Westland Hialeah High School
| Westland Hialeah Senior High | |
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| Address | |
| 4000 W 18th Ave Hialeah, Florida 33012 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Established | August 2007; Opened January 7, 2008 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Giovana Blanco |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,601 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, Black Grey |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | westlandwildcats.org |
Westland Hialeah High School is located at 4000 West 18th Avenue in Hialeah, Florida, USA, a suburb of Miami.
The school is a part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The school's principal is Giovana Blanco.
The school, fourth to serve the Miami suburb of Hialeah, was built as a reliever for the three overcrowded high schools serving the area and opened in January 2008, taking the entire southwestern portion of the city in boundaries which are mostly served by Miami Springs and Hialeah-Miami Lakes High Schools. The school has ninth through twelfth grade. Its first graduating class was the class of 2010, and its founding class was the class of 2011, which graduated on June 2011.
School uniforms
The school requires its students to wear uniforms . The uniform is a grey, red or black polo shirt and black or khaki pants. No sandals or other open-toed shoes allowed. Students are also not allowed to wear jeans of any type.[1]
Demographics
Westland Hialeah High School is 95% Hispanic (mostly Cuban and Cuban descendant).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Dress Code Policy." Westland Hialeah High School. Retrieved on February 12, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/131526
External links
- Miami-Dade County public schools
- Westland Hialeah High School website
- Miami-Dade Schools information on Westland Hialeah High School
- Boundary redefinition article for the city of Hialeah upon opening of Westland Hialeah High School
