Corcoran High School

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] It is one of the top 1000 ranked schools in the country as of 2009, but has been in the top 600 (2007).[2][4] The principal is Daniel Straub.[5]

Corcoran High School
Address
919 Glenwood Ave

Syracuse
,
New York
13207

United States
Coordinates43.019422°N 76.174221°W / 43.019422; -76.174221
Information
TypePublic
Motto"εκτιμουν το παρελθον μας με τα ματια μας για το μελλον" (Greek for "Appreciating our past with our eyes on the future")
Established1964/1965
School districtSyracuse City School District
NCES School ID362859003850[1]
PrincipalTara Jennings
Teaching staff89.47 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,225 (2021-2022)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.69[1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Maroon and White
   
MascotCougars
YearbookGlen Echo
Websitewww.syracusecityschools.com/corcoran

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.[6]

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[7]
  • Boys Cross Country - 1979, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL (362859003850)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. scsd.us mission statement
  3. scsd.us IBDP Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Archived 2009-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Corcoran High School home page
  6. "hipius.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  7. "Past Champions Girls Basketball (PDF) - New York State Public High School Athletic Association" (PDF). nysphsaa.org. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  8. "Cross Country Past Champions (PDF) - New York State Public High School Athletic Association" (PDF). nysphsaa.org. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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