# Sheepshead Bay High School > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sheepshead_Bay_High_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sheepshead_Bay_High_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshead_Bay_High_School > Source revision: 1354985735 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Public school in New York City Sheepshead Bay High School Location 3000 Avenue X Brooklyn , New York United States 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 Color Blue Orange white Mascot Shark Nickname Sharks Website [1] **Sheepshead Bay High School** is a defunct public high school in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). Closed in 2016, the building currently operates as **Frank J. Macchiarola Educational Complex**, housing several smaller high schools.[1] ## History Sheepshead Bay High School was a large, multi-cultural high school in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York City](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] 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](/source/New_York_City_Department_of_Education)'s [Panel For Educational Policy](/source/New_York_City_Panel_for_Educational_Policy) voted to approve plans to phase out Sheepshead Bay High School and introduce four new schools.[3] ## Notable alumni - [Randall Amster](/source/Randall_Amster) (1984) – author, professor - [Elayne Boosler](/source/Elayne_Boosler) (1969) – actress, comedian - [Frank Brooks](/source/Frank_Brooks_(baseball)) (circa 1996) – [MLB](/source/Major_League_Baseball) player[4] - Duval Clear a.k.a. [Masta Ace](/source/Masta_Ace) (circa 1984) – rapper[5] - [Larry David](/source/Larry_David) (1965) – comedian; film/television producer/writer - [Warren Davis](/source/Q*bert) (1973) – [Q*bert](/source/Q*bert) designer/programmer - [Terry Gross](/source/Terry_Gross) (1968) – radio talk-show host - [Howard Kurtz](/source/Howard_Kurtz) (1970) – journalist - Katorah Marrero a.k.a. [Young M.A](/source/Young_M.A) (2010) – rapper[6] - [Anthony Melchiorri](/source/Anthony_Melchiorri) – hospitality expert and television personality - [Brad Meltzer](/source/Brad_Meltzer) (1988) Author & TV Personality[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [Donna Pescow](/source/Donna_Pescow) (1972) – actress - [Rico Petrocelli](/source/Rico_Petrocelli) (1961) – MLB player[4] - [Gene Pritsker](/source/Gene_Pritsker) (1989) – Composer - [Fred Stoller](/source/Fred_Stoller) – stand-up comedian/voice artist/writer - [Glenn Thrush](/source/Glenn_Thrush), New York Times White House correspondent - [Mark Turenshine](/source/Mark_Turenshine) (1944-2016) - American-Israeli basketball player - [Kelly Wallace](/source/Kelly_Wallace) (1983) – television news correspondent ## Notable faculty - [Dov Markus](/source/Dov_Markus) (born 1946) - Israeli-American soccer player ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BklynDailyNov2014_1-0)** Ogle, Vanessa (November 19, 2014). ["Campus Renamed to Honor Former Chancellor"](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/campus-renamed-to-honor-former-chancellor/). *Brooklyn Paper*. Retrieved March 31, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sheepshead Bay High School / The Frank J. Macchiarola Educational Complex - District 22 - InsideSchools"](http://insideschools.org/component/schools/school/937). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Close_3-0)** Berke, Ned (March 13, 2013). ["voted last night to approve plans to phase out and ultimately shutter Sheepshead Bay High School"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101128190021/http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/tag/sheepshead-bay-high-school/). *Sheepheads Bites*. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-thebaseballcube1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-thebaseballcube1_4-1) ["Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn, NY) Baseball"](http://www.thebaseballcube.com/hs/profile.asp?HS=338). The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 12, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["From Masta to Legend"](https://www.uri.edu/features/hip-hop-from-masta-to-legend/). [University of Rhode Island](/source/University_of_Rhode_Island). November 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sheepshead Bay High School, class of 2010"](http://sheepsheadbayhighschool.org/class-of-2010.html). 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