Grover Cleveland High School (Queens)
| Grover Cleveland High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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21–27 Himrod Street Ridgewood, New York, 11385 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°42′41″N 73°54′32″W / 40.7115°N 73.9088°WCoordinates: 40°42′41″N 73°54′32″W / 40.7115°N 73.9088°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Unity in Diversity |
| Established | 1931 |
| Principal | Denise Vittor |
| Faculty | approx. 200 |
| Number of students | approx. 2,450 |
| Color(s) | Black & Gold |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Newspaper | The Grover Cleveland Herald |
| Website | School website |
Grover Cleveland High School is a large, comprehensive high school in Ridgewood, Queens. Grover Cleveland High School, Bayside High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, John Adams High School, Walton High School, and Andrew Jackson High School were all built during the Great Depression from one set of blueprints, in order to save money.
Extracurricular activities
Sports
Sports teams include: Boys Varsity Baseball; Boys J.V. Baseball; Girls Varsity Softball; Girls Varsity Basketball; Boys Varsity Basketball; Boys J.V. Basketball; Girls J.V. Basketball; Boys Varsity Bowling; Girls Varsity Bowling; Boys Varsity Volleyball; Girls Varsity Volleyball; Girls J.V. Volleyball; Girls Varsity Swimming; Boys Varsity Swimming; Boys Outdoor Track; Girls Outdoor Track; Boys Indoor Track; Girls Indoor Track; Boys Varsity Bowling; Girls Varsity Bowling; Boys Cross Country; Boys Varsity Handball; Girls Varsity Tennis; Boys Varsity Tennis; Boys Varsity Soccer; Wrestling
Clubs
These are the clubs that are offered as of Spring 2006 to Fall 2007 in Grover Cleveland Highschool: Arabic; Arista; Baseball / Softball; Botany; Chess; Frisbee; Geology; Guitar; Key Club; Photography; Seekers; Soccer, Co-ed; Student Council; Swimming; Teachers of Tomorrow; Tennis; Thespian; Video Games; Volleyball, Co-ed; Web Design/Internet Handball
Academic teams
Physics; Robotics; Science Olympiad];[1] Science Research; Debate (won the 2009 NYC Lincoln-Douglas Debate Championships in the Rising Star Tier)
Notable alumni
- Sandra Denton – singer from Grammy Award winning Salt-N-Pepa
- Marisol Maldonado – model
- Thomas P. Noonan, Jr. – Medal Of Honor USMC Vietnam
- Rosie Perez – award winning actress, activist
- Bob Sheppard – Yankee Stadium announcer
- Joe Massino - "The Last Don," final head of the Bonanno Crime Family
- Julius LaRosa - Singer, Entertainer
References
- ↑ "Home Page". soinc.org. Retrieved 1 March 2015.