DeWitt Clinton High School
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DeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in the Bronx
, New York City, New York.
Clinton opened in 1897 at 60 West 13th Street at the northern end of Greenwich Village
under the name of Boys High School, although this Boys High School was not related to the one in Brooklyn
. This school was renamed for New York politician DeWitt Clinton
in 1900.
In 1906 it moved to a newly constructed building on Tenth Avenue
between 58th Street and 59th Street
in the Hell's Kitchen
neighborhood—the same year as the opening of the nearby DeWitt Clinton Park
where students "farmed" plots in what was the first community garden in New York.
The school's H-shaped building, designed by Charles B. J. Snyder, was said to be the biggest high school building in the United States at the time. After the school moved to the Bronx it became Haaren High School
. It is now Haaren Hall on the campus of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
.
Until a high school education became compulsory in the early 1930s, Clinton, like all other public schools in the city, had a Classics Department, where Greek and Latin
were taught. Perhaps its most famous teacher was history teacher Dr. Irwin Guernsey, known to generations of students as "Doc" Guernsey. He came to Clinton in Fall, 1914 and retired in Spring, 1959, due to illness. A cripple with two "irish" canes, he taught from the chair and won twice in his lifetime the title of Master Teacher in New York City. He was also head of the Honors Association, Arista. The History wing is named "Guernsey Hall" in his memory, and one can still see the library cart "Doc's Special" that students used to wheel him to class on the last years of his tenure when he was sick.
The school moved to a new building on a 21 acres (84,984.1 m²) campus at 100 West Mosholu Parkway
South and East 205th Street in the Bedford Park
section of the Bronx in 1929, where it has remained. Paul Avenue, which runs to the side of the school from Mosholu Parkway to Lehman College, is named after a DeWitt Clinton High School principal, Dr. Paul. It was under this principal that the school moved to its current location in the Bronx.
In the 1930s its enrollment peaked at 12,000 and it was said to be the largest high school in the world. Enrollment by 1999 was about 4,000. It remained the last gender-segregated public school in New York City until 1983. The current principal is Geraldine Ambrosio, the first woman to hold the post at the school. In 1996, Clinton was selected by Redbook
magazine as one of the five most improved schools in America. In 1999, US News and World Report designated Clinton as one of 96 outstanding schools in America.
The school receives government aid because of the low income status of its students. As of 2006, the school has a large Hispanic population, followed by Blacks and Asians. Caucasians, primarily Albania
ns, comprise a tiny minority.
The Macy Program, "begun in 1985 with funding from the Macy Foundation," attracts intelligent, hard-working children and preparing them for exceptionally selective colleges. The Macy program has been expanded to serve 1,200 students. The current Macy coordinator is Ernesta Consolazio. The Macy Honors Gifted Program in the Sciences and Humanities has its own teachers, and a nine-period day compared to the regular New York City eight-period day. The program offers Specialized and Advanced Technology (SMT) courses, Science, Math, English, Law, Government, Philosophy and Great Books
. All students in the program are required to have a minimum average of 80 and not to fail any courses. When Macy students are removed from the program, they are placed in Excel, a special Macy-run program just for its kick-outs and drop-outs, before getting fully demoted to the lower programs. From at least 1998 to 2002 some students went directly into the Excel program.
Advanced Macy students are invited to join the even more selective Einstein Program which has about 50 students in each grade. The Einstein Program has even more rigorous academic performance requirements. Einstein students in their junior year are required to take a College Now course for philosophy and government science, in their first and second semester, respectively. These courses are used to earn college credits. Einstein students are automatically assigned to honors and AP classes as early as freshman year, followed by the mandatory AP United States History and AP English Language for Einstein students who make it to their junior year.
Many MACY students are invited to MASTERS, a month-long summer program that offers many hands-on college courses that emphasizes mathematics and science. Some include: Forensic Science, Robotics, Anatomy, Business, Consumer Chemistry and Electricity.
Advanced PlacementTM:
The Clinton News, the school's newspaper, is written and managed by its students. However, like many other outstanding Clinton possessions, The Clinton News publishes several multi-page full color papers a year by a grant from the Christian A. Johnson Endeavour Foundation. Another Clinton High School publication is The Magpie. Published yearly, the historic color edition of this magazine came out May 2007. This literary collection received the most attention for its association with the Harlem Renaissance
.
The Cricket Team's formation was encouraged by the large number of South Asians.
DeWitt Clinton High School is located at 100 West Mosholu Parkway South. It dominates the entire block excluding the ground at the end where the Bronx High School of Science
is situated. Facing the main entrance of the building, Paul Avenue runs to the left and Goulden Avenue to the right. The school faces Mosholu Parkway, and has its turf field and track behind it, followed by their softball field, and then the school's baseball and grass football field named Alumni Field. It is after this point that DeWitt Clinton's territory ends, meeting that of Bronx Science.
Clinton has a small branch of Montefiore Medical Clinic in it, capable of supplying essential services to the students of the campus.
The school is located at Latitude: 40.88111 : Longitude: -73.8875
More images
Here is a link to a New York Times article regarding the second DeWitt Clinton High School structure: To Open DeWitt Clinton High School Bids
The DeWitt Clinton Chorus performed songs in the 2000 production, Finding Forrester.
A book has been written about the school: .
Clintonites made headlines and New York City School history in September 2005, when they walked out
. The 1,500 strong walk out was a result of the installation of metal detectors.
Although he did not graduate, guitarist Paul "Ace" Frehley
of KISS
also attended Clinton.
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, New York City, New York.
History
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
under the name of Boys High School, although this Boys High School was not related to the one in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. This school was renamed for New York politician DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal...
in 1900.
In 1906 it moved to a newly constructed building on Tenth Avenue
Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)
Tenth Avenue, known as Amsterdam Avenue north of 59th Street, is a north-south thoroughfare on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It carries uptown traffic as far as West 110th Street, also known as Cathedral Parkway for the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine...
between 58th Street and 59th Street
59th Street (Manhattan)
59th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs east-west, from York Avenue to the West Side Highway, with a discontinuity between Ninth Avenue/Columbus Avenue and Eighth Avenue/Central Park West for the Time Warner Center. Although it is bi-directional for most of its length, the...
in the Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City between 34th Street and 59th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River....
neighborhood—the same year as the opening of the nearby DeWitt Clinton Park
DeWitt Clinton Park
DeWitt Clinton Park is a New York City public park in the Hell's Kitchen, New York neighborhood between West 52nd Street and 54th Street and Eleventh Avenue and the West Side Highway in Manhattan....
where students "farmed" plots in what was the first community garden in New York.
