Grover Cleveland High School is a large, comprehensive high school in Ridgewood, Queens. Grover Cleveland High School, Bayside High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, John Adams High School, Walton High School, and Andrew Jackson High School were all built during the Great Depression from one set of blueprints in order to save money. The school is named after former U.S. president Grover Cleveland.
Extracurricular activities Sports Sports teams include:
Boys Baseball (Varsity and Junior Varsity) Basketball (Varsity and Junior Varsity) 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)
Yearbook The yearbook was called the Cleveland Log.
Notable alumni
Cheryl James – singer from Grammy Award-winning Salt-N-Pepa Jim Gordon – sportscaster Marisol Maldonado – model Thomas P. Noonan, Jr. – Medal of Honor USMC veteran Rosie Perez – award-winning actress, activist Emanuel Xavier – award-winning poet, LGBTQ activist Bob Sheppard – Yankee Stadium announcer Joe Massino – former boss of the Bonanno Crime Family Julius LaRosa – singer and entertainer Catherine Nolan – Assemblywoman of District 37 Ridgewood, Queens Salvatore Vitale – former underboss of the Bonanno crime family Gerard Yantz – member of the United States field handball squad which played at the 1936 Summer Olympics George Eisenbarth – expert in type 1 diabetes
References
External links
Grover Cleveland High School - New York City Department of Education