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Miami Palmetto Senior High School thrives because of the students and their families who reside in the area and attend their “neighborhood school.” Productive lawyers, doctors, business leaders, actors, veterans, and teachers, alumni living here and throughout the country, contribute their “home grown,” success to their roots in the community of Palmetto Bay. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com and the world’s wealthiest man with an estimated $131 billion in wealth graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High in 1982!
The school is known for its exceptional academics and highly qualified teachers. A truly comprehensive high school, Palmetto has something for everyone. In fact, Palmetto Senior offers a myriad of academies and magnet programs including, Environmental and Science Masters (Compatible with AP Capstone), Business including entrepreneurship, internships and on-the-job training, Visual and Performing Arts: Art, Band, Dance, Drama, Orchestra, and Photography, Vocational: Industry Certification in Early Childhood, Technical Design/AutoCAD, and Health Science. In addition, the school offers the following magnet programs; AP Capstone – This program is a popular alternative to IB that offers advanced academics, independent research and collaborative teamwork where students can earn a year or more toward college credit, Forensic Investigative Academy – Within AP Capstone where students in collaboration with the FBI explore different science and technology-based modalities for criminal and forensic investigation, and iPrep, a technology-based program and a new approach to 21st century learning. The following world languages (Level 1- AP) are offered to Palmetto Senior students; American Sign Language, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese.
Student achievement is bolstered by consistent support from alumni, parents, and local government. Here is a list of the academic programs, clubs and extracurricular activities offered by the school:
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
312 courses, with 71 Honors and 33 Advanced Placement (AP) classes
47 performing arts and 41 music classes
Over 1,000 students take AP classes
Top 10% 2019 class GPA 4.8+
Dual Enrollment programs with Florida International
University and Miami Dade College (on and off campus)
CLUBS
10 honor societies
43 interest and service clubs, including nationally competitive academic teams such as Mu Alpha Theta, Italian Honor Society, Science Competitors, History Bowl, Model UN
Music and Performing Arts competitive groups
EXTRAS
Varsity Sports: football, baseball, softball, volleyball, swimming, diving, golf, bowling, cross country, basketball, soccer, wrestling, badminton, lacrosse, water polo, tennis, track & field
State Champions Special Olympics
New Weight Training Facility 2016
Coaching staff pioneers in concussion-reduction techniques
SCHOOL ACCOLADES
$50,000 private grant to further develop STEAM program equipment and extrascapulars aimed at increasing female participation
3 National Merit Finalists 2019
6 Hispanic National Merit Finalists 2019
High AP exam pass rates that exceed state and national averages
State level awards in thespians, band and orchestra
Multiple Ivy League admissions every year
Class of 2019 admitted to 45 out of the US News and World Report Top 50 Colleges and Universities
All Florida state schools, including Honors Programsat UF, FSU, UCF, FIU and Miami Dade College
Over $25 million in scholarship offers in 2019
Palmetto Pride drives the many community service projects that students participate in to maintain Palmetto’s Bay’s beautiful parks, to assist children at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, to tutor younger students at Palmetto Bay’s elementary and middle feeder pattern schools. Go to Coral Reef Park, Palmetto Bay Park, or the library, and you will spot “P” for Palmetto emblems on jerseys and Panther Paw stickers proudly displayed on car bumpers.