The school's H-shaped building, designed by Charles B. J. Snyder, was said to be the biggest high school building in the United States at the time. After the school moved to the Bronx it became Haaren High School
John Henry Haaren
John Henry Haaren was an American educator and historian....
. It is now Haaren Hall on the campus of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice and forensic focus in the United States. The college offers programs in Forensic Science and Forensic...
.
Until a high school education became compulsory in the early 1930s, Clinton, like all other public schools in the city, had a Classics Department, where Greek and Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
were taught. Perhaps its most famous teacher was history teacher Dr. Irwin Guernsey, known to generations of students as "Doc" Guernsey. He came to Clinton in Fall, 1914 and retired in Spring, 1959, due to illness. A cripple with two "irish" canes, he taught from the chair and won twice in his lifetime the title of Master Teacher in New York City. He was also head of the Honors Association, Arista. The History wing is named "Guernsey Hall" in his memory, and one can still see the library cart "Doc's Special" that students used to wheel him to class on the last years of his tenure when he was sick.
The school moved to a new building on a 21 acres (84,984.1 m²) campus at 100 West Mosholu Parkway
Mosholu Parkway
The Mosholu Parkway is a hybrid freeway-standard parkway and grade-level roadway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, constructed from 1935 to 1937 as part of the roadway network created under Robert Moses...
South and East 205th Street in the Bedford Park
Bedford Park, Bronx
Bedford Park is a residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx between the New York Botanical Garden and Lehman College. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Mosholu Parkway to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, East 198th Street to the south, and Jerome Avenue...
section of the Bronx in 1929, where it has remained. Paul Avenue, which runs to the side of the school from Mosholu Parkway to Lehman College, is named after a DeWitt Clinton High School principal, Dr. Paul. It was under this principal that the school moved to its current location in the Bronx.
In the 1930s its enrollment peaked at 12,000 and it was said to be the largest high school in the world. Enrollment by 1999 was about 4,000. It remained the last gender-segregated public school in New York City until 1983. The current principal is Geraldine Ambrosio, the first woman to hold the post at the school. In 1996, Clinton was selected by Redbook
Redbook
Redbook is an American women's magazine published by the Hearst Corporation. It is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.-History:...
magazine as one of the five most improved schools in America. In 1999, US News and World Report designated Clinton as one of 96 outstanding schools in America.
The school receives government aid because of the low income status of its students. As of 2006, the school has a large Hispanic population, followed by Blacks and Asians. Caucasians, primarily Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
ns, comprise a tiny minority.
Organization-houses/small learning communities
Clinton is split into several small learning communities (SLC). They include the Macy Honors Gifted Program (internally referred to often as the Macy House), Health Professions, Veterinary Professions, Public Service, Business Enterprise, Future Educators, Academy House, and Varsity House.The Macy Program, "begun in 1985 with funding from the Macy Foundation," attracts intelligent, hard-working children and preparing them for exceptionally selective colleges. The Macy program has been expanded to serve 1,200 students. The current Macy coordinator is Ernesta Consolazio. The Macy Honors Gifted Program in the Sciences and Humanities has its own teachers, and a nine-period day compared to the regular New York City eight-period day. The program offers Specialized and Advanced Technology (SMT) courses, Science, Math, English, Law, Government, Philosophy and Great Books
Great Books
Great Books refers primarily to a group of books that tradition, and various institutions and authorities, have regarded as constituting or best expressing the foundations of Western culture ; derivatively the term also refers to a curriculum or method of education based around a list of such books...
. All students in the program are required to have a minimum average of 80 and not to fail any courses. When Macy students are removed from the program, they are placed in Excel, a special Macy-run program just for its kick-outs and drop-outs, before getting fully demoted to the lower programs. From at least 1998 to 2002 some students went directly into the Excel program.
Advanced Macy students are invited to join the even more selective Einstein Program which has about 50 students in each grade. The Einstein Program has even more rigorous academic performance requirements. Einstein students in their junior year are required to take a College Now course for philosophy and government science, in their first and second semester, respectively. These courses are used to earn college credits. Einstein students are automatically assigned to honors and AP classes as early as freshman year, followed by the mandatory AP United States History and AP English Language for Einstein students who make it to their junior year.
Many MACY students are invited to MASTERS, a month-long summer program that offers many hands-on college courses that emphasizes mathematics and science. Some include: Forensic Science, Robotics, Anatomy, Business, Consumer Chemistry and Electricity.
- No one every mentions the humiliation for the male students in the 1960's that required them to swim in the nude while the teacher stared at all the young naked flesh!!
Course offerings
Partly due to the immensity of size, DeWitt Clinton High School has several course offerings, more than most New York City Schools.- Mathematics: Integrated Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2/ Trigonometry, College Algebra, Precalculus
- Science: Biology, Biology Research, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Forensics,
- History: World History, United States History, Government, Historical Research, New York History, Economics
- Foreign Language: Spanish, Spanish Heritage, French, Latin
- English: In addition to English 1–8, there are Literary Criticism 1 and 2, Great Books, TDF- Playwriting, Writing, Journalism, Film and the WITT Seminar on Activism.
- Physical Education and Health: Karate, Yoga, Fitness, Basketball, Gymnastics, Boys Weightlifting, Girls Weightlifting, Dance, Health, Volleyball
- Art and Music: Beg Guitar, Advanced Guitar, Beg Piano, Chorus, History of Music, Band, Marching Band, Studio Art, Photography, Drawing, Ceramics
- Technology (SMT): Computer Applications, Computer Research
Advanced PlacementTM:
- Mathematics: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics
- Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science
- English: Language and Composition, Literature and Composition
- Social Studies: World History, United States History, United States Government and Politics, European History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Psychology
- Foreign Language: Spanish Language and Composition, Spanish Literature and Composition
Student organizations
The school has over 40 academic and interest clubs. These clubs include:- Alumni Squad
- Animal Rights Club (ARC)
- Art/Comic Club
- Asian
- ARISTA (National Honor Society)
- ASPIRA
- Broadcast Crew
- Caribbean
- Cheerleading
- Chess Team
- Chorus
- Christian Seekers
- The Clinton News (school newspaper)
- Conflict Mediation
- C.S.S. (Clinton Students & Staff)
- Dance Team
- Divas
- Drama
- ESPIRA
- Environmental Affairs
- Gentlemen's Club
- Leadership Council
- Hope
- H.O.S.A.
- JROTC
- Key Club
- Kung Fu
- Marching Band
- Math (coincides with chapter of Mu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha ThetaMu Alpha Theta is a United States mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. It has over 89,000 student members in more than 1,800 schools worldwide. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the...
