Sheepshead Bay High School

Address
3000 Avenue X Brooklyn, New York United States
Coordinates	40°35′39″N 73°56′13″W / 40.594071°N 73.936885°W / 40.594071; -73.936885Coordinates: 40°35′39″N 73°56′13″W / 40.594071°N 73.936885°W / 40.594071; -73.936885
Information
Type	Public
School district	22
Superintendent	Aimee Horowitz
Principal	John P. O'Mahoney
Enrollment	1,921
Color(s)	Blue      Orange
Mascot	Shark
Nickname	Sharks
Information	Phone: 718-332-2003 Fax: 718-648-9349
Website

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

Mission

Sheepshead Bay High School is a large, multi-cultural high school in Brooklyn, New York. There are currently 2,673 students enrolled, in grades 9 through 12. The largest group is African American (65.2%), followed by Hispanics (15.7%), Asian or of Asian descent (9.9%) and white (8.5%%). 580 students are English language learners, and around 400 are special education students.

In later years, Sheepshead Bay High School was thought of by some as a dumping ground for students with low grades. There was talk for years of closing it after 50 years. 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.^[1]

Famous alumni

• Randall Amster (class of 1984) - Author, professor
• Elayne Boosler (1969) - Comedian
• Frank Brooks – major league baseball player^[2]
• Larry David (1965) – Producer, writer and comedian
• Terry Gross (1968) – Radio talk-show host
• Anthony Melchiorri – Television personality
• Donna Pescow (1972) – Actress
• Rico Petrocelli (1961) – Major League Baseball player^[2]
• Kelly Wallace (1983) - News correspondent
• Fred Stoller - Stand-up comedian/actor/writer/voice artist
• Masta Ace - Rapper

References

http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/22/K495/AboutUs/Statistics/register.htm