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1927 - Ida M. Fisher High School on Miami Beach, named after the mother of Carl G. Fisher
1927 Florida State Archives

1927 - Ida M. Fisher High School on Miami Beach, named after the mother of Carl G. Fisher

Miami Beach, Florida


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Manuel Villaverde 15-Nov-2009 21:37
Does any one remember the name of the pspanish teacher?? she had a son that also attended school 1968
Jeff 04-Sep-2009 16:08
Jesse... You and your brother [Victo]r lived down the street from me on Lenox Avenue and we were in some of the same classes...

Jeff Levine
(1963-64 Central Beach Elem.)
(1964-1967 Ida Fisher JHS)
1967-1970 Miami Beach SHS)
dave goldberg 02-Jul-2009 21:04
i was there in 65 for 7th grade and went all 3 years. it was a beautiful school and was intact they hadn't tore any of it down yet the principal was dr lichter asst was mr marmar it was a wonderful time the friends in my life at that time were barbara gardner (my girlfriend) joe carpello chuck kirkman(deceased) eric moss dean pollock (deceased) the teacher i had a major crush on miss brownhill i look back on this timewith fond memmories. if you remember me i would love to hear from you i am at g43775@netzero.net
RickD 27-Jun-2009 09:30
I attended Ida M. Fisher from 71-72 (8th & 9th), I remember the building next door to the south of Fisher. It had an auditorium and we saw a famous band at the time play there. I think they did either "Brandy" or "Ride Captain Ride", I don't remember the band's name. I have fond memories of Fisher. I think the building is still standing, I visited it a couple of years ago. I this photo is this the building still standing or the one that was demolished? Memories are sort of fading. Thanks everyone!!!
Eric BAez 26-Jun-2009 20:48
Looking for a Fisher Yearbook for 1975 or 1974, call 786-525-7505 or email fourbebaez@bellsouth.net
LaJuana Hill 03-Apr-2009 01:50
I attended Feinberg I believe from the third through the fifth grade and then went on to Nautilus Junior High. I'm not quite sure of the years I attended as I went to school year-round and skipped a couple of grades. I believe I started Feinberg in 1972 or '73? I attended with Paula Westbrook (she had a younger sister there); Wendy Rosen (or Rosenthal or Rosenberg); Bradly Sprung; Steven Martinez (we were the smartest in the 5th grade); Willard Edge and Louise Truillo went there for 1 year. These were the friends I hung out with. I took ballet lessions at Fisher until the auditorium became unsafe and they could no longer allow the ballet teacher to have her classes there. She charged 50 cents a lesson. We performed at nursing homes. It was a really neat school and I get natalgic whenever I visit home and pass by the two schools.
Guest 21-Feb-2009 21:23
I attended Leroy D Fienberg elementary 1969-1972 and Ida M Fisher (7th grade). I then reurned to Greece with my family.
Georgios Karras
Manty Malvarez Espinosa 07-Feb-2009 21:14
I attended Ida M.Fisher Jr High 1961-63 (grades 7,8).
Exile from Cuba with my family. A real difference from Cuban Catholic school.
Some very excellent teachers I recall:
Mr.Goldstein (Science), Mrs.Snyder (English), Mr.OConnell (Social Studies).
Mr.Ruby was Asst Principal, as was Mr.Marmar. Dr. Sol Lichter was principal,
later to go to Beach Hi (I also attended Beach Hi, grad 67).
Remember watching the NASA trips from Homeroom TVs.
Jesse valiente 17-Jan-2009 18:20
My name is Jesse valiente, I attended Central Beach Elem 1961 thru 1963 before it was named Leroy Fineberg Elem. I also attended Ida Fisher Jr high from fall of 1963 thru 1966, it was really a nice school I remember some of my teachers too, Mr.Sloan, Mr.Kelly, Mrs.Glaser etc. I graduated from Beach High in 1969.
Mercy Ayala 05-Nov-2008 23:01
I went to Fineberg from 1963 - 1965, then went to Ida Fisher 1966 -1969.
Does anyone know how I can get the yearbooks form 66-69. The biulding where I lived in Pennsylvania Avenue and 12 st colapsed and I lost everything.
My email is: newwine2@yahoo.com
Mercy 05-Nov-2008 22:46
Fineber was across the street.
smartfox37 30-Oct-2008 17:00
Was this school Ida M Fisher at the same location where Fineberg Fisher is now or was it in a different location?
JACK GRISAR 21-Oct-2008 14:26
I LIVED IN MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA FOR 3 YEARS. 1946-47-48. I HAD A SEVERE ASTHMA CONDITION AND CARING PARENTS, WHO RELOCATED HERE FROM BROOKLYN, NY, TO HELP IMPROVE MY HEALTH. I LIVED ON 2ND STREET, JUST OFF WASHINGTON AVENUE IN SOUTH BEACH. I ATTENDED SOUTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN WENT TO IDA M FISCHER JUNIOR HIGH. I STILL HAVE THE "TYPHOON YEARBOOK" FROM 1947. IT WAS A GREAT SCHOOL WITH WONDERFUL TEACHERS.
Jeff 15-May-2008 13:40
I remotely remember Hylan Boxer from our days at Ida Fisher. Hylan... I'm Jeff Levine.


