History
Southwest Miami High School was founded on September 1956 as Southwest Miami Junior Senior High School. The school was built to alleviate overcrowding at neighboring Coral Gables Senior High School. Featuring grades 7-10, the school eventually converted to a high school in 1959 upon graduating its first senior class. Southwest's athletic rival is Miami Coral Park Senior High School.
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