, math honor society) - Peer Tutoring
- The Magpie literary magazine
- Model United NationsModel United NationsModel United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
Club
- Moot CourtMoot courtA moot court is an extracurricular activity at many law schools in which participants take part in simulated court proceedings, usually to include drafting briefs and participating in oral argument. The term derives from Anglo Saxon times, when a moot was a gathering of prominent men in a...
- Muslim Students Association
- Paint Club (by PUBLICOLOR)
- Psychology Club
- Students for Equality and Action (S.E.A.)
- Student Leadership Council
- S.P.A.R.K.
- STEP Team
- Swimming Club
- United Nations
- Virtual Enterprise
- Voracious Vocabulary Club
- Wise
- Witt Agency
- Yearbook
The Clinton News, the school's newspaper, is written and managed by its students. However, like many other outstanding Clinton possessions, The Clinton News publishes several multi-page full color papers a year by a grant from the Christian A. Johnson Endeavour Foundation. Another Clinton High School publication is The Magpie. Published yearly, the historic color edition of this magazine came out May 2007. This literary collection received the most attention for its association with the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke...
.
Sports
The Governors are the school mascot at DeWitt Clinton and represent approximately 35 teams. There have been various teams which no longer exist such as fencing and rifle. Teams for the 2007–2008 school year include:- Baseball: Boys Varsity, Boys JV
- Basketball: Boys Varsity, Boys JV, Girls Varsity, Girls JV
- Bowling: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Cricket: Co-ed
- Cross Country: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Football: Boys Varsity, Boys JV
- Golf: Girls Varsity
- Gymnastics: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Handball: Girls Varsity
- Indoor Track: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Outdoor Track: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Soccer: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Softball: Girls Varsity, Girls JV
- Swimming: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Tennis: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Volleyball: Boys Varsity, Girls Varsity
- Wrestling: Boys Varsity
The Cricket Team's formation was encouraged by the large number of South Asians.
School facilities
Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx...
is situated. Facing the main entrance of the building, Paul Avenue runs to the left and Goulden Avenue to the right. The school faces Mosholu Parkway, and has its turf field and track behind it, followed by their softball field, and then the school's baseball and grass football field named Alumni Field. It is after this point that DeWitt Clinton's territory ends, meeting that of Bronx Science.
Clinton has a small branch of Montefiore Medical Clinic in it, capable of supplying essential services to the students of the campus.
The school is located at Latitude: 40.88111 : Longitude: -73.8875
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- Original building
- Original building's cornerstone
- DeWitt Clinton High School, photograph by Herbert Anhalt
- Algebra at DeWitt Clinton High School
- Stairwell at DeWitt Clinton High School
- Classroom at DeWitt Clinton High School
- DeWitt_Clinton-HS_2
- Portion of Gym Building 2nd Floor Wall
- DeWitt Clinton Murals
Here is a link to a New York Times article regarding the second DeWitt Clinton High School structure: To Open DeWitt Clinton High School Bids
In the media
The institution was featured in A Walk Through The Bronx with David Hartman and historian Barry Lewis. In it, Hartman and Lewis take a peek at the library.The DeWitt Clinton Chorus performed songs in the 2000 production, Finding Forrester.
A book has been written about the school: .
Clintonites made headlines and New York City School history in September 2005, when they walked out
Walk Out
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. The 1,500 strong walk out was a result of the installation of metal detectors.
Notable alumni
- Andrew Ackerman, Executive Director, Children's Museum of Manhattan (class of 1971)
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. - Robert Altman (photographer)Robert Altman (photographer)Robert Mark Altman is an American photographer. Altman attended Hunter College at the City University of New York. After graduation, Altman was taught photography by Ansel Adams....
, (class of 1961) - Charles AlstonCharles AlstonCharles Henry Alston was an African-American painter, sculptor, illustrator, muralist and teacher who lived and worked in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. Alston was active in the Harlem Renaissance; Alston was the first African American supervisor for the Works Progress Administration's...
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(1923–2004), photographer (class of 1941). - William AxtWilliam AxtWilliam Axt was an American composer of nearly two hundred film scores.Born in New York City, Axt graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx and studied at the National Conservatory of Music of America...
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(1919–1996), actor (class of 1938). - Romare BeardenRomare BeardenRomare Bearden was an African American artist and writer. He worked in several media including cartoons, oils, and collage.-Education:...
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(1905–1996), film producer (class of 1923). - Edward BernaysEdward BernaysEdward Louis Bernays , was an Austrian-American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda along with Ivy Lee, referred to in his obituary as "the father of public relations"...
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(born 1967), professional baseball pitcher (class of 1985). - Stephen BuckleyStephen BuckleyStephen Buckley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League .- Notes :...
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(class of 1985) - B. Gerald CantorB. Gerald CantorBernard Gerald Cantor was the founder and chairman of securities firm Cantor Fitzgerald and an important philanthropist supporting visual arts institutions in the United States...
(1916–1996), founder, Cantor Fitzgerald (class of 1934). - Richard CarmonaRichard CarmonaRichard Henry Carmona is an American physician, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States. Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002, Carmona left office...
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who dropped out of DeWitt Clinton at age 16 (class of 1967). - Al Casey (1915–2005), jazz guitarist (class of 1931).
- Gilbert CatesGilbert CatesGilbert “Gil” Cates was an Award winning American film director and television producer, director of the Geffen Playhouse, and founding dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television...
(born 1934), producer, Academy Award telecasts (class of 1951). - Paddy ChayefskyPaddy ChayefskySidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky , was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay....
(1923–1981), screenwriter (class of 1939) - Richard CondonRichard CondonRichard Thomas Condon was a prolific and popular American political novelist whose satiric works were generally presented in the form of thrillers or semi-thrillers...
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(born 1935), author, Kramer vs. Kramer, Oh, God! (class of 1952). - Frank CorsaroFrank CorsaroFrank Corsaro is one of America's foremost stage directors of opera and theatre. His Broadway productions include The Night of the Iguana ....
(born 1924), stage and opera director (class of 1942). - Ellis CousensEllis CousensEllis E. Cousens is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., since March 2001. Previously Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Bookspan, a Bertelsmann AG and Time Warner Inc...
, Executive VP and CFO, John Wiley & Sons(class of 1970) - Milton CrossMilton CrossMilton John Cross was an American radio announcer famous for his work on the NBC and ABC radio networks.He was best known as the voice of the Metropolitan Opera, hosting its Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts for 43 years, from the time of their inception in 1931 until his death in...
