Eastern District High School
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The Eastern District High School is a defunct high school in eastern Williamsburg, New York at 850 Grand Street. It was a comprehensive high school. It opened in 1894 and it remained in service until the city closed the school in 1995.
Several schools opened in its place; yet those schools are struggling as well. The schools include The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology, Progress High School for Professional Careers and the High School for Legal Studies. One school, The High School for Enterprise, Business, and Technology has over a 90% graduation rate.
Several schools opened in its place; yet those schools are struggling as well. The schools include The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology, Progress High School for Professional Careers and the High School for Legal Studies. One school, The High School for Enterprise, Business, and Technology has over a 90% graduation rate.
Notable alumni
- Mel BrooksMel BrooksMel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. He began his career as a stand-up comic and as a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows...
, actor, writer, director - Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
, singer, composer
- Red AuerbachRed AuerbachArnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics. After he retired from coaching, he served as president and front office executive of the Celtics until his death...
, guard, NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
coach & GM, Hall of Fame - Frank RodriguezFrank RodriguezFrancisco Rodriguez is a former major league pitcher.-Amateur career:Rodriguez won the Dick Howser Trophy in 1991. At the time of the award, Rodriguez was playing for Howard Junior College in Big Spring, Texas...
, major league baseball player
External links
- http://ebt.edu.ms/
- http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/14/K474/default.htm
- http://www.greatschools.org/new-york/brooklyn/2841-High-School-For-Legal-Studies/