Sheepshead Bay High School

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
Opened	1959
Status	Closed
Closed	2016
School district	22
Superintendent	Aimee Horowitz
Principal	John P. O'Mahoney
Enrollment	1,921
Color(s)	Blue      Orange
Mascot	Shark
Nickname	Sharks
Website

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

History

Sheepshead Bay High School was a large, multi-cultural high school in Brooklyn, New York that closed in 2016.^[1] 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.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Randall Amster (class of 1984) - Author, professor
• Elayne Boosler (1969) - Comedian
• Frank Brooks – major league baseball player^[3]
• 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^[3]
• Kelly Wallace (1983) - News correspondent
• Fred Stoller - Stand-up comedian/actor/writer/voice artist
• Masta Ace - Rapper
• Young M.A - Rapper

References

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