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.
History Sheepshead Bay High School was a large, multi-cultural high school in Brooklyn, New York City that closed in 2016. SBHS opened in 1959, welcoming ninth to twelfth grade students. The first graduating class was 1961. When the school opened there were no juniors or seniors and the sophomores were the senior class for three years.
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.
Notable alumni Randall Amster (1984) – author, professor Elayne Boosler (1969) – actress, comedian Frank Brooks (circa 1996) – MLB player Duval Clear a.k.a. Masta Ace (circa 1984) – rapper Larry David (1965) – comedian; film/television producer/writer Warren Davis (1973) – Q*bert designer/programmer Terry Gross (1968) – radio talk-show host Howard Kurtz (1970) – journalist Katorah Marrero a.k.a. Young M.A (2010) – rapper Anthony Melchiorri – hospitality expert and television personality Brad Meltzer (1988) Author & TV Personality Donna Pescow (1972) – actress Rico Petrocelli (1961) – MLB player Gene Pritsker (1989) – Composer Fred Stoller – stand-up comedian/voice artist/writer Glenn Thrush, New York Times White House correspondent Mark Turenshine (1944-2016) - American-Israeli basketball player Kelly Wallace (1983) – television news correspondent
Notable faculty
Dov Markus (born 1946) - Israeli-American soccer player
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