, Metropolitan Opera radio broadcastsMetropolitan Opera radio broadcastsThe Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts are a regular series of weekly broadcasts on network radio of full-length opera performances. They are transmitted live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City...
announcer (class of 1915) - George CukorGeorge CukorGeorge Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? , A Bill of Divorcement , Dinner at Eight , Little Women , David Copperfield , Romeo and Juliet and...
(1899–1983), film director (class of 1917). - Countee CullenCountee CullenCountee Cullen was an American poet who was popular during the Harlem Renaissance.- Biography :Cullen was an American poet and a leading figure with Langston Hughes in the Harlem Renaissance. This 1920s artistic movement produced the first large body of work in the United States written by African...
, poet (class of 1922) http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cullen/life.htm - Lloyd CutlerLloyd CutlerLloyd Norton Cutler was an American attorney, who served as White House Counsel during the Democratic administrations of Presidents Carter and Clinton. He was also the trainer of the former Vice President of the European Parliament and current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, M.P...
, attorney, counsel to US presidents (class of 1932) - Leonard DavisLeonard DavisLeonard Barnett Davis is an American football guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas.Davis has also played for the Dallas Cowboys.-Early years:Davis is the...
, founder, Colonial Penn Insurance; co-founder, AARP (class of 1940) - Pedro de CordobaPedro de CordobaPedro de Cordoba , was an American actor.Pedro de Cordoba, who appeared in his first film, a 1915 version of Carmen, was actually a classically trained theatre actor who confessed he did not enjoy appearing in silent films nearly as much as he liked working on stage...
, actor (class of 1900) - Charles DeLisiCharles DeLisiCharles DeLisi is the Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering at Boston University, and also served as Dean of the College of Engineering from 1990 to 2000...
, scientist, "Father of the Human Genome Project" (class of 1959) - Peter De Rose, composer (class of 1917)
- Dean DixonDean DixonCharles Dean Dixon was an American conductor.Dixon was born in New York City, where he later studied conducting with Albert Stoessel at the Juilliard School and Columbia University. When early pursuits of conducting engagements were stifled because of racial bias , he formed his own orchestra and...
, first African American conductor of the New York Philharmonic (class of 1932) - DJ Red AlertDJ Red AlertDJ Red Alert is a disc jockey on 98.7 Kiss-FM, N.Y.C., and has been recognized as a hip hop pioneer...
, impresario (class of 1974) - George DuvivierGeorge DuvivierGeorge Duvivier was an American jazz double-bass player.Duvivier was born in New York City and took up the cello and also the violin while in high school before settling on the bass. He also learned composition and scoring before going out on the road with Lucky Millinder and then with the Cab...
, bass player (class of 1937) - Fred EbbFred EbbFred Ebb was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera....
, lyricist (class of 1944) - Will EisnerWill EisnerWilliam Erwin "Will" Eisner was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an...
, "Father of the modern graphic novel" (class of 1936) - Eliot ElisofonEliot ElisofonEliot Elisofon was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, known for his work with Life Magazine. He started working for Life Magazine in 1942 and continued until 1964. Some of his best known works are colour photo essays on Africa, the South Pacific, and other...
, photographer (class of 1929) - Eugene EmondEugene EmondEugene Patrick Emond was an Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. During World War II, he was one of the youngest Lieutenants of the B-17 Flying Fortress Man O War II, Horsepower Ltd. .-Early life and education:Eugene Patrick Emond was born January 11, 1921 to Eugene Emond and Mary...
, WWII B-17 Pilot and Officer of the New York Federal Reserve (class of 1928) - George FellowsGeorge Fellows-Early life and career:Fellows obtained a BS from City College of New York in 1964 and an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1966. From 2000 to 2005, he served as President and CEO of GF Consulting. In 2005, he was appointed President and CEO of Callaway Golf Company.-References:...
, CEO, Callaway Golf (class of 1959) - Herbert FieldsHerbert FieldsHerbert Fields was an American librettist and screenwriter.Born in New York City, Fields began his career as an actor, then graduated to choreography and stage direction before turning to writing. From 1925 until his death, he contributed to the libretti of many Broadway musicals...
, playwright and screenwriter (class of 1916) - Joseph FieldsJoseph FieldsJoseph Albert Fields was an American playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film producer.-Life and career:Fields was born in New York City, the son of vaudevillean Lew Fields...
, playwright and screenwriter (class of 1913) - Bill FingerBill FingerWilliam "Bill" Finger was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development...
, author, creator of many Batman characters (class of 1933) - Edward S. FeldmanEdward S. FeldmanEdward S. Feldman is an American film and television producer.Born and raised in The Bronx, where he attended DeWitt Clinton High School, Feldman graduated from Michigan State University, after which he was hired by 20th Century Fox to work as a writer in the studio's press book department in its...
, film producer, Witness, The Truman Show (class of 1946) - Avery FisherAvery FisherAvery Robert Fisher was an audio specialist who made numerous contributions to the field of sound reproduction.-Early life:...
, electronics pioneer (class of 1924) - Bernie FliegelBernie FliegelBernard "Bernie" Fliegel was an American standout basketball player for the City College of New York during the late 1930s, and later, a professional in the American Basketball League...
, early professional basketball player (class of 1934) - Lewis FrankfortLewis Frankfort-Early life and career:Frankfort holds a BA from Hunter College and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Frankfort joined Coach in 1979 as the Vice President of New Business Development. In this capacity, he spearheaded the development of Coach stores and its introduction into international...
, CEO, Coach Bags (class of 1963) - Bruce Jay FriedmanBruce Jay FriedmanBruce Jay Friedman is an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor.Raised in the Bronx by Irving and Mollie Friedman, Bruce Jay Friedman graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School. He then attended the University of Missouri as a journalism major, then served as a First Lieutenant in...
(born 1930), novelist, playwright and screenwriter. - Budd FriedmanBudd FriedmanBudd Friedman is best known as the founder and original proprietor and MC of the Improvisation Comedy Club, which opened in 1963, on West 44th Street near the SE corner of 9th Avenue, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan...
, IMPROV founder (class of 1951) - Frank D. GilroyFrank D. GilroyFrank Daniel Gilroy is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film producer and director. He received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses in 1965.-Early life:...
, Pulitzer Prize playwright (class of 1943) - Leo GottliebLeo Gottlieb-Early and personal life:Gottlieb, who was Jewish, was born in New York City, New York. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx, New York.Gottlieb was the uncle of Ron Rothstein, the first coach of the Miami Heat.-Basketball career:...
, New York Knicks basketball player - George Graff, songwriter, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (class of 1903)
- Bill GrahamBill Graham (promoter)Bill Graham was an American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death.-Early life:...
