Barbara Goleman High School
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| Barbara Goleman Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | August 28, 1995 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Mr. Carlos Artime |
| Students | 4,173 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Miami Lakes, Florida, USA |
| District | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Burgundy and Las Vegas Gold |
| Mascot | Gators |
| Hours | 7:25am – 2:30pm |
| Average class size | 24-32 |
| School Grade | D |
| Website | bghs.dadeschools.net |
Barbara Goleman Senior High School is a secondary school located at 14100 NW 89th Ave in Miami Lakes, Florida; its principal is Mr. Carlos Artime. Goleman pertains to Miami-Dade County Public Schools Region I, and is school number 7751.
The school is named after Barbara Goleman, 1969 National Teacher of the Year, the only Miami-Dade County Public School teacher to ever receive this title. A framed, color portrait of her hangs in the school's main office.
Construction at Goleman began in November of 1994. Its doors opened to its founding group of students on August 28, 1995. The school was built to relieve overcrowding at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School located in nearby Hialeah and American High School, in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. Although it is located in Miami Lakes, Goleman mainly serves the western portion of the town of Miami Lakes, the nearby city of Hialeah Gardens and the extreme western portion of Hialeah, while the majority of Miami Lakes high school students attend Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School, which, ironically, *is not* in Miami Lakes but is closer in proximity to most of the town. The school's location next to Interstate 75 makes it one of the first notable structures to greet travelers as they enter the county. Beginning in the early 2000s, the school suffered from rampant overcrowding due to a sudden population explosion in the area. The school's population during the 2001-2002 school years surpassed 5,000; this was 1,000 more students than the school's official capacity of 4,015 students. Goleman now ranks as the most populated in the county for the first year in its history. The school is currently rated a "D", but it should be noted that the standards for the 2006-2007 school year were significantly raised when compared to those of earlier years. Under the standards for the 2005-2006 school year, the school would've received a "B", reflecting an improvement over the school's previous "C" grade.
The school's mascot and colors, chosen by its first and second classes (Class of 1998) and (Class of 1999), were picked to reflect Florida's two major public universities – the mascot was taken from the University of Florida while the colors were taken from Florida State University. The school also has an unofficial mascot, created by the Class of 2005. The unofficial mascot is a super hero, christened "Gator Man". Gator Man wears a burgundy outfit, black mask (similar to Robin) with a gold cape (similar to Superman). The unofficial mascot is a Goleman tradition.
As of the 2007-2008 school year, a uniform policy is in effect. Students are given a choice between Oxford shirts/blouses and polo shirts, both of which are available in burgundy and white, which must be worn with Dockers-style pants. Parents have the option (within the first week of school) to sign a waiver permitting students to not wear uniforms. However, it still disallows the use of denim pants and other particular articles of clothing such as sandals or sleeveless shirts.
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[edit] Layout & Numbering
Barbara Goleman Senior High is comprised of twelve buildings. Buildings 1, 2, 6, 11, and 12 are stand-alone, whereas Buildings 3-5 and 7-10 are interconnected. This is often a source of confusion to new students, because a single hallway can sometimes traverse up to three different buildings.
Building 1 is the largest building in the school, as well as the only building with three floors. It is located on the northern side of the school, directly opposite from Building 2, which houses administrative offices on the first floor, and the school's media center on the second floor. Building 3 is the auditorium, located to the south of Building 2. Buildings 4, 5, 7 (which houses the cafeteria), 8, and 9, at two stories tall, have a combined student capacity near that of Building 1, and are located on the south side of the campus. Most elective courses are located in Buildings 4 and 5, most science courses are located in Buildings 8 and the eastern half of Building 9, and most physical education courses are located in the western half of Building 9 and the whole of Building 10. Building 6 is a round building located south of Building 7 and in between Buildings 5 and 8, and contains the school's utilities. It is not meant to be accessible by the student population. Building 10 is the Jorge O. Sotolongo gymnasium, dedicated to the school's founding principal in 2000. Building 11 is a lone pump room immediately to the south of Building 8, and is also not accessible to students.
In addition to the original buildings, the school also has twenty-five portables located to the west of Building 1. Building 12, located just to the west of Building 8 and 9, is another addition to the school, having been erected in 2005. This modular building, equipped with 10 classrooms and restroom facilities, can be referred to as the "C" building, the "M" building, or the "modular".
The school uses a room numbering system that eases the process of finding a specific room. The first digit of a room number stands for the building in which it is located. The second digit represents the floor that the room is on. The last two digits are the "true" room number. For example, room 1-116 is located in the first building, first floor. The system is modified for the buildings with two-digit numbers because the scheduling system cannot handle five-digit room numbers. Building 10, the gymnasium, is simply referred to as "GYM1", "GYM2", "GYM3", "GYM4", "GYM5", or "GYM6" on student schedules, with the number serving to indicate which teacher the student has been assigned to. For the portables, the numbering system is similar to the one in use for Buildings 1-9, except the letter "P" is used in lieu of a number. In the modular building, the letter "C" was used instead of "12". This letter was changed to "M" at the start of the 2006-2007 school year, which is why some some newer students may call it the "M" building, while older students still know it as the "C" building (indeed, even faculty members refer to it as such in announcements made over the school's public address system); this is another source of confusion.
Lockers are numbered in a similar fashion. An example of the locker numbering system would be "A1089". The A represents the building number ("A" is used because it is the first letter of the alphabet, so the locker is in the first building; "B" is used for lockers in the second building, "C" for lockers in the third, and so on), while the "1" represents the floor, in this case, the first floor. The last three digits are the actual locker number, which is "089". Buildings 3, 6, 10, 11, and 12 do not have any lockers available. Building 1 does not have any lockers on the third floor, Building 2 does not have any lockers on the second floor, and Building 7 does not have any lockers on the first floor.
[edit] Athletics
Goleman's athletic rival is American High School and the school has a less formal rivalry with Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.
In 1996 Goleman saw its first title in any sport by conquering its first District title in Wrestling Head Coached by Juan Reyneri . Its team was led by freshman David Galarce, David Bringas and Junior, Rey Mansito. In 2001 its Wrestling team produced the first State Champion of the school in Alan Herrera.
In 1999, the school had its first run at a state championship with its boys cross country team. Lead by Coach K, the team, while holding an undefeated record in dual meets, finished the season with an 8th place finish in the state meet.
In 2005, the school's football team won their first district championship with wins against heavily favored rivals Hialeah High, American Senior High and Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High. Running backs Angel Quail as well and Randy Sherrod become the first running back duo to both rush for 1000 yards in a season in over a decade in Dade County. Head Coach Leonard Patrick was named High School Coach of the Year in Miami-Dade County.
Goleman's most successful athletic program is the baseball team, which has won 7 district championships and has been recognized in numerous years as one of the top teams in the country.
[edit] Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Goleman:
- Ben Sheppard Elementary School
- Bob Graham Education Center
- Ernest R. Graham Elementary School
- Hialeah Gardens Elementary School
- M.A. Milam K-8 Center
- Miami Lakes K-8 Center
The following middle schools feed into Goleman:
- Bob Graham Education Center
- José Martí Middle School
- M.A. Milam K-8 Center
- Miami Lakes K-8 Center
- Miami Lakes Middle School
