University City High School (Missouri)
University City High School (UCHS) is a public high school in University City, Missouri, United States, that is part of the School District of University City.
| University City High School | |
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| Address | |
7401 Balson Avenue University City, MO 63130 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38.6651°N 90.3293°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive public high school |
| Founded | 1930[1] |
| Principal | Mike Peoples |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 826[2] |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Mascot | Lions (formerly Indians) |
| Website | ucityschools.org |
As part of the University City Education District, the high school building was listed, along with nearby Jackson Park Elementary School and Hanley Junior High School, in the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1985.[3][4]
Notable alumni
- David Bass, NFL football player
- Bud Black, major-league pitcher[5]
- Harold Brodkey, writer
- Jeremy Davenport, jazz musician
- Carl Dennis, Pulitzer Prize winning poet[6]
- Bing Devine, General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals
- Marty Ehrlich, jazz musician[7]
- Malcolm Frager, pianist[8]
- Bob Gale, screenwriter, author, movie producer[9]
- Dave Garroway, broadcaster
- Bernard Gilkey, major-league outfielder[5]
- Marty Hendin, St. Louis Cardinals former director of public relations
- Ken Holtzman, two-time All Star major-league pitcher[5]
- Art Jimmerson, professional boxer
- Peter Martin, jazz pianist[10]
- Ed Mickelson, major-league first baseman[5]
- Samuel Moyn, historian
- Nelly, rapper
- Billy Lawrence, singer
- Virginia E. Palmer, United States Ambassador to Ghana
- Leslie Parnas, cellist[11]
- Robert Person, major-league pitcher[5]
- Leonard Roberts, actor
- Art Shamsky, major-league outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager[5]
- William Sleator, author
- Marlene Terry, politician[12]
- Tershawn Wharton, NFL player
- Tennessee Williams, playwright
- Lew Wolff, co-owner of the Oakland Athletics
Notes
- "University City High School Building History". www.ucityschools.org. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "University City Senior High School". GreatSchools. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- "University City Education District". NPGallery Asset Detail, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: University City Education District" (PDF). MOStateparks.com. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. November 15, 1984.
- "University City HS (University City, MO)". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- "2002 Hall of Fame Inductee: Carl Dennis" (PDF). The School District of University City. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- Lion Tamers, page 1 – Calendar – Riverfront Times – Riverfront Times
- Hampel, Paul (April 3, 2011). "Norman Goldberg dies; music was his passion". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- Friswold, Paul; Gray, Guy; Hays, Anna Teekell; Whitney, Christine (October 5, 2005). "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today". Riverfront Times. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- Brown Jr., Sylvester, "It'll be great St. Louis jazz – and it'll be in St. Louis", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 25, 2007, Section C, page 1.
- "St. Louisans Return to Open Civic Season". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 25, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Representative Marlene Terry". house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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