Hialeah Senior High School

Hialeah Senior High School
Address
251 E. 47th Street Hialeah , Florida United States
Coordinates	25°51′56″N80°16′33″W / 25.86569°N 80.27581°W / 25.86569; -80.27581
Information
Type	Public
Motto	To Seek, To Find, To Share
Established	September 1954
School district	Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal	Ignacio Rodriguez [1] [2]
Staff	88.00 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,721 (2023–2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	19.56 [3]
Color(s)	Scarlet   Royal Blue   White
Mascot	T-bred
Team name	Thoroughbreds
Newspaper	The Record
Yearbook	Hiways
School grade	B (as of 2024-2025)
School hours	7:20 AM to 2:20 PM
Website	hialeahhigh.org

Hialeah Senior High School is a public high school located at 251 E 47th Street in Hialeah, Florida, United States.

History

Hialeah Senior High School opened in September 1954.

In April 2012, Alberto M. Carvalho, the superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, awarded Natalie Antunez the $250,000 Leonore Annenberg Scholarship Fund. ^[4]

Academics

The state's accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the Reading, Math, Writing and Science FCATs.

School Year	Grade [5]
1998-99	C
1999-00	C
2000-01	D
2001-02	C
2002-03	D
2003-04	D
2004-05	C
2005-06	C
2006-07	F
2007-08	C
2008-09	D
2009-10	C
2010-11	C
2011-12	B
2012-13	B
2013-14	C
2014-15	C
2015-16	C
2016-17	C
2017-18	C
2018-19	C
2021-22	C
2022-23	C
2023-24	B
2024-25	B

Demographics

Hialeah Senior High School is 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 1% White non-Hispanic. The school has a high proportion of foreign-born students, with 59.8% students born outside of the United States (54.1% Cuba, 4.0% Nicaragua, 2.0% Honduras).^{[ timeframe? ]}

Athletics

In 2013, Alin Edouard, the quarterback of the school's football team, decommitted from the University of Miami Hurricanes. ^[6]

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 University of Florida 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
• 2022: 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

• Larry Brodsky, USFL wide receiver
• Harry Wayne Casey, singer/songwriter/producer, founder of KC and the Sunshine Band
• Randy Coffield, NFL linebacker
• Nestor Cortes Jr., professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, pitched in the 2022 MLB All Star Game ^[7]
• Paris Cotton, CFL running back
• Bucky Dent, professional baseball player for the New York Yankees, 1978 World Series MVP ^{[8] [9]}
• George Enright, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox ^[10]
• David Freeman, Olympian, competed in the 1500 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Gio González, baseball player for the Chicago White Sox
• Ted Hendricks, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker for the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, and Oakland/LA Raiders, and four-time Super Bowl champion ^[11]
• Charlie Hough, professional baseball player ^[12]
• Randy Johnson, professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins ^[13]
• Ross Jones, professional baseball player for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals ^[14]
• Shawn Jones (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
• Corey Lemonier, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers ^[15]
• Corey Liuget, NFL lineman for the San Diego Chargers, selected in the 1st round of the 2011 NFL draft ^[16]
• Kiel Martin, played J. D. LaRue on Hill Street Blues ^[17]
• Adewale Ojomo, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants ^[18]
• George Ortuzar, actor/comedian/television host
• Henry Polic II, stage, screen, and voice actor
• Roell Preston, professional football player ^[19]
• Jon Secada, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter
• Alan Wiggins, professional baseball player ^[20]
• Pedro Zamora, HIV/AIDS educator; The Real World: San Francisco television personality

References

1. Sanchez, Heriberto. "Principal Message". Hialeah High. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
2. "Meet the New Principal". Hialeah High. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
3. "HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
4. Natalia Zea (April 5, 2012). "Hialeah High Junior Receives $250,000 Surprise". CBS Miami. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
5. "Hialeah Senior High School 2013 Grade". Ledger Data. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
6. Manny Navarro; Susan Miller Degnan (September 1, 2013). "UM 2014 quarterback commit Alin Edouard of Hialeah High decommits -- wasn't feeling the love". Eye on the U. Miami Herald. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
7. "2013 Draft: Yankees agree to sign 36th rounder Nestor Cortes - River Avenue Blues". Riveraveblues.com. July 12, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
8. "1978 World Series (4-2): New York Yankees (100-63) over Los Angeles Dodgers (95-67)". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
9. "Bucky Dent". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
10. "George Enright". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
11. "Ted Hendricks". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
12. "Charlie Hough". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
13. Ferman, Gary (24 July 1980). "Diligence earns Hialeah grad a White Sox uniform". The Miami Herald . p. 266. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
14. "Ross Jones". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
15. "Corey Lemonier". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
16. "Corey Liuget". University of Illinois Athletics. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
17. Jicha, Tom (May 19, 1981). "Local makes good being bad — in 'Street Blues'". The Miami News . p. 20. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
18. "Adewale Ojomo". National Football League. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
19. "Roell Preston". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
20. "Alan Wiggins". Baseball-Reference. Sports References, LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

External links

• Hialeah Senior High School
• Miami-Dade County public schools
• Hialeah High School's information
• Hialeah High baseball ^{[ usurped ]}
• The Hialeah High Record paper online
• Golden Thoroughbreds ^{[ usurped ]}
• Alumni class lists