Corcoran High School

Public school in Syracuse, New York, United States

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Corcoran High School is a public high school located in Syracuse, New York, having approximately 1800 students.^[2] In 2005, it became a member of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.^[3] The principal is Daniel Straub.^[4]

Facilities

The facilities at Corcoran High School consist of 71 classrooms, a library, four computer labs, an auditorium, two gymnasiums, a weight room, a pool and a state of the art outdoor athletic stadium.

Drama

The Corcoran Association of Student Theatre (commonly referred to as C.A.S.T.) is an extracurricular performing troupe run cooperatively by faculty advisors with the input of a student executive board. The Corcoran Association of Student Theatre prides itself as one of the only high school programs in Central New York to boast a full length theatre season, on par with the offerings of many local community and semi-pro theatres.^[5]

Athletics

Corcoran participates in the Section 3 region of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association in the Central New York Counties League (CNYCL) (for most sports) in the AA division. In August 2007 Corcoran and 12 other high schools in Section 3 left the Onondaga High School League (OHSL) and joined the newly formed CNYCL.

State championships

Girls Basketball - 1993, 1998^[6]
Boys Cross Country - 1979, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993^[7]
Boys Hockey - 2019^[8]^[9]

Notable alumni

Jimmy Collins (1967), Retired NBA player, former head coach of the University of Illinois at Chicago men's basketball team
Craig Shirley (1974), The New York Times bestselling author
Joanie Mahoney (1983), Lawyer, Chief Operating Officer, former Onondaga County Executive
Martin Sexton (1984), Singer, Songwriter
Moody McCarthy (1984), Comedian
Jason Stanley (1986), Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University (formerly Rutgers, Cornell, Michigan, and Oxford)
Will Allen (1996), NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins
Jeanette J. Epps (1988) Astronaut, first African-American woman assigned to board the International Space Station
Jamel Richardson (2001), CFL wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes
Jo-Lonn Dunbar (2003), NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
Bob Swan, CEO of Intel
Mary Mara (1960-2022) Actor

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public Schools - CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL (362859003850)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ scsd.us mission statement^{[permanent dead link]}
^ scsd.us IBDP Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Corcoran High School home page
^ "hipius.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
^ "Past Champions Girls Basketball (PDF) - New York State Public High School Athletic Association" (PDF). nysphsaa.org. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "Cross Country Past Champions (PDF) - New York State Public High School Athletic Association" (PDF). nysphsaa.org. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ "Past Champions Boys Ice Hockey (PDF) - New York State Public High School Athletic Association" (PDF). nysphsaa.org. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
^ Curtis, Mike (2019-03-10). "Syracuse holds off Suffern, wins first state ice hockey championship in program history". syracuse. Retrieved 2024-01-04.