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Sheepshead Bay High School

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Type
  
Public

Superintendent
  
Aimee Horowitz

Color(s)
  
Blue      Orange

Phone
  
+1 718-332-2003

Mascot
  
Shark

School district
  
22

Enrollment
  
1,921

Nickname
  
Sharks

Principal
  
John P. O'Mahoney

Sheepshead Bay High School

Address
  
3000 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA

District
  
New York City Public Schools

Sheepshead Bay High School was a public high school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

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History

Sheepshead Bay High School was a large, multi-cultural high school in Brooklyn, New York that closed in 2016. SBHS opened in 1959 and the first graduating class was 1961.

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.

Notable alumni

  • Randall Amster (class of 1984) - Author, professor
  • Elayne Boosler (1969) - Comedian
  • Frank Brooks – major league baseball player
  • Larry David (1965) – Producer, writer and comedian
  • Terry Gross (1968) – Radio talk-show host
  • Anthony Melchiorri – Television personality
  • Donna Pescow (1972) – Actress
  • Warren Davis (1973) - Designer and Programmer of Q*bert
  • Rico Petrocelli (1961) – Major League Baseball player
  • Kelly Wallace (1983) - News correspondent
  • Fred Stoller - Stand-up comedian/actor/writer/voice artist
  • Masta Ace - Rapper
  • Young M.A - Rapper
  • References

    Sheepshead Bay High School Wikipedia