School for Advanced Studies
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| district = [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]]
| principal = Guillermo Munoz
| type = Public Secondary
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| city = [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]
| state = [[Florida]]
| country = [[USA]]
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| grades = 11–12
| campus = [[Suburban]]
| mascot = [[White Tiger]]s
| colors = [[White]], [[Blue]]
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| website = [http://sas.dadeschools.net/ Official website]
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The '''School for Advanced Studies''' (SAS) is a SACS accredited [[dual-enrollment]] [[secondary school]] in [[Miami, Florida]]. It is a part of the [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] System and is situated at four campuses of [[Miami Dade College]]. These four campuses are: the Kendall campus, North Campus, Wolfson Campus, and Homestead campus.
== About the school ==
School for Advanced Studies (SAS) is a combined effort of Miami-Dade College (MDC) and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) initiated in the 1988-89 school year. The School for Advanced Studies is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Students admitted to the school receive free tuition and fees, free textbooks and materials, and, if eligible, school bus and metro-rail transportation funded by MDCPS. One hundred percent (100%) of the students graduate and continue their academic studies at colleges and universities in Florida, throughout the nation, or at foreign universities.
SAS is designed for motivated and academically talented 11th and 12th grade students whose needs are not met in the traditional high school setting. The school is not a magnet school. Student selection is based solely on the order of application among students who meet the basic requirements for admission. Students apply from all senior high schools in the district and numerous private and parochial schools. Additionally, many home-schooled students choose SAS to complete their secondary studies and begin the transition to college.
Each semester, students are enrolled in a minimum of three (3) college dual-enrollment courses, taught by MDC faculty, and four (4) high school courses, taught by M-DCPS faculty. This opportunity for acceleration and enrichment enhances the student population of both SAS and MDC with bright, eager minds. The SAS total student population cannot exceed 500 students, with 200 at the Kendall Campus, 100 at the North Campus (Founding campus 1988-1989), 100 at the Wolfson Campus, and 100 at the Homestead Campus (Newest Campus 2007).
The school population reflects the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the community. Students and faculty are supported by parental and community involvement. The school prides itself on its family-like environment, small school setting, and its focus on the humanities and a traditional education. The small high school environment affords the opportunity for individual student tutoring, counseling, and mentoring by faculty and staff. The environment provides a uniquely supportive transition between secondary and post-secondary education.
Founding faculty (1988-1989) of the School for Advanced Studies includes Charles Houghton, school site administrator, Raymond Harrell, Lilliam Bez, and Mamo Powers.
== Organizations ==
The following organizations are active at the school:
*[[National Honor Society]]
*[[Mu Alpha Theta]]
*SAeSense, the national award-winning [[literary magazine]]
*[[FBLA]]
*[[Yearbook]]
*[[Interact]]
*[[Model UN]]
*[[Student Government]]
*[[The Innovator, school newspaper]]
== Awards and Honors ==
*Ranked #1 in the world in [[Advanced Placement]] English Literature by the [[College Board]].
*Highest average scores for [[SAT]] Math and Verbal in [[Miami-Dade County]].
*Earned #4 highest scores for in the state for [[FCAT]] Science and #1 in Miami-Dade County (Note: SAS does not offer any science course as part of its main curriculum).
*Highest school attendance in Miami-Dade County (for two grading periods).
*Ranked #163 out of 30,000+ public senior high schools in the U.S. by ''[[Newsweek]]''.
*100% of students who attend for both years earn a minimum of 42 college credits.
*100% of students continue post-secondary education.
*91% of seniors received Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.
*Three [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Scholar]] Finalists have been SAS students.
*Three Gates Millennium Scholarship winners have been SAS students.
*One student from the North Campus of SAS was recognized as a National Hispanic Scholar by the [[National Hispanic Recognition Program]] in 2006.
*One student from the Homestead Campus of SAS was recognized as a National Hispanic Scholar in 2007.
*64% of students received the Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction.
*76% of students applied to and were accepted by their first choice college/university.
*SAS senior scholarship monies total for 2004-2005 - $3,742,050
== External links ==
*[http://sas.dadeschools.net/ Official website]
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[[Category:High schools in Miami-Dade County]]