Sheepshead Bay High School
Public school in Brooklyn, New York, United States
Orange white Sheepshead Bay High School is a defunct public high school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Closed in 2016, the building currently operates as Frank J. Macchiarola Educational Complex, housing several smaller high schools.[1]
History
Sheepshead Bay High School was a large, multi-cultural high school in Brooklyn, New York City that closed in 2016.[2] SBHS opened in 1959, welcoming ninth to twelfth grade students. The first graduating class was 1961.[citation needed] When the school opened there were no juniors or seniors and the sophomores were the senior class for three years.
Closure
On March 12, 2013, the New York City Department of Education's Panel For Educational Policy voted to approve plans to phase out Sheepshead Bay High School and introduce four new schools.[3]
Notable alumni
- Randall Amster (1984) – author, professor
- Elayne Boosler (1969) – actress, comedian
- Frank Brooks (circa 1996) – MLB player[4]
- Duval Clear a.k.a. Masta Ace (circa 1984) – rapper[5]
- Larry David (1965) – comedian; film/television producer/writer
- Warren Davis (1973) – Q*bert designer/programmer
- Terry Gross (1968) – radio talk-show host
- Howard Kurtz (1970) – journalist
- Katorah Marrero a/k/a Young M.A (2010) – rapper[6]
- Anthony Melchiorri – hospitality expert and television personality
- Donna Pescow (1972) – actress
- Rico Petrocelli (1961) – MLB player[4]
- Fred Stoller – stand-up comedian/voice artist/writer
- Mark Turenshine (1944-2016) - American-Israeli basketball player
- Kelly Wallace (1983) – television news correspondent
- Glenn Thrush, New York Times White House correspondent
Notable faculty
- Dov Markus (born 1946) - Israeli-American soccer player
References
- ^ Ogle, Vanessa (November 19, 2014). "Campus Renamed to Honor Former Chancellor". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Sheepshead Bay High School / The Frank J. Macchiarola Educational Complex - District 22 - InsideSchools".
- ^ Berke, Ned (March 13, 2013). "voted last night to approve plans to phase out and ultimately shutter Sheepshead Bay High School". Sheepheads Bites. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ a b "Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn, NY) Baseball". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ^ "From Masta to Legend". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ^ "Sheepshead Bay High School, class of 2010". Retrieved 2020-01-12.
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Education in Brooklyn
- Public School 39
- Acad for Excellence in Leadership
- Acad of Urban Planning
- Benjamin Banneker Acad
- Clara Barton HS
- Boys and Girls HS
- Brooklyn Acad of Science and the Environment
- Brooklyn College Acad
- Brooklyn Democracy Acad
- Brooklyn Frontiers HS
- Brooklyn HS of the Arts
- Brooklyn Int'l HS
- Brooklyn Latin
- Brooklyn Prep HS
- Brooklyn Technical HS
- Bushwick Leaders HS for Academic Excellence
- Bushwick School for Social Justice
- Roy Campanella OTC
- Rachel Carson HS for Coastal Studies
- John Dewey HS
- El Puente Acad for Peace and Justice
- Fort Hamilton HS
- Khalil Gibran Int'l Acad
- Leon M. Goldstein HS for the Sciences
- William E. Grady CTE HS
- Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning
- HS for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow
- HS for Medical Professions
- HS of Enterprise, Business, & Tech
- HS of Telecom Arts and Tech
- Int'l HS at Prospect Heights
- John Jay Educational Campus
- Kingsborough EC SS
- Abraham Lincoln HS
- James Madison HS
- William H. Maxwell CATE HS
- Midwood HS
- Edward R. Murrow HS
- New Utrecht HS
- P-TECH HS
- Paul Robeson HS for Business and Technology
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt HS
- South Brooklyn Community HS
- Sunset Park HS
- Transit Tech HS
- Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice
- George Westinghouse CATE HS
- Williamsburg HS for Architecture and Design
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- Bishop Loughlin Memorial HS
- Cristo Rey Brooklyn HS
- Fontbonne Hall Acad
- Nazareth Regional HS
- St. Edmund Prep HS
- Saint Saviour HS of Brooklyn
- Xaverian HS
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