Taylor Allderdice High School

Taylor Allderdice High School is a public high school in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1927 and is part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools district. It was named for industrialist and Squirrel Hill resident Taylor Allderdice, who was a member of the city's first school board and president of National Tube Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel.[5]

Taylor Allderdice High School
Address
2409 Shady Avenue Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15217 United States
Coordinates	40°25′46″N 79°55′10″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1927 (1927)
School district	Pittsburgh Public Schools
NCES School ID	421917000409[1]
Principal	James McCoy[2]
Teaching staff	102.54 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,494 (2018-2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.57[1]
Color(s)	Green and white         [3]
Nickname	Dragons[3]
Website	discoverpps.org/allderdice
Allderdice, Pittsburgh, High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
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Location	2409 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°25′46″N 79°55′11″W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1927[3]
Architect	Trimble, Robert
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86002641[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1986
Designated PHLF	2002

Academics

Allderdice was designated a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 1994, 1995, and 1996.[6] U.S. News & World Report's 2020 annual survey of high schools ranked Allderdice 3,161st nationally and 129th in Pennsylvania.[7]

Notable alumni

• Marty Allen, comedian and actor
• Sara Alpern, associate professor
• Frances Arnold, chemist[8]
• Beedie, rapper[9]
• John Isaiah Brauman, professor of chemistry
• Richard Caliguiri, Mayor of Pittsburgh
• Murray Chass, sportswriter[10]
• Will Clarke, NFL player[11]
• Myron Cope, sportscaster and announcer
• Iris Rainer Dart, author and playwright
• Devra Davis, epidemiologist; writer[12]
• David P. Dobkin, professor of computer science
• Herb Douglas, athlete
• Sharon Epperson, correspondent
• Jerry Fielding, musician, arranger, bandleader, and film composer[13][14]
• Harvey V. Fineberg, physician
• Bernard Fisher, scientist
• Howard Fineman, journalist
• Gene Forrell, composer and conductor[15]
• Antoine Fuqua, movie director[16]
• Gary Graff, music journalist[17]
• Gary Green, MLB player[18]
• Tyrique Jarrett, NFL player[19]
• Wiz Khalifa, rapper[20]
• Joseph Koerner, art historian and professor[21]
• James S. Langer, professor of physics
• Maxine Lapiduss, comedian; television producer and writer
• Sally Lapiduss, television producer and writer
• Lenny Levy, coach[22][23]
• Steve Lieber, comic book illustrator[24]
• Stephen J. Lippard, professor
• Larry Lucchino, businessman[25]
• Kathleen Marshall, choreographer and theatre director[26]
• Rob Marshall, theatre director, film director and choreographer[16][26]
• Curtis Martin, NFL player[27]
• Jesse Michaels, singer
• Mac Miller, musician and artist[28]
• Edward B. Montgomery, economist, academic, and politician
• Bob O'Connor, Mayor of Pittsburgh[29]
• Richard Pacheco, pornographic film and video actor, writer and director
• Alan Perlis, computer scientist[30]
• Nathaniel Philbrick, author[31]
• Pittsburgh Slim, rapper
• Billy Porter, Broadway theater performer, singer, and actor[32]
• Jonathan Rapping, criminal defense attorney
• Edgar Snyder, attorney and local television personality
• Chuck Wein, entertainment promoter and manager[33]
• Robert Weinberg, professor and cancer biologist
• James O. Williams, NFL player
• Evan Wolfson, civil rights attorney[34]

In popular culture

In 2012, rapper Wiz Khalifa released Taylor Allderdice, a mixtape named for his alma mater.[35]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Pittsburgh Allderdice HS (421917000409)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
2. "Discover PPS: Allderdice High School". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
3. "Discover PPS: Allderdice High School". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. Lee, Carmen J. (March 16, 1998). "The name on a school stays, but memory of the person fades". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
6. "Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 1982-1983 through 1999-2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
7. "Pittsburgh Allderdice High School". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
8. Guarino, Ben (October 3, 2018). "'Her work is incredible': Pittsburgh native Frances Arnold shares Nobel Prize in chemistry". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
9. Mervis, Scott (September 13, 2012). "Local Scene: Beedie back with new album". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
10. Mervis, Scott (October 11, 2012). "Gary Graff: Rock 'n' roll observer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
11. White, Mike (October 26, 2017). "Woodland Hills is one of only 10 schools in the country with five NFL players". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
12. The Allderdice. Seniors: Devra Davis: Taylor Allderdice High School. 1964. p. 51.
13. Cohen, Harold V. (March 7, 1953). "The Drama Desk: Local Scrappings". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
14. "Classmate Profiles (1940)". AllderdiceAlumni.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
15. Haynes, Monica L. (September 28, 2005). "Obituary: Gene Forrell / Award-winning composer and conductor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 25, 2006.
16. Weiskind, Ron (November 22, 2003). "Goldmann driven daffy by Looney Tunes film". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 25, 2006.
17. Ward, Steven. "Losin' His Mind in Detroit Rock City: An Interview with Gary Graff". Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2006.
18. Assad, David (July 3, 1991). "Texas recalls Allderdice grad Gary Green". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
19. "Tyrique Jarrett". pittsburghpanthers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
20. Roberts, Josie (June 28, 2005). "The hip-hop pulse". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2006.
21. The Allderdice. Seniors: Joseph Koerner: Taylor Allderdice High School. 1976. p. 52.
22. Horvitz, Peter S.; Horvitz, Joachim (2001). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia and Anecdotal History. New York: S.P.I. p. 106.
23. The Allderdice. Seniors: Leonard Howard Levy: Taylor Allderdice High School. 1932. p. 66.
24. Hayes, John (April 27, 2001). "Squirrel Hill native works the mainstream and the underground". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
25. Donoho, Ron (June 1999). "Lucchino!". San Diego Magazine. Archived from the original on September 10, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
26. Rawson, Christopher (March 6, 1994). "Broadway follows in their footsteps". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
27. Finder, Chuck (January 14, 2005). "AFC Playoffs / The Jets: Curtis Martin a football star by accident". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
28. Todd, Deborah M. (August 12, 2010). "Like Wiz Khalifa, rapper Mac Miller is another talent from Allderdice". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
29. Lord, Rich (September 2, 2006). "Obituary: Mayor Robert E. O'Connor / His enthusiasm for city was unbounded". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
30. "A.M Turing Award Winners: Alan J. Perlis". Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
31. "Authors, chef highlight Drue Heinz lecture series" Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 25, 2007
32. Carter, Alice T. (April 10, 2005). "Billy Porter's one-man show traces his life, onstage and off". TribLive. Trib Total Media. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
33. The Allderdice. Seniors: Charles B. Wein: Taylor Allderdice High School. 1956. p. 73.
34. Rotstein, Gary (April 22, 2004). "Gay marriage advocate says Time's honor good for cause". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
35. Mervis, Scott (March 1, 2012). "Local Scene: Wiz Khalifa buzz builds for 'Taylor Allderdice'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

External links

• Official website