Ronald W. Reagan/Doral High School

Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior high School
Address
8600 NW 107th Ave
Doral, Florida 33178
USA
Coordinates 25°51′09″N 80°22′17″W / 25.85259°N 80.37146°W / 25.85259; -80.37146Coordinates: 25°51′09″N 80°22′17″W / 25.85259°N 80.37146°W / 25.85259; -80.37146
Information
School type Public, high school
Established August 2006
School district Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Principal J.C Silva
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,092
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Navy Blue, Forest Green, and Gold
Mascot Bison
Website Ronald W Reagan/Doral High School Homepage

Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School is a secondary school located at 8600 NW 107 Avenue, in Doral, Florida, USA, a Miami suburb; its principal is Juan Carlos Silva. The school offers, alongside AP courses, IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) courses, AS (Advanced Subsidiary) courses, and A-level courses, which are international examinations valid across the world.

History

The school's construction broke ground on February 1, 2005. It was built as a relief school for overcrowded Miami Springs Senior High School, which used to the serve the area. The school was also opened to relieve a distance problem, as high school students would have to commute seven to nine miles (14 km) to reach Miami Springs High School. It was named after Ronald Reagan, a former President of the United States.

The campus is located on 20 acres (81,000 m2) and contains approximately 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of classroom, office, and computer lab space. Outdoor facilities include football, softball, baseball and soccer fields, as well as basketball, racquetball, and tennis courts. The facilities also include an 800-seat auditorium, a 700-seat cafeteria, a state-of-the-art Media Center, and an indoor gymnasium. The school opened its doors to students on August 14, 2006.

At the 2007 homecoming pep rally, the classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011 named the mascot "Tyson D. Bison."

As of the 2008-2009 school year, 12th-grade students located within the boundaries of the school who used to be zoned to Miami Springs Senior High School are zoned to Reagan/Doral, making this the first year that the school had all four grade levels (9-12). Reagan/Doral's first graduating class was the class of 2009.

Reagan/Doral's athletic rivals are Miami Springs High School and Doral Academy Charter High School. A more informal rival is Mater Academy Charter School.

The school yearbook is Tatanka ("American Bison" in the Lakota language)[1] and the monthly free newspaper is the Reagan Advocate.

In February 2008, the City of Doral Trolley began service to Reagan/Doral. This new form of transport to and from the school proved to be a hit.

As per the November 2008 issue of the Reagan Advocate, a new building is planned to be built off campus at NW 90th St. and NW 114th Ave. Known as the Ninth Grade Center, it will house only ninth grade students, who will transfer over to the main campus after their first year in high school, alleviating overcrowding expected in the coming years. Plans for the building to have been completed in time for the 2010-2011 academic school year did not materialize and the status of this project is currently unknown.

Former Principal Douglas P. Rodriguez was named Miami-Dade County Principal of the Year for 2008 in an awards ceremony on May 6, 2008. He was also the proud recipient of the 6th Annual Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award and the Florida Principal of the Year Award.

On December 12, 2008, Rodriguez's tenure as Principal of the school ended and he became principal of Miami Central High School. Replacing him was Jacques Y. Bentolila, former principal of West Miami Middle School.[2]

Academic system and magnet programs

Reagan/Doral is an academy-based school. There are three academies: the Cambridge Academy (International General Certificate of Secondary Education), the Information and Communications Technology Academy (ICT), and the Classical Arts Academy. The school had added a Health Science Academy, but this option was discontinued at the start of the 2008-2009 school year. Ninth-grade students are enrolled in a leadership course, where they define their career interests and then select one of two academies (if the student chooses Cambridge, IGCSE courses begin from ninth grade, not from tenth grade). Elective classes from that academy are chosen, and the student is placed in core classes with other students in the same academy, for the remaining three years.

The Cambridge curriculum is taught in over 150 countries worldwide. Students who pass the Cambridge exams may be awarded university credit at schools throughout the US. The courses taken in a Cambridge Academy are also recognized internationally. Students follow an international curriculum, taking IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) courses their freshman and sophomore years, AS (Advanced Subsidiary) courses in their junior year, and can further their studies by taking A-level courses during their final year.

Alongside the Cambridge Academy courses, the school also hosts a Classical Arts magnet program open to all students in the county, similar to other magnet programs held at several high schools in the district.

The school also takes part in a Miami-Dade County Public Schools program, a dual enrollment program with Florida International University called the Academy for Advanced Academics. Participating students remain enrolled at Reagan/Doral as well as attending a full-time schedule at Florida International University. The Academy for Advanced Academics is considered one of the most rigorous programs in the MDCPS system.

Campus

The school has a mural honoring two students and former students who died in automobile accidents: 21-year old Andrea Castillo, a member of the Class of 2009 who died in 2012; and 17-year old Raphael Acevedo, a fourth-year student (senior) who died in 2014. Area artist Tony Mendoza designed the murals.[3]

Academic achievements

Demographics

Reagan/Doral High is 88% Hispanic (81% South American, 7% Cuban, 4% Central American), 8% White non-Hispanic (mostly Brazilian), 2% Black non-Hispanic and 2% Asian.

In 2013, Reagan/Doral High was ranked second nationally after Miami Springs Senior High School in percentage of foreign-born students within a public high school, with 65.8% born overseas.

In 2013, foreign-born students were primarily from Venezuela (42.6%), Colombia (8.2%), Peru (7.4%), Brazil (3.1%) and Argentina (2.8%).

Feeder pattern

The following schools feed into this high school:

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://myspace.com/tatankayearbook
  2. ↑ http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/814523.html.
  3. ↑ Mayo, Christina. "Friends and Neighbors: Reagan/Doral High murals honor two killed in car accidents" (Archive). Miami Herald. September 16, 2015. Retrieved on January 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://reagandoral.dadeschools.net/otherassets/Letter.pdf

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