Southwest Miami High School


Southwest Miami High School is a co-educational secondary school in Olympia Heights, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Southwest is currently a 'B' school and of the more than 30 public schools that are neither all magnet schools nor charter schools, Southwest is ranked second best in Miami-Dade county by U.S. News & World Report.

History

Southwest Miami High School was founded on September 1956 as Southwest Miami Junior Senior High School. The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at neighboring Coral Gables Senior High School. Featuring grades 7-10, it was eventually converted to a high school in 1959 upon graduating its first senior class.
Southwest's athletic rival is Miami Coral Park Senior High School.

Demographics

Southwest Miami High School is 95% Hispanic, 1% Black and 4% other.

Student media

The student newspaper was the Lancer, the yearbook is Aquila, and TV production students are responsible for the morning announcements.

Performing arts

The Royal Lancer marching band used to perform at halftime of football games and the Illusion dancers perform throughout the school year.

Athletic achievements

Southwest has a rich history in athletics. By the time the first graduating class donned their caps and gowns, the Eagles had already won state championships in boys' basketball and boys' track. On May 7, 1964, Southwest became the first Dade County white school to face a black school in a sport other than track when it took on George Washington Carver Senior High School in baseball. The Florida High School Athletic Association began sponsoring state championships in boys' volleyball in 2003 and, in the first eight years of the state tournament, the Eagles took home two state championships.
In 2010, alumnus Andre Dawson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The baseball field at Southwest is named in his honor.

State championships

Notable alumni

Athletics

Baseball