Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)


Overbrook High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Located in Philadelphia, PA, the city of VHS love.
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Location	Fifty-ninth and Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′16.86″N 75°13′1.38″W / 39.9546833°N 75.2170500°W / 39.9546833; -75.2170500Coordinates: 39°57′16.86″N 75°13′1.38″W / 39.9546833°N 75.2170500°W / 39.9546833; -75.2170500
Built	1924
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003313^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 2006

Overbrook High School is a public, four-year secondary school in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

School

Overbrook High School is designated by the School District of Philadelphia as Location #402, in the West Region. As of 2015, the school principal of Overbrook is Yvette Jackson.

Enrollment for 2004-05 was 2,075 students in grades 9 through 12). African Americans make up 99% of the student population, with whites, Asians, and Latinos accounting for most of the rest of 2006.^[2]

Since the 2006-09 school year, Overbrook has required students to wear school uniforms.^[3]

Notable alumni

Overbrook is perhaps best known for its famous alumni, who include Wilt Chamberlain^[4] and Will Smith.^[5]^[6] At least 11 Overbrook alumni have played in the NBA, and the school is ranked sixth in that respect.^[6]

Len Barry, lead singer/songwriter, The Dovells^[7]
John Blake, Jr., jazz violinist; minister ^[8]
Bill Bloom, songwriter/musician
Guion S. Bluford, Jr., space-shuttle astronaut; first African-American in space^[9]
Solomon Burke, soul singer [Attended briefly, but graduated from John Bartram High School^[10]
Bill Cash, Negro League star, Baseball Hall of Famer
Wilt Chamberlain, NBA basketball legend^[4]
The Delfonics, R&B group^[11]
Jon Drummond, Olympic track gold-medalist^[12]
Ted Eisenberg, World record-holding breast surgeon^[13]
Mike Gale, NBA/ABA player^[14]
Bobb Goldsteinn, songwriter/producer; coined term "multimedia"^[15]
Bryshere Y. Gray, actor on TV series Empire
The Last Emperor (Jamal Gray), rapper
Walt Hazzard (Mahdi Abdul-Rahmad), NBA All-Star; UCLA All-American player and coach^[16]
Rosetta Hightower, lead singer, The Orlons^[7]
Wayne Hightower, NBA player; ABA All-star^[17]
Wali Jones, NBA player; Miami Heat executive^[18]
Jacob Landau, nationally recognized artist, teacher^[19]
James Lassiter, film producer; partner in Overbrook Entertainment^[20]
Hal Lear, NBA player^[21]
Jeffrey Leonard, Major League Baseball player ^[22]
Lewis Lloyd, NBA player^[23]
Andre McCarter, UCLA All -American basketball and 3-time NCAA Champion; NBA player^[24]
Deworski Odom, American sprinter
Frank Piasecki, helicopter inventor; National Medal of Technology winner^[25]
Marion Ramsey, film actress
Malik Rose, NBA player^[6]
Johnny Sample, American football player^[26]
Dee Dee Sharp, singer^[7]
Will Smith, Oscar-nominated actor; rapper^[5]
Willie L. Williams, former police commissioner, Philadelphia and Los Angeles^[27]
Steve Baskerville, TV personality, presently TV weatherman for CBS2 Chicago, IL

References

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ www.greatschools.net
↑ www.phila.k12.pa.us
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1 2 Fontana, Tony. "Will Smith (I)- Biography". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
1 2 3 Mazique, Brian. "6. Overbrook High School (Philadelphia, PA)". Bleacher Report, Inc. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
1 2 3 "Cameo Parkway 1957-1957". AlbumLinerNotes.com. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ "Performer, Educator and All That Jazz" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2013.
↑ Greene, Nick. "Gioun "Guy" Bluford Biography- NASA". About.com - NYTimes Co. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
↑ "Solomon Burke:Biography from Answers. com". Answers Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ Gross, Dan. "Delfonics singer Randy Cain dies at 63". Philadelphia Media Network Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ Reid, Ron. "Jon Drummond Is a Fixture at the Penn Relays". Philadelphia Media Network Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ "Most breast augmentation surgeries performed: Ted Eisenberg sets world record". World Records Academy LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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↑ White, Josh. "Did You Know The Fillmore East's Joshua Light Show Really Started Here?". WestView News. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
↑ "Mahdi Abdul-Rahman NBA & ABA Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ "Wayne Hightower NBA & ABA Statistics". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ "SIXERS: Exclusive interview with Wali Jones - 8/1/2001". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ Pray, Rusty. "Jacon Landau. 83, artist shown in major museums". Philadelphia Media Network Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ "James Lassiter". Imdb.com Inc. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leonaje01.shtml?redir
↑ Jackson, Roger. "Pope, Pols, Black Magic Lewis Lloyd, No. 2 in rebounds and scoring, is Des Moines' latest rage Roger Jackson". SI Vault.com Time Inc. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
↑ Jensen, Mike. "Philly's Andre McCarter recalls John Wooden". Phila. Inquirer. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
↑ "Piasecki Aircraft Corporation >> About >> PiAC". Piasecki Aircraft Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ "Johnny Sample". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
↑ Kram, Mark. "Williams, Willie L. 1943-". HighBeam Research, Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

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