Grover Cleveland High School is a large, comprehensive

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. Grover Cleveland High School, Bayside High School,

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, Abraham Lincoln High School, John Adams High School, Walton High School, and Andrew Jackson High School were all built during the

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from one set of blueprints in order to save money. The school is named after former US president

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Extracurricular activities

Sports

Sports teams include: ;Boys * Baseball (Varsity and J.V.) * Basketball (Varsity and J.V.) * Bowling (Varsity) * Cross Country * Handball * Indoor Track (Varsity) * Outdoor Track (Varsity) * Soccer (Varsity) * Swimming (Varsity) * Tennis (Varsity) * Volleyball (Varsity) * Wrestling ;Girls * Basketball (Varsity and J.V.) * Bowling (Varsity) * Indoor Track * Outdoor Track * Swimming (Varsity) * Tennis (Varsity) * Volleyball (Varsity and J.V.)

Academic teams

Physics Robotics Science Olympiad Science Research Debate (won the 2009 NYC Lincoln-Douglas Debate Championships in the Rising Star Tier)

Notable alumni

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– singer from Grammy Award-winning

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* Jim Gordon – sportscaster * Marisol Maldonado – model *

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– Medal of Honor USMC veteran *

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– award-winning actress, activist *

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– award-winning poet, LGBTQ activist *

Bob Sheppard Robert Leo Sheppard (October 20, 1910 – July 11, 2010) was the long-time public address announcer for numerous New York area college and professional sports teams, in particular the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (1951–2007), and ...

–

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announcer *

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– "The Last Don," final head of the

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– singer and entertainer *

Catherine Nolan Catherine T. Nolan (born March 12, 1958) is an American politician who serves as the Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Nolan represents the 37th Assembly District, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Ridgewood, ...

– Assemblywoman of District 37 Ridgewood, Queens *

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– former

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of the Bonanno crime family * Joshua Hong – member of the band

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* Gerard Yantz – member of the United States field handball squad which played at the

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* George Eisenbarth – expert in

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References

External links

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New York City Department of Education The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York (or the New York City Public Schools) is t ...

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