Sheepshead Bay High School

Coordinates: 40°35′39″N 73°56′13″W / 40.594071°N 73.936885°W / 40.594071; -73.936885
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Sheepshead Bay High School
Address
Map
3000 Avenue X

,
United States
Coordinates40°35′39″N 73°56′13″W / 40.594071°N 73.936885°W / 40.594071; -73.936885
Information
TypePublic
Opened1959
StatusClosed
Closed2016
School district22
SuperintendentAimee Horowitz
PrincipalJohn P. O'Mahoney
Enrollment1,921
Color(s)Blue   Orange   white  
MascotShark
NicknameSharks
Website[1]

Sheepshead Bay High School is a defunct public high school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Closed in 2016, the building currently operates as Frank J. Macchiarola Educational Complex, housing several smaller high schools.[1]

History[edit]

Sheepshead Bay High School was a large, multi-cultural high school in Brooklyn, New York City that closed in 2016.[2] SBHS opened in 1959, welcoming ninth to twelfth grade students. The first graduating class was 1961.[citation needed]

Closure[edit]

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.[3]

Notable alumni[edit]

Notable faculty[edit]

  • Dov Markus (born 1946) - Israeli-American soccer player

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ogle, Vanessa (November 19, 2014). "Campus Renamed to Honor Former Chancellor". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Sheepshead Bay High School / The Frank J. Macchiarola Educational Complex - District 22 - InsideSchools".
  3. ^ Berke, Ned (March 13, 2013). "voted last night to approve plans to phase out and ultimately shutter Sheepshead Bay High School". Sheepheads Bites. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn, NY) Baseball". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  5. ^ "From Masta to Legend". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  6. ^ "Sheepshead Bay High School, class of 2010". Retrieved 2020-01-12.