Grover Cleveland High School (Queens)

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 US president Grover Cleveland.

Grover Cleveland High School
Address
21–27 Himrod Street

Ridgewood
,
New York
11385

United States
Coordinates40°42′41″N 73°54′32″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
MottoUnity in Diversity
Established1931
PrincipalMarc Pascente
Facultyapprox. 200
Number of studentsapprox. 2,450
Color(s)Black & Gold
MascotTiger
NewspaperThe Grover Cleveland Herald
WebsiteSchool website

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][1] Science Research Debate (won the 2009 NYC Lincoln-Douglas Debate Championships in the Rising Star Tier)

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 – "The Last Don," final head of the Bonanno Crime Family
  • Julius LaRosa – singer and entertainer
  • Catherine Nolan - Assemblywoman of District 37 Ridgewood, Queens
  • Salvatore Vitale- former underboss of the Bonnano Crime Family
  • Marta Nadgorska - winner of The Voice of Poland
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References
  1. "Home Page". soinc.org. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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