(1931–1991), rock promoter (class of 1949). - Luther GreenLuther GreenLuther Green was an American basketball player.Green played college basketball at Long Island University and was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the third round of the 1969 NBA Draft and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft.Green played for the New York Nets of the American...
, NBA Basketball Player - Adolph GreenAdolph GreenAdolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved movie musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at MGM, during the genre's heyday...
, lyricist, screenwriter (class of 1932) - George Gregory, Jr., first African American All-American college basketball player and New York City official (class of 1927)
- George GreshamGeorge GreshamGeorge Gresham was a footballer who played inside forward for Gainsborough Trinity F.C. before moving in 1895 to Thames Ironworks F.C., the team that became West Ham United F.C....
, president, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (class of 1973) - Ernest A. GrossErnest A. GrossErnest A. Gross was a United States diplomat and lawyer who headed the U.S. delegation to the United Nations in the lead-up to the Korean War.-Biography:...
(1906–1999), diplomat - Sam GrossSam GrossSam Gross is an American cartoonist. He began cartooning in 1962.His cartoons have appeared in numerous magazines including The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, Esquire, Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping.He was cartoon editor for National Lampoon and Parents Magazine...
, cartoonist, New Yorker Magazine (class of 1950) - Gary GubnerGary GubnerGary Jay Gubner was an American shotputter, weightlifter, and discus hurler. He is known for setting various shot put records, including a 53-foot throw with a 16-lb...
, shotputter and weighlifter, Olympic athlete and world record holder (class of 1960) - Sam Gutowitz, founder, Sam Goody Records (class of 1922)
- Jerry HarknessJerry HarknessJerald B. "Jerry" Harkness is an American former basketball player.Before playing in the professional leagues, the 6'3" Harkness was a star at DeWitt Clinton High School and Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, he served as captain on the team that upset the University of Cincinnati to win the...
, professional basketball player and civil rights activist (class of 1958) - Kenneth HarperKenneth HarperKenneth Harper was an English film producer. He produced 13 films between 1954 and 1973. He was a member of the jury at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:* For Better, for Worse...
, creator and executive producer of the musical play and film The Wiz (Class of 1957) - Tom HendersonTom HendersonThomas Edward "Tom" Henderson is an American former professional basketball player.A tough-minded 6'4" guard from the University of Hawaii, Henderson was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1974 National Basketball Association Draft...
, NBA Basketball Player (class of 1970) - Michael HafftkaMichael HafftkaMichael Hafftka is an American figurative expressionist painter living in New York City. Hafftka was born in Manhattan to Eva and Simon Hafftka, European refugees and Holocaust survivors. Raised in the Bronx, he attended public schools and experimented with several creative forms before he...
, artist (class of 1971) - Bernard HerrmannBernard HerrmannBernard Herrmann was an American composer noted for his work in motion pictures.An Academy Award-winner , Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo...
, composer (class of 1930) - Judd HirschJudd HirschJudd Hirsch is an American actor most known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John, and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs.-Early life and education:...
, actor (class of 1952) - Robert HofstadterRobert HofstadterRobert Hofstadter was an American physicist. He was the joint winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons."-Biography :Born in New York City, he entered City...
, 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics - Irving HoweIrving HoweIrving Howe was an American literary and social critic and a prominent figure of the Democratic Socialists of America.-Life and career:...
, author, essayist (class of 1936) - Leo KadanoffLeo KadanoffLeo Philip Kadanoff is an American physicist. He is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago and a former President of the American Physical Society . He has contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics.-Biography:Kadanoff...
, physicist, National Medal of Science (class of 1953) - Bob KaneBob KaneBob Kane was an American comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman...
, creator, Batman (class of 1933) - Stubby KayeStubby KayeStubby Kaye was an American comic actor. He was born Bernard Kotzin in New York City on the last day of the First World War, at West 114th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan to first generation Jewish-Americans originally from Russia and Austria...
, actor (class of 1936) - Kool KeithKool KeithKeith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
, Hip Hop MC, member of Ultramagnetic MCsUltramagnetic MCsThe Ultramagnetic MC's is an American hip hop group based in Bronx, New York. Originally founded by Kool Keith, the group is composed of Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added as Roadmanager and backup DJ. A former member, Rooney...
and a solo artist - Theodore W. KheelTheodore W. KheelTheodore Woodrow Kheel was an American attorney and labor mediator who played a key role in reaching resolutions of long-simmering labor disputes between managements and unions and resulting strikes in New York City and elsewhere in the United States, including the 114-day long 1962-63 New York...
, former New York Labor mediator, civil rights activist, entrepreneur (class of 1931) - Benjamin Ralph KimlauBenjamin Ralph KimlauBenjamin Ralph Kimlau was a Chinese American aviator and United States Air Force bomber pilot.Kimlau was born on April 10, 1918 in Concord, MA and moved to New York City with his parents in 1932. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School. After his visit to China, he studied at Pennsylvania Military...
, USAF pilot killed during World War II, square named for him in Chinatown, NYC (class of 1937) - Robert KleinRobert KleinRobert Klein is an American stand-up comedian, singer and actor.-Early life:Klein was born in the Bronx, the son of Frieda and Benjamin Klein, and was raised in a "prototypical 1950s Bronx Jewish" environment. After graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School, Klein planned to study medicine...
(born 1942), comedian, actor, author (class of 1958). - George KleinsingerGeorge KleinsingerGeorge Kleinsinger was an American composer from San Bernardino, California, best known for his collaboration with Paul Tripp on the 1940s children's song "Tubby the Tuba". He also wrote the music for the phonograph record Archy & Mehitabal and the Broadway musical based on the record, Shinbone...
, composer, Tubby the Tuba (class of 1930) - Stanley KramerStanley KramerStanley Earl Kramer was an American film director and producer. Kramer was responsible for some of Hollywood's most famous "message" movies...
, film producer and director (class of 1930) - William KunstlerWilliam KunstlerWilliam Moses Kunstler was an American self-described "radical lawyer" and civil rights activist, known for his controversial clients...
(1919–1995), attorney. - Burt LancasterBurt LancasterBurton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile...
(1913–1994), actor (class of 1930). - Don LaneDon LaneDon Lane , born Morton Donald Isaacson, was an American-born talk show host and singer. Don Lane is best known for hosting The Don Lane Show, which was aired on The Nine Network in Australia from 1975 to 1983....
