Peabody High School (Pennsylvania)
| Peabody High School | |
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| Location | |
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515 N. Highland Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Coordinates: 40°28′01″N 79°55′24″W / 40.46694°N 79.92333°W United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1911 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| School district | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gray |
| Mascot | Highlander |
Peabody High School was a public school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the neighborhood of East Liberty. The school opened in 1911 after the renovations of a former elementary school and was rededicated in honor of Highland Park doctor Benjamin Peabody. After 100 years in operation, the school board of the Pittsburgh Public Schools voted to close the school and graduate its final class in 2011.[1]
The Barack Obama Academy of International Studies 6-12 relocated to the building starting in the 2012-2013 school year. The Peabody name will no longer be used.[1]
Notable alumni
- Kevan Barlow - NFL player[2]
- Mike Barnes - NFL player[3]
- Romare Bearden - artist and writer[4]
- Mel Bennett - NBA player[5]
- Kenneth Burke - Literary theorist who had a powerful impact on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and rhetorical theory [6]
- Malcolm Cowley - novelist, poet, literary critic and journalist[6]
- Billy Eckstine - singer and bandleader
- Jack Gilbert - poet[7]
- Frank Gorshin - actor and comedian[8]
- Charles Grodin - actor, comedian, author and television talk show host[9]
- Gene Kelly - dancer, actor and choreographer[10]
- David Logan - NFL player[11]
- Lorin Maazel - conductor, violinist and composer
- Zelda Rubinstein - actor,human rights and activist
- Edith S. Sampson - Lawyer, judge and United Nations delegate[12]
- Bob Smizik - newspaper sportswriter and columnist
- Burton Tansky - department store executive[13]
- David Tepper - hedge fund manager and philanthropist[14]
- Regis Toomey - actor[15]
- Fritz Weaver - actor[16]
- John Edgar Wideman - writer and professor[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sostek, Anya (30 March 2012). "Peabody Hosting Last Graduation As It Marks 100th Anniversary". Pittsburg Post-Gazette. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ Cook, Ron (2000-11-25). "Cook: Barlow ensures he will leave Pitt a legend". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
- ↑ "Mike Barnes". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ↑ "Know the Artist: Romare Bearden". Princeton University Art Department. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ↑ "Mel Bennett". Cleveland Cavaliers History Website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dickstein, Bekah Shaia. "Burke, Kenneth". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
- ↑ "The Ghost Inside". Poetry Foundation Web Site. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
- ↑ "Biography". The Official Frank Gorshin Web Site. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
- ↑ "Biography". The Charles Grodin Fanpage. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
- ↑ "Gene Kelly". NNDB. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ↑ "Dave Logan". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
- ↑ Gordon, Kathleen E. "Edith S. Sampson". The Women's Legal History Website. Stanford Law School. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- ↑ Gannon, Joyce (2007-11-18). "Siblings team up to raise $1 billion for Pitt". post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ↑ "A kid from Peabody High School" (PDF). Tepper Magazine (Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University). Fall 2004. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-12-08. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Regis Toomey Biography". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ↑ "Fritz Weaver". NNDB. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ↑ Coleman, James W. "John Edgar Wideman - Author Page". e Heath Anthology of American Literature, Fifth Edition. Houghton Mifflin College Division. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