Funny, but no one has made these distinctions or corrections as of yet...

The school was named after Carl Fisher's MOTHER, Ida Graham Fisher... it was an error by the engraver of the sign that changed her middle initial to "M".

The high school was built in 1926, and the adjacent junior high school was built in 1936. In 1960 a new "Beach High" was built (since demolished and rebuilt), and the high school building on Drexel Avenue was absorbed into the junior high's operation.

This is when the sports teams for Beach High were renamed from the Typhoons to the Hi-Tides.

During 1964-67 [when I attended Ida Fisher] few of the high school's classrooms were used on the second or third floors, except for storage. For all intents and purposes they were shuttered classrooms since 1960.

I was very active in the community school program from about 1965 way into the 1970's, so I knew that property inside and out.

It was logical that the junior high would "inherit" the South building, for it was there that the cafeteria and auditotium were located. In the 1970's, it was discovered that the high school building had been built with sea sand - which had been slowly corroding the steel rebar inside it - so the building was demolished.

Declining youth population (at the time) forced the closing of the junior high and the merging of it with Leroy D. Feinberg Elementary School (formerly Central Beach Elementary; directly across the street from Fisher).

The combined facility became the Feinberg-Fisher Education Center.
robertbowman 15-Mar-2008 04:27
I attended Ida m. Fisher Jr. High in 69, 70, 71.Great old building. Had a cool fishpond in one of the courtyards. I remember Mr. Williams the art teacher and Coach Kane the "chickenman".The movie Porkies was filmed there also."
Charlotte Lantz Abbott 10-Mar-2008 20:35
My mother, Charlotte Lantz néé Green attended Ida M Fisher 1927-1931 when it was a high school. the man who organized the Ida M fisher High school was a Dr C C Carson. For four years he was head of the Miami Beach Public Schools. His wife, Ruby was the dean of the Miami Beach College of Music. She organized and directed the Ida M fisher High School Orchestra which won the Florida State championship for three consecutive years.
Brian Willis 14-Nov-2007 01:12
I attended Fisher in 77-79 Ida M. Fisher was Carl's mother Jane Fisher was his wife
Edward J. Japhe 06-Jun-2007 16:34
I attended Ida M. Fisher Jr. High School 1941 - 1944 (grades 7-9). Across the street was Central Beach Elementary School which I attended from Kindergarten through grade 6, 1934 - 1941.
Hylan Boxer 01-Jun-2007 01:31
Replaced by Miami Beach Senior High School, was converted into Ida M Fisher Junior High School. I attended 1967-1969 (grades 7-9). Was a very old building back then!