Miami Beach Senior High began life as Ida M. Fisher High School — named after developer Carl Fisher’s mother — in the heart of South Beach on Drexel Avenue in 1924. It was later renamed Miami Beach High School and was moved to Prairie Avenue. Designed by August Geiger, Miami Beach High is the second-oldest high school in Miami-Dade.  The school has a proud reputation of producing graduates who have become judges, artists, athletes and politicians. Alumni include actor Andy Garcia, journalist Barbara Walters and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.

8/4/1985, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Electrician Sam Darany makes repairs to light fixture in one of the science classes at Beach High.

6/8/1989, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Debate teacher Ed Cobin in his new job as a T.V. producer at the new Beach High T.V. station.

8/30/1963, John Walther/Miami Herald Staff: Allen Jacobi of Miami Beach High is just beginning to learn what football coaches mean by the term, "paying the price." Allen sacrifices his locks to the all-consuming clippers wielded by Hal Dyer, Beach assistant coach who already has collected enough scalps to make Sitting Bull envious. The grim evidence is strewn about the locker room floor and appears additionally on the skinned heads of Jacobi's teammates, Chico Frankel and Jeff Steiner (right), whose only consolation seems to be that misery loves company.

12/1/1985, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Steve Herzfeld, Beach High student activities director surrounded by some of the student council Cabinet. L to R Jacki Finkel, Risa Firschein, Allison Leoni and Mamie Ciceone. They're discussing Beach Highs annual Christmas gift drive.

Teatime at new Miami Beach High School is glamor event for these home economics students. New facilities for Beach High students include this living room where coeds learn intricacies of entertaining. Dedication of the new building takes place tonight at 7:30 in the school auditorium.

11/7/1969, Jeff Joffe/Miami Herald Staff: President of Miami Beach High student body Gary Eisenberg at press conference.

4/10/1986, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: L to R Sheri Berman, Michael Cantor, Erez Bar-Navon and Eric Averbach, prepare for the gambling debate.

Miami Beach High Junior, Aimee Heller 16 years old, with her project for the Gifted Program at Beach High. Helle completed a week long comic strip complete with character Henri (a pig) story line as her choice for a project for the gifted program. Heller worked along with a professional graphic a designer to guide her

11/20/1983, Miami Herald Staff: Cindy Behar in the future business woman class.

4/3/1975, George Kochaniec/Miami Herald Staff: Riot at Miami Beach High School.

4/28/1962, Wayne Warren/Miami Herald Staff: Phillis Applebaum at the Junio Olympics in Miami Beach School.

11/19/1981, Steve Dozier/Miami Herald Staff: School's out at Miami Beach senior high school and students walk between busses past cars to their own ride home waiting in the parking lot.

8/19/1987, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Teacher's sign welcoming new students.

Undated: (Left) William Higgs discusses his admission application with Diane Curless (center), School Councelor at Miami Beach high, as Kim Kennedy, a counseling aid, listens.

3/22/1972, Dave Didio/Miami Herald Staff: Steve Brosnick and Jimmy Noble, between classes, at Miami Beach Sr High, stepped outside the door for a little jazz music. They don't play in any group, just take a break now and then to make their own impromptu sounds.

11/26/1961; Pair of Queens. Here are Barbara Courshon, 17, Miami Beach High School royalty, and a highly interested uncrowned spectator, Alice Retaman, 1 1/4.

1/24/1966, Jim Birmingham/Miami Herald Staff: Booked up? Well, in a manner of speaking. Carl Hageman, sponsor of the Miami Beach High School Key Club, is getting a hand from Diana Mirras, of the Jackie Gleason Show in loading hooks aboard ship at Dodge Island. Ira Giller, 17, Key Club book project chairman looks like he’d like a hand too. The Key Club was instrumental in collecting more than 10,000 books that will go to Grand Bahama Central Academy in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.

4/2/1954: Miami Beach Band Visits Capitol--The Miami Beach, Fla., band in full dress array, poses on the steps of the capitol today. With them are Rep. Lantaff (D-Fla), Bottom Right, dark suit, and Sen. Smathers (D-FLA), Lower Right.

8/1/1974, George Kochaniec/Miami Herald Staff: Prismers at sing song - put on by Miami Beach Sr. High Key Clubbers.

Undated: Miami Beach High School. Left to Right Harriet Abramson and Florrie Eisenstat.

12/14/1966, Jim Birmingham/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach High School "Sharecroppers Day".

10/6/1986, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Biology teacher Austin Letren holds a class in the cafeteria at Beach High. Letren is assisting Jesus Rodriguez and Henry Villalobos with their lessons.

4/21/1985, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach High Music director Jake Muscanera leads class in discussion about Bob Dylan as a singer or poet.

11/25/1984, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Marisol Sanchez gets wound up during Pep rally at Miami Beach High.

6/3/1984, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Wilhelmina Neal with her Home Ec class at Miami Beach High shows students how to match colors and patterns in interior decorating.

4/28/1962, Wayne Warren/Miami Herald Staff: Michael Babbit lights Torch at the Miami Beach School Jr. Olympics.

