Corcoran High School is a public

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located in

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, having approximately 1800 students.scsd.us mission statement
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. It is one of the top 1000 ranked schools in the country as of 2009, but has been in the top 600 (2007). The principal is Tara Jennings.

Facilities

The facilities at Corcoran High School consist of 71 classrooms, a library, four computer labs, an

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, two gymnasiums, a weight room, a pool and a state of the art outdoor athletic stadium.

Drama

The Corcoran Association of Student Theatre (commonly referred to as C.A.S.T.) is an extracurricular performing troupe run cooperatively by faculty advisors with the input of a student executive board. The Corcoran Association of Student Theatre prides itself as one of the only high school programs in Central New York to boast a full length theatre season, on par with the offerings of many local community and semi-pro theatres.

Athletics

Corcoran participates in the Section 3 region of the

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in the Central New York Counties League (CNYCL) (for most sports) in the AA division. In August 2007 Corcoran and 12 other high schools in Section 3 left the Onondaga High School League (OHSL) and joined the newly formed CNYCL. *Baseball ''Section 3 Championships''- 1968, 1970, 1973 -''League Championships''- 1968, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2004 *Boys Basketball ''Regional Championships''- 1981, 1989, 2000 -''Section 3 Championships''- 1967, 1970, 1981, 1989, 1998, 2000 -''League Championships''- 1980, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010 *Girls Basketball ''New York State Championships''- 1993, 1998 -''Regional Championships''- 1982, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008 -''Section 3 Championships''- 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008 -''League Championships''- 1978, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 *Football ''Regional Championships''-1994, 1995, 2003 -''Section 3 Championships''- 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003 -''League Championships''-1971, 1979, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009 *Boys Cross Country ''New York State Championships''- 1979, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993 -''Section 3 Championships''- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2004 -''League Championships''- 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 *Girls Cross Country ''League Championships''- 1994, 1995 *Boys Gymnastics ''Section 3 Championships''- 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 -''League Championships''- 1986, 1988 *Ice Hockey ''Section 3 Championship''-1990 -''League Championships''- 2000, 2001, 2009 *Boys Indoor Track ''Section 3 Championships''- 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995 -''League Championships''- 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2014 *Girls Indoor Track '' League Championship''- 1995, 2014 *Boys Lacrosse ''League Championship''- 2009 *Boys Outdoor Track ''Section 3 Championships''- 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996 -''League Championships''- 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2009 *Girls Outdoor Track ''League Championship''- 1996 *Girls Soccer ''League Championship''- 1976 *Softball ''Section 3 Championship''- 1985 -''League Championships''- 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 *Volleyball ''League Championships''- 1980, 1983 *Wrestling ''League Championships''- 2010

Notable alumni

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men's basketball team *

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(1974), ''

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(1983), Lawyer, Chief Operating Officer, former Onondaga

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(formerly Rutgers, Cornell, Michigan, and Oxford) * Will Allen (1996), NFL cornerback for the

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(2001), CFL wide receiver for the

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* Jo-Lonn Dunbar (2003), NFL linebacker for the

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, CEO of

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References

{{authority control Public high schools in New York (state) Schools in Onondaga County, New York Syracuse City School District