History
Sunset opened its doors in 1979 with the first graduating class in 1980. Beginning in the late 1980s, Sunset became one of many overcrowded schools in the county, due to the population explosion in the metropolitan area. This forced the school district to build two other schools: G. Holmes Braddock High School and Felix Varela High School.
Miami Sunset Sr. High also serves the Kendall area as a hurricane evacuation shelter. Despite this, the school sustained damage during Hurricane Andrew's 1992 assault on the area. As a result of Hurricane Andrew, the start of the 1992-93 school year was delayed by two weeks, and the last of the shelter's inhabitants were relocated approximately one month later.
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