Arts Achieve! School Profiles

County: Miami-Dade County School District
Total Student Count: 1044 Total Magnet Count: 690
Website: smmcs.dadeschools.net

Types of students served:

Hispanic 67.3%
White 15.5%
Black 12.8%
Other 4.4 %
Gifted 26.0%
ESE 9.0%
Attendance 96.4%

Our Magnet Arts Teaching Team includes:

Band - 1
Broadcast Arts - 1
Broadcast Arts Tech - 1
Chorus - 1
Dance - 1
Music Theory - 1
Orchestra - 1
Photography - 1
Theatre - 1
Visual Arts - 2

Our Pride
Dr. Lisa Robertson, Principal states, “Our school operates on the fundamental principles of truth, honesty, integrity and community. Our students are empowered to believe that they are responsible for their successes, challenges and future aspirations. When you visit our school you see this by the respect, outstanding talent, and admiration our students and teachers demonstrate towards one another.

Mrs. Sandy Baron, the Magnet Lead Teacher expresses, “NURTURING THE HIGHEST ASPIRATIONS OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT THROUGH THE ARTS” The students who are accepted into the Magnet Arts Program at South Miami Middle Community School Center for the Arts are guided through their specific arts education with this statement as their main focus. Our teachers are constantly working to advance the students in their commitment to their art, as well as being supportive of their academic instruction. Our teachers’ talent and commitment, along with our students’ energy, excitement, and enthusiasm makes for an amazing result. The support and cooperation we receive from our administration, faculty, and staff creates an environment of success and unity.

A Visit to Our School:
A visit to our school will excite the visitor as they see students in costume going over their lines for a show, or dancers, leaping through the air in perfect form. The visitor will see students filming professional packages, taking photos that are shown in museums, and creating amazing artwork throughout the campus, while at the same time, instruments and voices can be heard making beautiful music all over the campus. This creativity can be seen and heard in every area at South Miami Middle Community School!

Our Special Arts Programs:
South Miami Middle Community School is one of the most sought after magnet programs in Miami-Dade County. The students come from all over Miami-Dade County with the hopes of attending our magnet program. We had over 800 applicants for 275 seats for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year. The audition process is a talent-based process, that is very program specific and only for the truly dedicated. Our magnet students are held to a higher standard, due to the rigorous schedules of their programs. Therefore, they are taught the discipline that is necessary to balance their talent and their academic schedules so they can be successful and move on to their next challenge. Our students have been very successful in continuing their dreams on to the high school level. We have one of the highest acceptance rates of students applying for magnet high schools in the county.