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; -73.936885
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	[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

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

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

• Randall Amster (1984) – author, professor
• Elayne Boosler (1969) – actress, comedian
• Frank Brooks (circa 1996) – MLB player^[4]
• Duval Clear a.k.a. Masta Ace (circa 1984) – rapper^[5]
• 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^[6]
• Anthony Melchiorri – hospitality expert and television personality
• Donna Pescow (1972) – actress
• Rico Petrocelli (1961) – MLB player^[4]
• Fred Stoller – stand-up comedian/voice artist/writer
• Mark Turenshine (1944-2016) - American-Israeli basketball player
• Kelly Wallace (1983) – television news correspondent
• Glenn Thrush, New York Times White House correspondent

Notable faculty

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