John A. Ferguson High School
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| John A. Ferguson Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
| Miami, Florida USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "No Goal's Too High, Where Falcons Fly!" |
| Established | August 2003 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Rafael A. Villalobos |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 4, 241 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Silver and Black |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| School hours | 7:20 AM to 2:20 PM |
| Average class size | 26 |
| Website | fergusonhs |
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John A. Ferguson Senior High School is a Magnet and Academy high school located at 15900 S.W. 56th Street in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.[1] The Miami-Dade County public school mainly serves the outer portion of Miami's West Kendall suburb. The 2015-2016 principal is Rafael Villalobos supported by administration team including Mindy Acosta Leon, Kathryn Guerra, and Stanley Thompkins.[2] The school's purpose is to promote a culture of academic excellence by providing equitable, effective, appropriate, and engaging instructional strategies and by using data to drive instruction.
John A. Ferguson Senior High School began construction in March 2002 to alleviate overcrowding at G. Holmes Braddock High School and Felix Varela High School, which had reached populations of over 5,000 students. The school began in Summer 2003 with only ninth graders. The first three nine weeks, the students were housed at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School, in the back portables. Now John A. Ferguson high school has one of the highest student populations in the state of Florida with over 5,000 students.
Ferguson is a certified Magnet Program School in Florida and has six different academy programs[3] which are: International Baccalaureate (IB), Information Technology (IT), International Business & Finance, Medical & Biomedical Skills, Design & Architecture, and Hospitality and Tourism. Academies are small learning communities within a school that offer students career-related curriculum in their subject of choice.
The school is organized by a A/B block schedule which allows students to take eight courses every school year, attending four classes every other day. This gives students access to take more courses and experience a larger variety of curriculum.
Along with exceptional academic opportunities, John A. Ferguson provides students a wide variety of athletic and extra-curricular activities to be involved in. Fall sports include bowling, cross-country, football, gold swimming and volleyball. Winter sports include basketball, soccer and wrestling. Spring sports include badminton, baseball, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball. The school's activities include Fusion Dance Troupe (FDT), Ferguson's Broadcasting Network (FBN), Cheerleading, The Talon school newspaper, SOAR school yearbook, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Model United Nations (MUN), National Honor Society (NHS), Music, Drama and much more.
Many Ferguson graduates have continued their education at prestigious universities such as Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, Barnard College/Columbia University, Amherst College, Boston College, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, NYU, UChicago, Brown, MIT, Dartmouth, University of Michigan, UC Berkeley and UBoston among others. For underclassmen in the IB program their course load includes Pre-IB classes and students going to their junior year start the regular IB diploma courses.
The school is named after a local reverend who graduated from Carver Senior High School in 1941 and served with the United States Navy for twenty-one years during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Along the backstretch of the school is 162nd Avenue which has been renamed Falcons Ave. John A. Ferguson Senior High School is ranked as one of America's best high schools, with a school grade of an "A" over recent years.
Demographics
Ferguson High is 88% Hispanic, 8 %white, 2% black and 2% Asian.[4]
School uniforms
Students are required to wear school uniform.[5] The uniform consists of Black, Grey, or Khaki pants with a Black, Grey, or White polo or button-down dress shirt. On Fridays, students are allowed to wear school t-shirts.
Sports
Ferguson has an array of sports the school competes in.[6]
Fall Sports: Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swimming & Diving, Volleyball (Girls)
Winter Sports: Basketball (Boys & Girls), Soccer (Boys & Girls), Wrestling
Spring Sports: Badminton, Baseball, Football, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball (Boys) Flag Football (Girls)
Clubs
Ferguson is home to many clubs and honor societies, such as Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America), FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), National Honor Society, Fusion Dance Troupe (FDT), Ferguson's Broadcasting Network (FBN), Cheerleading, The Talon school newspaper, SOAR school yearbook, Model United Nations (MUN), Student Government Association (SGA) History Honor Society and more.
Music
The Mighty Falcon Marching Band has qualified for FMBC States for the past several years and continues to be one of the top marching bands in the state of Florida. Additionally, the Ferguson Wind Ensemble and Jazz Bands have received Superior rankings at district, state and national level. The band performs all over the country, including Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, etc. The director of bands is Lowell Thomas and the director of the jazz band and choirs is Ryan Ellis, who is well known for his political involvement regarding music education. Originally, the Falcon Choir was scheduled to perform in the 2012 London Olympics, representing the United States, but could not go due to insufficient funds. Instead, they went to the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
References
- ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kendall West CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2015.
- ↑ http://ferguson.dadeschools.net/ John A Ferguson Senior High School, official site
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