2/26/1961, Ron Wahl/Miami Herald Staff: Children of Nanette & Alvin Savage both of the class of '41 with Prin Katz. Wayne, 2; Caren, 15; Craig, 12; Lori 5.

Undated: Trombones Blare for Beach Strutters. Hailing three of their strutters, the trombone section of the Miami Beach High School band sends music skyward before their appearance in the Orange Bowl festival. Strutting, from left to right, are Abby Silverstein, Robert Rocke and Connie Rothenberg.

11/20/1983: Lunch time at Miami Beach High.

8/9/1974, Battle Vaughan/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach Senior High student Mike Trachtenberg speaking for further prosecution of ex-presiden Nixon.

1/21/1987, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Cary Williams, Assistant girls track coach at Beach High.

10/2/1987, Randy Bazemore/Miami Beach High: Teacher Igor Renko teaches an economics class in the auditorium at Beach High.

5/19/1962, George Wheeler/Miami Herald Staff: Top Tides. Three Miami Beach High athletes honored at assembly Friday were (left to right) Mike Belkin, best in minor sports, Stan Yanowitz, outstanding senior athlete, and Eon Green, Herald All- City selection and co-winner of basket-ball award with Bob Mandel (not pictured).

11/6/1982: L to R Michelle Gutenstein, Julie Segar, and Liana Bronock spend some time in the breeze way of Miami Beach High School in their pajamas. The three were celebrating pajama day at Beach high.

10/17/1976: Miami Beach High School students.

2/13/1987, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: L to R - Wendy Rosen and Michael Hernandez are two Miami Beach High students who won 1st place in two art contests.

12/5/1985, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Some of the Shoe styles worn to Miami Beach High.

7/25/1976, Roy Bartley/Miami Herald Staff: Beach High's 50th Anniversary reunion at the Fontainbleau Hotel. Bette & Jack (1942/Beach) Epperson; Selma Minden Grenald, 42 (husband Ben); Jack Buchsbaum, Beach 41; Jackie Barr Buchsbaum, 42.

10/30/1986, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach High Debate Coach Ed Cobin surrounded by the debate team that went to Washington D.C.

2/23/1960, Doug Kennedy/Miami Herald Staff: Marty Minsker. Miami Beach High School.

4/9/1965, John Walther/Miami Herald Staff: AFS Intercultural Program discussion Miami Beach High School.

11/5/1970, John Walther/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach High students. L to R Jimmy Horowitz, Marsha Zenderland, Danny Warren and Gary Shapiro

4/1/1984, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Robert Tache left and Ira Gutt get student Portello Mirna to sign petition to abolish new grading system at Miami Beach High.

9/12/1984, Bill Andrews/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach high Alumni from left: Prank Shore, David Rogers, Arnie Weiss, Barry Levinson, Boll Bishop, Stan Arkin, Sidney Needelman, and Stuart Graver. Shot in front of old school, which is now Feinberg Elem.

12/15/1986, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: L to R - Penelope Moulinos and Sara Shames carry a box of toys for the Beach High share program being held at TOPA.

3/26/1987, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Richard Weiss, student at Beach High, developed a program for improving living standards of physically and mentally handicapped.

8/19/1987, Randy Bazemore/Miami Beach High: Member of the Miami Beach High Flagettes rehearse prior to the opening of school.

4/29/1987, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: L to R - Pam Gropper and Alyse Fromberg host a game of "Jeopardy" at Beach High.

12/14/1962, Albeer Coya/Miami Herald Staff: School's A Cappella Choir entertains ...one of many features at Yule party.

11/20/1983: Kedemah Dean and Judy Weiss at Miami Beach High.

5/16/1985: Miami Beach High pep rally.

4/28/1962, Wayne Warren/Miami Herald Staff: Jr. Olympics at Miami Beach High School.

5/26/1985, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Alberto Gonzalez, 18, works on his art piece at Miami Beach High art class.

7/19/1965, Eamon Kennedy/Miami Herald Staff: About 100 volumes of the library's books were harmed by the a fire that started in the air conditioning unit. Unfortunately this is certain to halt the summer reading course. David Perrin, assistant principal at Miami Beach High with some of the damaged books

1/22/1984, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach High Jazz Ensemble.

12/15/1962, Albert Coya/Miami Herald Staff: Students lug loads of toys on stage.They'll be donated to a welfare agency.

1966: Curious Chemistry student, James Sobie, experiments with hydro chloric acid in order to obtain hydrogen gas.

11/15/1979, Trish Robb/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach High Homecoming. Punk rock group clockwise from bottom Remma Shapiro, Anne Gurwitch, Alice Dreer, Mark Burkett and Susan Kaplan.

3/2/1990, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach High School

12/9/1984, Randy Bazemore/Miami Herald Staff: L to R - Jill Taulin "the rat" and Alan Behmoiras "Miss Piggy" represent the class that donated the most to the Miami Beach High Share Day to held at Theater of performing arts. The class was able to collect $35000 dollar for toys for the needy at X-Mas.

8/9/1974, Battle Vaughan/Miami Herald Staff: Miami Beach Senior High School students listening to tape of Nixon resignation.