Miami Sunset Senior High School

Coordinates: 25°42′06″N 80°24′19″W / 25.701547°N 80.405315°W

Miami Sunset Senior High School
Location
Miami, Florida United States
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	Stay Golden Sunset!
Established	September 1977
School district	Miami-Dade County Public Schools District 10
Principal	John C. Lux
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2122
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Black, Silver, and Gold
Mascot	Krypto the Knight
Nickname	Knights
School hours	7:20am-2:20pm
Average class size	20.6
Website	sunsethigh.dadeschools.net

Miami Sunset Senior High School is a secondary school of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. It is located at 13125 SW 72nd Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, in the United States. The principal is John C. Lux.^[1]

Demographics

In the academic year 2013–2014 there were 2122 students enrolled, of whom 1128 were male and 994 female. Approximately 84% were ethnically Hispanic, 10% white, 5% black, and 1% of Asian/Pacific origin.^[2] Just over half the students (1239) were eligible for free lunch.^[2]

Athletics

State championships

• Soccer
  • Men's:^[3] 1989 (4A), 2004 (6A), 2005 (6A)
• Tennis
  • Men's:^[3] 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A)
  • Women's:^[4] 1996 (6A), 1997 (6A), 1998 (6A), 1999 (6A), 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A), 2004 (4A), 2005 (4A)
    (state record for most consecutive championships)
• Volleyball
  • Women's:^[4] 1980 (4A), 1985 (4A), 1987 (4A), 1988 (4A), 1993 (5A), 1995 (6A)

Alumni

• Alex Bogomolov Jr., ATP Tour professional
• Ximena Duque, actress
• René Flores, musician, Grammy winner
• Raúl Ibáñez, MLB player
• Cristie Kerr, LPGA Tour professional
• Torrance Marshall, former NFL player
• Rob Morrow, actor
• Kimberly Peirce, film director
• Luis Alberto Perea, former MLS player
• Fuad Reveiz, former NFL player
• Tony Succar, musician
• Eric Vasquez, former MLS player
• Alan Veingrad, former NFL player
• Jonathan Sada, City Of Miami Firefighter
• Luis Prieto, City Of Miami Firefighter

See also

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
• Education in the United States

References

1. Miami Sunset SHS. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Accessed April 2015.
2. School Name: Miami Sunset Senior High School. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences: National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 2015.
3. "FHSAA boy's soccer titles" (PDF). FHSAA. 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
4. "FHSAA girl's tennis titles" (PDF). FHSAA. 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.

External links

• Miami Sunset High School website
• Miami-Dade County public schools information
• GreatSchools Overview