newsletters

How do I receive a newsletter? Once you become an alumni association member, you will receive the newsletter in color by email. If you do not have access to email, you may request a black and white copy via regular mail.

What if I am not receiving a newsletter? Please check to ensure the association has your correct email and home address by sending an email to the association at: contact@miamihighschoolalumniassociation.com or via regular mail at PO BOX 260993, Miami, Fl. 33126

Emails

How do I submit an email to the association? Either submit from the "Contact Us" section or send directly to contact@miamihighschoolalumniassociation.com

Other

How do I get more information on items listed here? Submit email, check the newsletter, or attend a meeting.


Contact Us

We are always looking forward to seeing our alumni

Membership provides connection to alumni association members and ability to support our school and its students

Miami High School Alumni Association

P.O. Box 260993, Miami, FL 33126

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History of Miami High School

Notable Alumni

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Gil Amelio - CEO of Apple Computer

Alfredo Amezaga - MLB outfielder, Chicago Cubs

Charles Albury '39, was in the "Enola Gay" (Hiroshima) & copilot of the "Bockscar" (Nagasaki)

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

Heather Graham Pozzesser '71 - Bestselling author

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

Eric Smith '60 - FL  House of Representatives 1973-1978, Jacksonville City Council 

Paul Smith '54 - International film and television career

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


Video

ZYSCOVICH ARCHITECTS ON MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL 

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MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL RESTORATION 

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MIAMI  SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RESTORATION GROUNDBREAKING

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ANIMATED GRAPHIC TOUR OF ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL

Feature Films at Miami High School

The Substitute

Music of the Heart

The Substitute

Tom Berenger, Diane Venora, Marc Anthony, Raymond Cruz

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

Film Poster

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

Film Poster

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. 

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