(1933–2009), entertainer, talk-show host, sportscaster. Once the highest paid person on Australian television. (class of 1952) - Joseph P. LashJoseph P. LashJoseph P. Lash was an American radical political activist, journalist, and author. A close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, Lash won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the National Book Award in 1972 for Eleanor and Franklin, the first of two volumes he wrote about the former First Lady.-Early...
, Pulitzer Prize author and historian (class of 1927) - Ralph LaurenRalph LaurenRalph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
(born 1939), designer (class of 1957) - Butch Lee, NBA Basketball Player (class of 1974)
- Howard V. LeeHoward V. LeeLieutenant Colonel Howard Vincent Lee is a retired United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in August 1966 during the Vietnam War.-Biography:Howard Lee was born on August 1, 1933, in New York City...
, Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipient, Vietnam, Marine Corps Officer (Class of 1951) - Stan LeeStan LeeStan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
, comic book publisher (class of 1939) - Alfred LeslieAlfred LeslieAlfred Leslie is an American artist and filmmaker. He first achieved success as an Abstract Expressionist painter, but changed course in the early 1960s and became a painter of realistic figurative paintings.-Biography:...
, artist (class of 1945) - Seymour Leslie, founder, Pickwick International record company; president of MGM Home Video (class of 1940)
- David L. Lewis,CEO, Mogul Protection Group,Inc, Author, Real Estate Developer(Class of 1992)
- Edward LewisEdward LewisEdward Lewis may refer to:*Ed Lewis , American jazz trumpeter*Ed Lewis , American wrestler best known as Ed "The Strangler" Lewis*Eddie Lewis...
, co-founder, ESSENCE magazine (class of 1958) - Joe E. LewisJoe E. LewisJoe E. Lewis , born Joseph Klewan in New York City, was an American comedian and singer.-Biography:...
, entertainer (class of 1919) - Robert Q. LewisRobert Q. LewisRobert Q. Lewis was an American radio and television personality, game show host, and actor. Lewis added the middle initial "Q." to his name accidentally on the air in 1942, when he responded to a reference to radio comedian F. Chase Taylor's character, Colonel Lemuel Q...
, actor, television host (class of 1938) - Eric LindenEric LindenEric Linden was an American actor. He began his film career in 1931, appearing in over 30 movies, including a minor role in Gone with the Wind.-Biography:...
, actor (class of 1927) - Frank LoesserFrank LoesserFrank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and scores to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for...
, composer and lyricist (class of 1926) - Eddie LopatEddie LopatEdmund Walter ""The Junkman"" Lopat was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Lopat was born in New York, New York. His Major League debut was on April 30, 1944, playing for the Chicago White Sox....
, New York Yankee pitcher (class of 1935) - Robert LoweryRobert LoweryRobert Lowery may refer to:*Robert G. Lowery, American politician from Florissant, Missouri*Robert Newton Lowery, Canadian politician from Manitoba*Robert Lowery *Robert Lowery , British canoer who competed in the Summer Olympics...
, first African American fire commissioner of the FDNY (class of 1934) - George Macy, publisher (class of 1917)
- Vito MarcantonioVito MarcantonioVito Anthony Marcantonio was an American lawyer and democratic socialist politician. Originally a member of the Republican Party and a supporter of Fiorello LaGuardia, he switched to the American Labor Party.-Early life:...
, US Congressman (class of 1921) - Garry MarshallGarry MarshallGarry Kent Marshall is an American actor, director, writer and producer. His notable credits include creating Happy Days and The Odd Couple and directing Nothing In Common, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, and The Princess Diaries.-Early life:Marshall was born in the New York City...
, director, producer, actor (class of 1952) - Donald McKayleDonald McKayleDonald McKayle is an African American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and 60s that focus on expressing the human condition and more specifically, the black experience in America...
, stage and film choreographer (class of 1947) - Abel MeeropolAbel MeeropolAbel Meeropol was an American writer and song-writer, best known under his pseudonym Lewis Allan and as the adoptive father of the young sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.-Biography:...
, teacher at DWC; lyricist, “Strange Fruit,” “The House I Live In” (class of 1921) - Paul MilsteinPaul MilsteinPaul Milstein was a real estate developer and philanthropist.Born in New York City he attended DeWitt Clinton High School and the New York University School of Architecture. The family enterprises began with Morris Milstein, who emigrated to the United States from Russia and founded Circle Floor...
, real estate developer, philanthropist (class of 1940) - Walter MirischWalter MirischWalter Mortimer Mirisch is an American film producer. In his long and successful motion picture career, Walter Mirisch has produced some of the industry’s finest and most memorable films...
, film producer (class of 1938) - Tracy MorganTracy MorganTracy Morgan is an American comedian who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and currently known for playing the role of Tracy Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock.-Early life:...
, actor and comedian (class of 1987) - Jerome MorossJerome MorossJerome Moross was an American-born composer for the stage, and a composer, conductor and orchestrator for motion pictures.-Biography:...
, film composer, The Big Country (class of 1928) - Howard MorrisHoward MorrisHoward Morris was an American comic actor and director who was best known for his role as Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show.- Life and career :...
, actor (class of 1936) - Ralph MorseRalph MorseRalph Morse was a career staff photographer for Life magazine known for his inventive mind and his creative style. Encyclopedias and history books abound with his photos, as he has photographed some of the most widely seen pictures of World War II, the United States space program, and sports...
, photographer, developed the camera that went to the moon in 1969 (class of 1935) - Jerry MossJerry MossJerome S. "Jerry" Moss is an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert....
, co-founder, A & M Records (class of 1953) - Johnny MostJohnny MostJohn M. "Johnny" Most was an American sports announcer, known primarily as the raspy radio voice of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1953 to 1990....
, radio play-by-play announcer for the Boston CelticsBoston CelticsThe Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
basketball team (class of 1940) - Jan MurrayJan MurrayJan Murray was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host who made his name on the Borscht Belt.-Early life:Murray was born Murray Janofsky in The Bronx, New York City...
, actor, television host (class of 1934) - Lou MyersLou MyersLou Myers was a cartoonist and short story writer.He was the first person since James Thurber to contribute both cartoons and articles to The New Yorker...
, cartoonist, writer The New Yorker (class of 1933) - Frank H. NetterFrank H. NetterFrank H. Netter was an artist, physician, and most notably, a leading medical illustrator. He was also a Fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine.-Early life, training, and medical career:...
MD, anatomy artist (class of 1923) - Roy NeubergerRoy NeubergerRoy Rothschild Neuberger was an American financier who contributed money to raise public awareness of modern art through his acquisition of pieces he deemed worthy. He was a co-founder of the investment firm Neuberger Berman....
, financier (class of 1921) - Barnett NewmanBarnett NewmanBarnett Newman was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the color field painters.-Early life:...
