The Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational/Technical School (commonly referred to as the Jules Mastbaum Area Vocational High School) is a public high school in
Kensington
Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London.
The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...
,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, United States. It is a part of the
School District of Philadelphia and serves grades 9–12. It was named after
Jules Ephraim Mastbaum.
Trivia
In 1982 the basketball team members were short compared to those of other high schools. That year, the tallest player was 6 feet and three inches.
[McKee, Don.]
HIGH SCHOOLS MASTBAUM PREVAILS OVER TALLER FRANKFORD, 76-72
" '' Philadelphia Inquirer''. February 26, 1982. C10 Sports. Retrieved on July 21, 2013. "If Mastbaum High's basketball team finds its well-publicized lack of height is a handicap, then the Panthers compensate for their sole deficiency very well. It has been a matter of faith in basketball circles in the last decade that small teams can't win city championships, but Mastbaum - with no starter taller than 6 feet, 3 inches - is bent on dissolving that belief. The Panthers defeated neighboring Frankford, ..
Notable alumni
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James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...
, former NFL player
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Uhuru Hamiter, former NFL player
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Shep Shepherd (1917-2018), jazz musician, drummer, trombone player
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Lee Morgan (1939–1972), jazz musician, trumpet player
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Veronica Hamel, actor
References
Further reading
* Silary, Ted.
In Control Of The Situation Freitag Gains Command Of Pitches, Helps Mastbaum Snap Washington's Streak"
Info page ''
Philadelphia Daily News
''Philadelphia Daily News'' is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper is owned by The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''.
The ''Dail ...
''. April 28, 1987. Sports p. 68.
External links
Jules Mastbaum Vocational/Technical SchoolJules Mastbaum Vocational/Technical School(Archive)
Mastbaum Alumni Association
High schools in Philadelphia
Kensington, Philadelphia
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