Barbara Goleman High School

Barbara Goleman Senior High
Location
14100 NW 89th Ave.
Miami Lakes, Florida
USA
Information
Type Public
Established August 28, 1995
School district Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal Joaquin Hernandez
Faculty 191
Grades 9-12
Number of students 2,473
Color(s) Burgundy and Las Vegas Gold          
Athletics Football, soccer, baseball, volleyball, bowling, swimming, cross-country, badminton
Mascot Gator
Campus Suburban
Hours 7:20am – 2:20pm
Teacher: student ratio 1:25
Logo
Website bghs.dadeschools.net

Barbara Goleman Senior High School is a secondary school located at 14100 NW 89th Ave in Miami Lakes, Florida; its principal is Joaquin Hernandez. Goleman is part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools Region I, and is school number 7751.[1]

The school is named after Barbara Goleman, the 1969 National Teacher of the Year and the only Miami-Dade County Public School teacher to receive this title.[1]

Due to the construction of a new senior high school, Hialeah Gardens High School (located in nearby Hialeah Gardens), Barbara Goleman welcomed sophomores-to-be from American Senior High for the 2008-2009 school year, replacing a portion of the class of 2011, which was transferred to the new school.

History and location

The school was built to relieve overcrowding at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School located in nearby Hialeah and American High School, in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its doors opened to its founding group of students on August 28, 1995.

Although it is located in Miami Lakes, Goleman mainly serves the western portion of the town of Miami Lakes, the nearby city of Hialeah Gardens, and the extreme western portion of Hialeah. The majority of Miami Lakes high school students attend Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School and American Senior High School, which is not in Miami Lakes, but is closer in proximity to most of the town. The school's location next to Interstate 75 makes it one of the first structures to greet travelers as they enter the county.

In 2009, Hialeah Gardens High School opened, taking attendance boundary territory from Goleman and Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School. In turn, Goleman took territory from American High School.[1]

Layout

Barbara Goleman Senior High has twelve buildings. Buildings 1, 2, 11, and 12 are stand-alone, whereas Buildings 3-10 are interconnected. Building 1 is the largest building in the school, as well as the only one with three floors. It is located on the northern side of the school, directly opposite from Building 2, which houses administrative offices on the first floor, and the school's media center on the second floor. Building 3 is the auditorium, located to the south of Building 2. Buildings 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 have a combined student capacity near that of Building 1, and are located on the south side of the campus. Most elective courses are located in Buildings 4 and 5, while most science courses are located in Buildings 8 and 9. Building 6 is the cafeteria. Building 10 is the Jorge O. BGHS's gym is named the Sotolongo Gymnasium, in honor of the school's founding principal.

In addition to the original buildings, the school also has twenty-five portables located to the west of Building 1. These portables are commonly referred to as Building 11, although they are not one unified structure. The portables are also inhabited by Hialeah Gardens High School rather than Barbara Goleman High School. Building 12 is commonly referred to as the "C" building, the "M" building, or the modular. It is a modular building recently added to the school, just to the west of Buildings 8-9.

Demographics

Barbara Goleman's student body is 94% Hispanic (of any race), 4% White non-Hispanic, 1% Black, and 2% Asian.[1]

Grade status

The school currently has a "A" grade as of the 2011-12 academic school year.[1]

Academies

Goleman offers students the option of enrolling in academies. These include I.B.R.A. (International Business Relations Academy), Fashion Marketing, T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education Academy: College Head start), Architecture and Construction, Wellness and Sports Management, and Insurance.

Championships

Boys' wrestling team:

Boys' soccer team:

Boys' football team:

Boys' baseball team:

Girls' soccer team:

Boys' basketball

Badminton

Softball

Overcrowding

Beginning in the early 2000s, the school suffered from overcrowding due to a population explosion in the area. The school's population during the 2001-2002 school years surpassed 5,000; this was 1,000 more students than the school's official capacity of 4,015. Goleman's population problems have been alleviated thanks to the creation of nearby Hialeah Gardens High School. The school population now stands under 3,000, in contrast to the situation several years ago when it was near 4,500.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Barbara Coleman Senior High School". Public School Review. 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

External links

Coordinates: 25°54′06″N 80°20′45″W / 25.9018°N 80.3458°W / 25.9018; -80.3458

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