John A. Ferguson High School

Coordinates: 25°42′44″N 80°27′04″W / 25.712353°N 80.451168°W / 25.712353; -80.451168

John A. Ferguson Senior High School
Address
15900 SW 56th Street
Miami, Florida
United States
Information
Type Public Secondary School
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 4,255 (2018-19)
Campus Suburban
Color(s)               
Mascot Falcon
National ranking 1690 in National Rankings
School hours 7:20 AM to 2:20 PM
Average class size 28
Website fergusonhs.org

John A. Ferguson Senior High School is a magnet and academy high school located at 15900 SW 56th Street in Miami, Florida, United States.[1] This Miami-Dade County public school mainly serves the outer portion of Miami's Kendall West suburb. The 2018-2019 principal is Rafael Villalobos, supported by an administration team including Dulce del Valle, Rosalyn Rodriguez, Samuel Louis, and Ideal Garcia.[2]

Construction began on Ferguson in March 2002. It was built 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. For the first three nine-week periods, the students were housed at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School, in the back portables. John A. Ferguson High School now has one of the highest student populations in Florida, at over 4,255.

Ferguson is a certified Magnet Program School in Florida, and has six academy programs: International Baccalaureate (IB), Information Technology (IT), International Business & Finance, Medical & Biomedical Skills, Design & Architecture, and Hospitality and Tourism. These academies are small learning communities that offer students career-related curricula in their subjects of choice.

Fall sports are bowling, cross-country, football, golf, swimming and volleyball. Winter sports are basketball, soccer and wrestling. Spring sports are badminton, baseball, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball. The school's activities include Fusion Dance Troupe, Ferguson's Broadcasting Network (FBN NEWS), Cheerleading, SOAR school yearbook, Future Business Leaders of America, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, Music, and Drama.

Ferguson graduates have continued their education at universities such as Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Barnard College, Columbia University, Amherst College, Boston College, UPenn, Johns Hopkins University, NYU, UChicago, Brown University, MIT, Dartmouth University, University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, Princeton University, University of Virginia, Georgia Tech, and Duke University.

For underclassmen in the IB program, the courseload includes Pre-IB classes. Students going into 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 21 years during World War II and the Korean War.

Along the backstretch of the school is SW 162nd Avenue, which has been renamed Falcons Avenue.

Demographics

Ferguson High is 90% Hispanic, 6% white, 1% black and 3% Asian.[3]

Sports

Ferguson competes in an array of sports.[4]

Fall sports are bowling, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving, and volleyball (girls').

Winter sports are basketball (boys' and girls'), soccer (boys' and girls'), and wrestling.

Spring sports are badminton, baseball, football, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball (boys'), and 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), FCCLA( Family, Career and Community Leaders of America),FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), National Honor Society, Fusion Dance Troupe, Ferguson's Broadcasting Network (FBN), Cheerleading, SOAR school yearbook, Model United Nations, Student Government Association, and History Honor Society.

Music

The Mighty Falcon Marching Band has qualified for state competition many times. The Ferguson Wind Ensemble and Jazz Bands have received Superior rankings at district, state and national levels. The band performs all over the country, including in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Atlanta.

The director of bands is Lowell Thomas and the director of the jazz band and choirs is Karen Kouri-Perez.

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kendall West CDP, FL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ https://fergusonhs.org/apps/staff/ John A Ferguson Senior High School, official site
  3. ↑ "John A. Ferguson Senior High School - Miami, Florida". Public School Review. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  4. ↑ "John A. Ferguson Athletics Page". John A Ferguson. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. ↑ "S. Florida School Choir Selected For 2012 Olympics". 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
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