Miami Central High School
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| Type | Public |
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| Principal | Robin Y. Atkins and Jerry Clay |
| Students | 2,127 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Miami, Florida, USA |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Green, White |
| Mascot | Rockets |
| School hours | 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| Average class size | 30 |
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Miami Central Senior High School, commonly referred to simply as Central, is a secondary school located at 1781 NW 95th Street in Miami, Florida. The school locally serves most of the northern fringes of the city of Miami as well as parts of North Miami, Opa-Locka, the village of Miami Shores, and the village of El Portal. It also utilizes a co-principal model with Robin Atkins and Jerry Clay both serving in that capacity.
Miami Central opened its doors in 1959; the school mascot and colors were chosen in honor of NASA and its space program which was a popular event at the time of the schools opening. In the early 1990s, the school acquired a computer science magnet program placed as part of the district's initiative to devote school space to certain magnet programs so as to attract minority students to schools with large populations of one particular ethnic group.
Central's Athletic Rival is Miami Northwestern High School
[edit] Notable alumni
- Willis McGahee, is an American football running back who currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL.
- Najeh Davenport, is an American football running back that plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Kurt Thomas, is an American Olympic gymnast who currently operates the Kurt Thomas Gymnastics Training Center in Frisco, Texas, inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2003.
- Bryan Pata, defensive lineman at the University of Miami, expected to be drafted into the NFL in 2007, before he was shot and killed on November 7, 2006
- Bershawn Jackson, currently ranked #1 in the world in the 400m hurdles.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Miami Central High School official website
- Miami Central Class of 1969 Alumni Page
- Miami Central Class of 1989 Alumni Page
