Taylor Allderdice High School
| Taylor Allderdice High School | |
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 "Know Something, Do Something, Be Something."[1] | |
| Address | |
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2409 Shady Avenue Pittsburgh, PA, 15217 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°25′46″N 79°55′10″W / 40.429514°N 79.919379°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| Principal | Melissa Friez[1] (since July 2009) |
| Enrollment | 1,470 as of October 2016[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White[1] |
| Team name | Dragons[1] |
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Allderdice, Pittsburgh, High School | |
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| Location | 2409 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°25′46″N 79°55′11″W / 40.42944°N 79.91972°WCoordinates: 40°25′46″N 79°55′11″W / 40.42944°N 79.91972°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1927[1] |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Pittsburgh Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 86002641[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 30, 1986 |
| Designated PHLF | 2002 |
Taylor Allderdice High School is a public high school located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The school opened in 1927 and 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 Corporation.[3]
Feeder district
Allderdice's feeder district includes all or parts of the Glen Hazel, Hays, Hazelwood, Homewood, Greenfield, Lincoln Place, New Homestead, Park Place, Point Breeze, Regent Square, South Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, and Swisshelm Park neighborhoods.[4] Students from other Pittsburgh neighborhoods and the borough of Mount Oliver may also attend Allderdice through the pre-engineering magnet program; the Chinese magnet program, as Allderdice is the only district school to offer Chinese; or under the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Recognition
- 1994 - designated a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education[5]
- 1995 - designated a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education[5]
- 1996 - designated a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education[5]
- 2005 - ranked number 1,061 on the list of top performing U.S. high schools by Newsweek[6]
- 2007 - ranked number 1,183 on the list of top performing U.S. high schools by Newsweek[7]
- 2009 - ranked number 40 in Western Pennsylvania on the list of highest scoring juniors on the PSSA for a three-year period[8]
- 2009 - awarded Silver Medal by U.S. News & World Report in their "Best High Schools" issue[9]
- 2010 - ranked number 1,538 on the list of top performing U.S. high schools by Newsweek[10]
Enrollment
As of October 2016[1]
| Subset | Number of students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| All | 1,470 | 100% |
| African-American | 587 | 40% |
| American Indian | <5 | 0% |
| Asian | 56 | 4% |
| Caucasian | 706 | 48% |
| Hispanic | 49 | 3% |
| Multi-racial | 69 | 5% |
| Male | 766 | 52% |
| Female | 704 | 48% |
The Foreword
The Foreword, Allderdice's student newspaper, began with its first published issue on April 1, 1927,[11] as a three-column-wide subscription newspaper. It publishes an edition every five to six weeks during the school year. It is supported solely by advertising sales and is distributed at no cost to students, faculty, parents, and members the local community. The newspaper's namesake is a play on words of Forward Avenue, the street located on the building's south side.
Notable alumni
| Name | Graduating class | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Forrell | 1933 | Composer and conductor[12] |
| Bernard Fisher | 1936 | Scientist |
| Marty Allen | 1940 | Stand-up comedian and actor |
| Herb Douglas | 1940 | Bronze medalist, 1948 Summer Olympics |
| Myron Cope | 1947 | Color commentator, Pittsburgh Steelers; Radio announcer, WTAE-AM; Sports commentator, WTAE-TV |
| Richard Caliguiri | 1950 | Mayor of Pittsburgh |
| James S. Langer | 1951 | Professor of Physics |
| Murray Chass | 1956 | Sportswriter;[13] Recipient, J. G. Taylor Spink Award |
| Stephen J. Lippard | 1958 | Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Recipient, National Medal of Science |
| Sara Alpern | 1960 | Associate Professor, Texas A&M University |
| Bob O'Connor | 1962 | Mayor of Pittsburgh[14] |
| Iris Rainer Dart | 1962 | Author and playwright |
| Harvey V. Fineberg | 1963 | President, Institute of Medicine; Provost, Harvard University |
| Larry Lucchino | 1963 | President and CEO, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres[15] |
| David P. Dobkin | 1966 | Dean of the Faculty and Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University |
| Howard Fineman | 1966 | Editorial Director, The Huffington Post Media Group |
