Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County () is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous coun ...
, just north of
Homestead
Homestead may refer to:
*Homestead (building), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses
* Nguni homestead, a cluster of houses inhabited by a single extended family, typically with a kraal ...
. It is located on at the southernmost end of Miami-Dade County.
It is the older of the two public high schools that serves the population of parts of the city of Homestead, Redland,
Naranja
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* Naranja, Florida, a census-designated place
* Naranja, an orange-flavored Mexican liqueur
* Naranja, one of the two academies in ''Pokémon ...
,
Leisure City
Leisure City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, that includes the smaller, older community of Modello in its northwestern section. The CDP is most notable for the Coral C ...
, and other unincorporated areas.
South Dade is currently structured as a
magnet school
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with
International Baccalaureate
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and five other Academic programs that draw students from throughout the region.
History
South Dade was established in 1953, consolidating the original Homestead High School with the agricultural program and grades 9-12 of the Redland Farm Life School.
Following the devastation of
Hurricane Andrew
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in August 1992, the school building was repaired and a new science wing opened in 1995.
In 2008, a state of the art facility with over 420,000 square feet opened.
School journalism
*''The Scene'' - school newspaper
*''Southernaire'' - school yearbook
*BUCTV - school TV production
Magnet academies
Academy of Professional Services
* Agritechnology & Business Systems
* Landscape Design Architecture
* Sports & Recreational Turf Management
* Automotive Service Technology
* Materials & Processing Technology
Academy of International Finance, Business & Technology
* Information Technology
* Web Design Services
* Accounting Operations
* Business Supervise & Management
* Electronic Business Enterprise
Academy of Sports, Nutrition & Health Science
* Sports Administration
* Sports Medicine
* Nursing Assisting
* Childcare
* Culinary Arts
* Medical Assisting
Academy of Visual & Performing Arts
* Symphonic Band
* Wind Ensemble
* Chorus
* Orchestra
* Dance
* Theatre Arts
* Visual Arts
Academy of Law Studies & Public Safety
* Criminal Justice & Legal Services
* Law Enforcement & Custom Operations
* JROTC
* Firefighter
Academy of
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the I ...
(IB)
* French
* Italian
* Spanish
Athletics
Its athletic rival is Homestead High School.
* Baseball
* Basketball (boys and girls)
* Bowling
* Cheerleading
* Cross Country
* Football
* Golf
* Soccer (boys and girls)
* Softball
* Swimming (boys and girls)
* Track (boys and girls)
* Volleyball
* Wrestling
* Avocado Elementary School
* Neva King Cooper Educational Center
* Redland Elementary School
* Redondo Elementary School
* West Homestead Elementary School
* William A. Chapman Elementary School
* Homestead Middle School
* Redland Middle School
* South Dade Middle School
* South Dade Senior High School
* South Dade Adult Center
* South Dade Skill Center
Notable alumni
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Marcus Hudson
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Early lif ...
, football player for the
San Francisco 49ers
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Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste
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, football player for the
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Alek Manoah
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, baseball player for the
Toronto Blue Jays
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,
2019 MLB Draft
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University of Tennessee
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(1992-1994), 1992 and 1996 Olympian
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Victoria Principal
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BC Lions
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Antrel Rolle
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, football player for the
New York Giants
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Arizona Cardinals
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