, artist (class of 1923) - Herbie NicholsHerbie NicholsHerbie Nichols , was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics.-Life:...
, pianist, songwriter, "Lady Sings the BluesLady Sings the Blues (song)"Lady Sings the Blues" is a song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday, and jazz pianist Herbie Nichols.It is the title song to her 1956 album, released on Clef/Verve Records ....
" (class of 1937) - Basil PatersonBasil PatersonBasil Alexander Paterson , a labor lawyer, is a longtime political leader in New York and Harlem and father of the 55th Governor of New York, David Paterson. His mother was Jamaican, his father Grenadian.-Early life:...
, labor lawyer, political leader in New York (class of 1942) - Jan PeerceJan PeerceJan Peerce was an American operatic tenor. Peerce was an accomplished performer on the operatic and Broadway concert stages, in solo recitals, and as a recording artist. He is the father of film director Larry Peerce....
, Metropolitan Opera tenor (class of 1922) - Abraham PolonskyAbraham PolonskyAbraham Lincoln Polonsky was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist, and novelist blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s, in the midst of the McCarthy era.-Early life:...
(1910–1991), blacklisted screenwriter. - Bud PowellBud PowellEarl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was an American Jazz pianist. Powell has been described as one of "the two most significant pianists of the style of modern jazz that came to be known as bop", the other being his friend and contemporary Thelonious Monk...
, jazz pianist and composer (class of 1931) - Mel PowellMel PowellMel Powell was a jazz pianist and composer of classical music.Mel Epstein was born to Russian Jewish parents, Milton Epstein and Mildred Mark Epstein, and began playing piano as a child. He performed jazz professionally in New York City as a teenager...
, Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning jazz composer (class of 1937) - DeWitt Clinton RamseyDeWitt Clinton RamseyAdmiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey was a U.S. Navy officer and pioneer Naval aviator who served as an aircraft-carrier commander during World War II, notably at the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. Post-war assignments including command of the U.S...
, admiral, US Navy (class of 1908) - John RandolphJohn Randolph (actor)John Randolph was an American film, television and stage actor.-Early life:Randolph was born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants Dorothy , an insurance agent, and Louis Cohen, a hat manufacturer...
, actor (class of 1932) - Charles Rangel, US representative
- Maurice M. RapportMaurice M. RapportMaurice M. Rapport was leading biochemist who described the structure of serotonin...
, biochemist; identified the neurotransmitter serotoninSerotoninSerotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Biochemically derived from tryptophan, serotonin is primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract, platelets, and in the central nervous system of animals including humans...
(class of 1936) - Seymour ReitSeymour ReitSeymour Victory Reit was the author of over 80 children's books as well as several works for adults. Reit was the creator, with cartoonist Joe Oriolo, of the character Casper the Friendly Ghost...
, co-creator, Casper, the Friendly Ghost (class of 1934) - Sugar Ray RobinsonSugar Ray RobinsonSugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight...
, champion prizefighter (class of 1938) - Richard RodgersRichard RodgersRichard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
, Broadway composer (class of 1919) - A.M. Rosenthal, New York Times journalist (class of 1938)
- Rev. Adaly Rosado, Jr., Ordained a Catholic Priest May 14, 2011 (class of 2002)
- Bob RothbergBob RothbergBob Rothberg was a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and lyricist. ASCAP 1936. Educ: New York public schools 1915; DeWitt Clinton High School, New York 1919; accountancy and law, New York Law School, Bachelor of Laws 1928. Educated in music and violin with private instructors...
, songwriter and author (class of 1919) - William RuderWilliam RuderWilliam "Bill" Ruder was an American public relations executive and co-founder of Ruder Finn with David Finn.They started the firm in 1948 when both were 27. They originally called their company Art In Industry, Inc. Their first clients as Ruder & Finn was Perry Como...
, co-founder, Ruder-Finn (class of 1938) - Jack Rudin, real estate developer, philanthropist (class of 1942)
- Lewis Rudin, real estate developer, philanthropist (class of 1944)
- Eyre "Bruiser" Saitch, basketball and tennis champion (NBA Hall of Fame as NY Ren) (class of 1924)
- Juan R. Sanchez, judge, US District Court PA (class of 1974)
- Dolph SchayesDolph SchayesAdolph "Dolph" Schayes is a retired American professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. A top scorer and rebounder, he was a member of the 1955 NBA champion Syracuse Nationals and a 12-time All-Star....
, NBA Hall of Fame basketball player (class of 1945) - Daniel SchorrDaniel SchorrDaniel Louis Schorr was an American journalist who covered world news for more than 60 years. He was most recently a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio...
, journalist (class of 1933) - M. Lincoln Schuster, co-founder, Simon & Schuster publishers (class of 1913)
- Barry SchwartzBarry K. SchwartzBarry K. Schwartz is an American businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner, and a former horse racing industry executive. The son of a grocer who was murdered when Barry was twenty-one-years old, Schwartz grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in The Bronx...
, co-founder, Calvin KleinCalvin KleinCalvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
(class of 1959) - Sherwood SchwartzSherwood SchwartzSherwood Charles Schwartz was an American television producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, and created the television series Gilligan's Island on CBS and The Brady Bunch on ABC...
, creator of Gilligan’s Island and The Brady BunchThe Brady BunchThe Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family...
(class of 1934) - Barney SedranBarney SedranBarney Sedran was one of the great early pro basketball players in the 1910s and 1920s.-Career:Nicknamed "Mighty Mite", the New York City native who grew up on the Lower East Side, Sedran was a member of the well-known New York Whirlwinds and Cleveland Rosenblums, among many other teams in New...
, basketball Hall of Famer (class of 1907) - Bobby Sharp, songwriter, "Unchain My HeartUnchain My Heart (song)"Unchain My Heart" is a song written by Bobby Sharp and recorded first in 1961 by Ray Charles and in 1963 by Trini Lopez and later by many others. Sharp, a drug addict at the time, sold the song to Teddy Powell for $50. Powell demanded half the songwriting credit. Sharp later successfully fought...
" (class of 1942) - Gerald Shur, founder of the Federal Witness Protection ProgramUnited States Federal Witness Protection ProgramThe United States Federal Witness Protection Program is a witness protection program administered by the United States Department of Justice and operated by the United States Marshals Service that is designed to protect threatened witnesses before, during, and after a trial.A few states, including...