| Richard Pacheco | 1966 | Pornographic film and video actor, writer and director |
| Edward B. Montgomery | 1973 | Economist, academic and politician |
| Sally Lapiduss | 1974 | Television producer and writer |
| Nathaniel Philbrick | 1974 | Author[16] |
| Evan Wolfson | 1974 | Civil rights attorney[17] |
| Gary Graff | 1978 | Music journalist[18] |
| Maxine Lapiduss | 1978 | Comedian; Television producer and writer |
| Rob Marshall | 1978 | Theatre director, film director and choreographer[19][20] |
| Gary Green | 1980 | Shortstop, Major League Baseball[21] |
| Kathleen Marshall | 1980 | Choreographer and theatre director[20] |
| Antoine Fuqua | 1983 | Movie director[19] |
| Jonathan Rapping | 1984 | Criminal defense attorney; Founder, Gideon's Promise |
| Steve Lieber | 1985 | Comic book illustrator[22] |
| Sharon Epperson | 1986 | Correspondent, CNBC |
| James Williams | 1986 | Offensive tackle, Chicago Bears |
| Jesse Michaels | 1987 | Singer, Operation Ivy and Common Rider |
| Billy Porter | 1987 | Broadway performer and pop vocalist |
| Curtis Martin | 1991 | Running back, National Football League;[23] Inductee, Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Pittsburgh Slim | 1997 | Rapper |
| Beedie | 2006 | Rapper |
| Wiz Khalifa | 2006 | Rapper[24] |
| Mac Miller | 2010 | Rapper[25] |
In popular culture
In 2012, rapper Wiz Khalifa released Taylor Allderdice, a mixtape named for his alma mater.[26]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Discover PPS: Allderdice High School". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Lee, Carmen J. (March 16, 1998). "The name on a school stays, but memory of the person fades". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ↑ "Discover Pittsburgh Public Schools". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 1982-1983 through 1999-2002" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education via Archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "The Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools". Newsweek via archive.org. August 5, 2005. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006.
- ↑ Eleanor, Chute (May 24, 2007). "7 high schools ranked among best in U.S.". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ↑ "The Rankings: 11th Grade". Pittsburgh Business Times. May 5, 2010.
- ↑ "U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools – Silver Medal for Pittsburgh Allderdice, Bronze for Pittsburgh CAPA". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Nine Pittsburgh-area public high schools earn Newsweek honors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 15, 2010.
- ↑ Linn, Alex (December 21, 2007). "Looking backward on The Foreword". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ Monica L. Haynes (2005-09-28). "Obituary: Gene Forrell / Award-winning composer and conductor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ↑ Mervis, Scott (October 11, 2012). "Gary Graff: Rock 'n' roll observer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ↑ Lord, Rich (2006-09-02). "Obituary: Mayor Robert E. O'Connor / His enthusiasm for city was unbounded". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ↑ Donoho, Ron (June 1999). "Lucchino!". San Diego Magazine. Archived from the original on 2002-09-10. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ↑ Authors, chef highlight Drue Heinz lecture series, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 25 April 2007
- ↑ Rotstein, Gary (2004-04-22). "Gay marriage advocate says Time's honor good for cause". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ↑ Cf. http://www.rockcritics.com/interview/garygraff.html. Retrieved on December 12, 2006
- 1 2 Weiskind, Ron (2003-11-22). "Goldmann driven daffy by Looney Tunes film". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- 1 2 Rawson, Christopher (1994-03-06). "Broadway follows in their footsteps". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ↑ Assad, David (July 3, 1991). "Texas recalls Allderdice grad Gary Green". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ↑ John Hayes (April 27, 2001). "Squirrel Hill native works the mainstream and the underground". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ↑ Finder, Chuck (2005-01-14). "AFC Playoffs / The Jets: Curtis Martin a football star by accident". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
- ↑ Roberts, Josie (2005-06-28). "The hip-hop pulse". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Todd, Deborah M. (August 12, 2010). "Like Wiz Khalifa, rapper Mac Miller is another talent from Allderdice". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ↑ Mervis, Scott (March 1, 2012). "Local Scene: Wiz Khalifa buzz builds for 'Taylor Allderdice'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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