History
Miami Beach High opened its doors in 1926. Originally Miami Beach Sr. High was located at 1424 Drexel Avenue in the heart of the South Beach district. Miami Beach Sr. High is one of the oldest high schools in Miami-Dade County, trailing only Miami Senior High (1903). It was designed by August Geiger. For the first nine years of the school, it was named after Carl Fisher's mother, Ida M. Fisher. (Mrs. Fisher's middle initial was NOT "M." and the use of that letter was due to a typographer's error. Carl did not care and was so pleased that the school had been named for his mother that he stated that the incorrect letter did not make a difference to him.) Carl Fisher provided the funds for the purchase of the land and the first principal was Mr. C. C. Carson. The first class motto was: "Let us be known for our deeds". At that time the school's nickname was the Typhoons, but this name was changed after the late May 1960 move to its new location at 2231 Prairie Ave, about 10 blocks north of the South Beach district.
Under a forced desegregation order from the Florida Supreme Court, Miami Beach High opened its arms to diversity by undergoing desegregation efforts.
The original building at 14th and Drexel is now part of the Fienberg-Fisher K-8 School compound. The school is being renovated and new buildings added to replace the demolished ones.
In the late nineties, Beach High adopted ID numbers for every student in the school along with school ID cards following an incident in 1995 with a gang member on-campus who did not belong to the school. Soon after, every other school in Miami-Dade followed suit.
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