Felix Varela High School
| Felix Varela Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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The Hammocks, Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 25°40′40″N 80°26′34″W / 25.6777°N 80.4428°WCoordinates: 25°40′40″N 80°26′34″W / 25.6777°N 80.4428°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | August 2000 |
| School district | Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Principal | Nery Fins |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,072 students |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Hunter Green, Black and Silver |
| Mascot | Viper |
| Average class size | 35 |
| Founding principal | Millie Fornell |
| Website | Felix Varela High School |
Hunter Green, Black and Silver
Felix Varela Senior High School is a public high school located at 15255 SW 96th St. in The Hammocks, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Past principals include Millie Fornell (2000-2005) and Connie Navarro (2005-2011). The current principal is Nery Fins (2011–present).
Varela was built as an overcrowding relief school for G. Holmes Braddock High School and Miami Sunset High School. Construction began in 1998 but due to delays during construction (mainly concerning funding and local area politics) the school's opening was pushed back several times. Varela opened to students in the fall of 2000.
The school was named for Father Félix Varela (1788-1853), a Cuban Roman Catholic Priest, human rights advocate, teacher, and an admired figure throughout the Cuban American exile community.
The school opened its doors to approximately 2,000 ninth and tenth graders (classes of 2003 and 2004) on August 28, 2000.
The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
In 2010 the school enrolled 51 survivors of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the second highest number of any Miami-Dade school. Principal Connie Navarro had installed extra counselors to assist the students in case they had any trauma. The students mostly came from the middle and upper classes, and many had previously attended the Lycée Alexandre Dumas French international school and the Union School, both private schools. Varela High installed extra Advanced Placement (AP) classes, including AP French, to cater to them. Michael Winerip of The New York Times interviewed 10 survivors at Varela. They all spoke Haitian Creole, French, and English, and their English did not have any accent. They all indicated that the academic work at Varela was less rigorous than the work at their private Haitian schools.
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