, and co-author of WITSEC—Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program (class of 1951) - Neil SimonNeil SimonNeil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
, playwright and screenwriter (class of 1944) - Aaron SiskindAaron SiskindAaron Siskind was an American abstract expressionist photographer. In his biography he wrote that he began his foray into photography when he received a camera for a wedding gift and began taking pictures on his honeymoon. He quickly realized the artistic potential this offered...
, abstract photographer (class of 1921) - Ricky SobersRicky SobersRicky Brad Sobers is a former professional basketball player who spent eleven seasons in the NBA....
, professional basketball player (class of 1971) - Sol SteinSol SteinSol Stein is the author of 13 books and was Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Stein and Day Publishers for 27 years.-Early life:...
(born 1926), author - Larry StorchLarry StorchLawrence Samuel "Larry" Storch is an American actor best known for his comic television roles, including voice-over work for top cartoon shows, including Mr...
, actor (class of 1941) - Charles StrouseCharles StrouseCharles Strouse is an American composer and lyricist.-Life and career:Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel Strouse...
, composer (class of 1944) - Bruce Taub, president, CBS Television Network (class of 1966)
- Howard TaubmanHoward TaubmanHyman Howard Taubman was an American music critic, theater critic, and author.-Biography:Born in Manhattan, Taubman attended DeWitt Clinton High School and then won a four-year scholarship to Cornell University, from which he graduated, as a Phi Beta Kappa member, in 1929.He then returned to New...
(1907–1996), music and theater critic for The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
(class of 1925). - Sammy TimbergSammy TimbergSammy Timberg was an American musician and composer who was perhaps most famous for the music he wrote for the cartoons of the Fleischer Studios, such as Popeye, Betty Boop, and Superman...
, Musician and composer (class of 1919) - Laurence TischLaurence TischLaurence Alan "Larry" Tisch was an American businessman, Wall Street investor and self-made billionaire. He was the CEO of CBS television network from 1986 to 1995...
, head, Loew's Hotels, CBS (class of 1939) - Doug "The Greaseman" Tracht, radio personality (class of 1968)
- Marvin TraubMarvin TraubMarvin Traub is a prominent business executive in the retail sector known for his impact on merchandising and marketing. Traub was CEO and President of Bloomingdale's for twenty-two years leaving in 1992 to found his own consulting firm, Marvin Traub Associates...
, former head of Bloomingdale'sBloomingdale'sBloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
department store (class of 1942) - Lionel TrillingLionel TrillingLionel Trilling was an American literary critic, author, and teacher. With wife Diana Trilling, he was a member of the New York Intellectuals and contributor to the Partisan Review. Although he did not establish a school of literary criticism, he is one of the leading U.S...
, educator and critic (class of 1921) - Jason Valentin, Baruch College baseball player (class of 2007)
- Ozzie Virgil, Sr.Ozzie Virgil, Sr.Osvaldo José Virgil broke the color barrier for Detroit in 1958. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1950 to 1952...
, major league baseball player (class of 1950) - Ed WarnerEd Warner (basketball)Edward L. Warner was an American college basketball player. He was one of the stars of the 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team, the only team to win both the NCAA tournament and the National Invitation Tournament in the same year...
, college basketball player and central figure on point shaving scandal (class of 1948) - Ben Wattenberg, host, Think TankThink tankA think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
on PBS; author (class of 1951) - Allen WeinsteinAllen WeinsteinAllen Weinstein is an American historian, educator, and federal official who has served in several different offices. He served as the Archivist of the United States from February 16, 2005 until his resignation on December 19, 2008...
, Archivist of the United States (class of 1954) - Grover WhalenGrover WhalenGrover Aloysius Whalen was a prominent politician, businessman, and public relations guru in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s.-Early years:Grover A. Whalen was born on June 2, 1886 in New York City...
, "Mr. New York," WNYCWNYCWNYC is a set of call letters shared by a pair of co-owned, non-profit, public radio stations located in New York City.WNYC broadcasts on the AM band at 820 kHz, and WNYC-FM is at 93.9 MHz. Both stations are members of National Public Radio and carry distinct, but similar news/talk programs...
founder, President World's Fair Corporation (class of 1906) - Woodie W. WhiteWoodie W. WhiteWoodie Walter White is an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1984.-Birth and Family:Woodie was born on 27 August 1935 in New York City. He is married to the former Jennie Tolson, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts. She attended Clark University in Worcester, and holds...
, bishop of the United Methodist Church (class of 1953) - Willie WorsleyWillie WorsleyWillie Worsley was one of the guards for the Texas Western Miners basketball team during their now-legendary 1966 NCAA championship game against Kentucky...
, community leader and basketball player (class of 1965) - William ZeckendorfWilliam ZeckendorfWilliam Zeckendorf, Sr. was a prominent American real estate developer. Through his development company Webb and Knapp – for which he began working in 1938 and which he purchased in 1949 – he developed a significant portion of the New York City urban landscape.-Career:Zeckendorf's...
, real estate developer (class of 1921)
Although he did not graduate, guitarist Paul "Ace" Frehley
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
of KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
also attended Clinton.
Distinguished visitors
Visitors who have addressed Clinton assemblies include:- Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
- Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
- Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
- SiouxSiouxThe Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects...
Chief Buffalo Bear - Babe RuthBabe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
- Lou GehrigLou GehrigHenry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
- Mickey MantleMickey MantleMickey Charles Mantle was an American professional baseball player. Mantle is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.Mantle was noted for his hitting...
- Jackie RobinsonJackie RobinsonJack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
- Jim BrownJim BrownJames Nathaniel "Jim" Brown is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News...
- Sgt. SlaughterSgt. SlaughterRobert Remus , better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American former WWE personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, and World Wrestling...
- Wynton MarsalisWynton MarsalisWynton Learson Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences...
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
- Frederick Gregory
Records
- DeWitt Clinton High School (DWCHS) students organized one of the largest high school walkouts in New York on September 19, 2005. The protest occurred over installation of airport-style metal detectors and x-ray scanners, which had already been installed in many other schools throughout New York City.
- According to the school, it offers more Advanced Placement (AP) courses than any other school in the borough other than the Bronx High School of Science.
- DeWitt Clinton High School has the largest high school Alumni Association in the world. This alumni association prevented the school from being split into smaller schools like some of its peer schools including sister-school Walton.
External links
- Official website
- Alumni Association
- Profile at insideschools.org
- Then and Now, Clinton Cultivates Young Activists
- DeWitt Clinton High School at NNDBNNDBThe Notable Names Database , produced by Soylent Communications, the same entity that produces Rotten, Daily Rotten, Dr. Sputnik's Society Pages and Penny Postcards, is an online database of biographical details of over 36,000 people of note...
- School Visits: High School: DeWitt Clinton at BehindtheBook.org