Hialeah Gardens High School
Coordinates: 25°52′45″N 80°21′10″W / 25.87916°N 80.352892°W
| Hialeah Gardens Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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11700 Hialeah Gardens Blvd Hialeah Gardens, Florida 33018 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High school |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Louis J. Algaze |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 668 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Hunter green White Silver Black |
| Mascot | Gladiators |
| Website | hghs.dadeschools.net |
Hialeah Gardens High School is a secondary school in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, United States which opened in August 2009. It is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. The current school principal is Dr. Louis J. Algaze.
History
Construction
Hialeah Gardens was built as an overcrowding reliever school for Barbara Goleman High School, serving portions of extreme western Hialeah and the city of Hialeah Gardens; in turn Goleman took territory from the boundary of American High School. Due to unforeseen construction delays, the student body was divided between the Goleman campus (sophomores) and the Hialeah Gardens Middle School campus (freshmen) for the 2008-2009 school year. The 2009-2010 school year was the first time the building was open.
Founding classes
In the school's inaugural year, it housed the classes of 2011 and 2012. Hialeah Gardens' first graduating class was the Class of 2011, whose graduation took place at Florida International University on June 10, 2011.
===School grades===.[1]
| School Year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2008-09 | B |
| 2009-10 | C |
| 2010-11 | B |
| 2011-12 | |
| 2012-13 | A |
| 2013-14 |
Academies
The school offers a variety of academies that allow career exploration. Engineering, automotive, biomedical and finance academies are offered by the school.
The band program has a solid reputation in the area.
School uniforms
Students are required to wear school uniforms, [2] which consist of white, black, or green polos, and khaki docker-style pants (starting in the 2010-2011 school year).
Athletics
The boys' basketball team won the Florida state championship for the 2011-2012 school year against Hagerty High School. The Boys' swimming team were district champs for the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 season. Maria Lopez (Senior at the time) of the girls' swimming team, took 4th in the FHSAA tournament for her competition and was crowned the MVP for the 2013 season. Also, the boys' wrestling team are two-time district runner ups for the 2009-2010 and 2013-2014 seasons with the team's MVP's Abel Lopez-Rijos (District Runner-up) at 170 lbs, Samuel Betancourt (District Runner-up) at 182 lbs, and district champion/ 2x state qualifier Michael Rodriguez at 220 lbs.
The Varisty Baseball team has won district championships in 2012 and 2016.
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References
- ↑ "Hialeah Gardens Senior High School 2013 Grade". Ledger Data. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ "UNIFORM POLICY". Dadeschools.net. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ↑ Walter Villa (January 29, 2013). "Hialeah Gardens players say taunts provided motivation". The Miami Herald. Retrieved February 6, 2013.