- Westinghouse High School (Pittsburgh)
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name = Westinghouse High School
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type = Public
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district =Pittsburgh Public Schools
grades = 9–12
president =
principal = Ms. Evelyn King (Acting)
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enrollment = 371 as of1 January 2008 cite web |url=http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/14311012791719437/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=57181 |title=Westinghouse High School Fact Sheet |accessdate=2008-01-27 |work=PPS Web Site ]
athletics =
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free_label = Representative
free_text = Randall Taylor
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location = 1101 N. Murtland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208 coord|40.46083|N|79.90111|W|type:edu|display=title
country = USA
contact number = 412-665-3940
website =Westinghouse High School is a
public school in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania ,USA .The school has an enrollment of 371 students, 98% of whom are
African American Westinghouse is one of ten high schools in the
Pittsburgh Public Schools .Curriculum and academies
Westinghouse offers
Culinary Arts andCosmetology as part of its school-within-a-school programs.The Science and Math Academy (SAM) allows students to develop skills in math and the sciences. A summer program allows students in the Academy to work with several colleges and universities
The Business and Finance Academy teaches students the skills needed in the
financial services field, preparing students for further work in college or in the job market. Students are provided with training in the computer skills used most frequently in the business world.Notable alumni
*
Erroll B. Davis Jr. Chancellor, University Systems of Georgia, WHS c/o '61 [> [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05350/683325-345.stm] ]*
Frank Cunimondo ,jazz pianist. [ [http://www.waymarking.com/wm/details.aspx?f=1&guid=db6cebac-23f1-4c5c-a6bb-8e8dae9a7c0b "Westinghouse High School, Pittsburgh, PA" Details] , accessedDecember 31 ,2006 ]
*Erroll Garner , jazz pianist and composercite press release |title=Boston Piano: 10th Anniversary Celebration |publisher=Steinway & Sons |date=Fall 2002 |url=http://www.steinway.com/boston/newsletter/fall2002.pdf |accessdate=2006-12-20]
*Ahmad Jamal , jazz pianist [cite news |first=Bob |last=Karlovits |title=Nemacolin jazz festival beckons famed pianist |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_78396.html |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=2002-06-30 |accessdate=2006-12-20 ]
*Wendell H. Phillips , memberMaryland House of Delegates , (1979-1987)
*Maurice Stokes ,Basketball Hall of Fame who led WHS to the Pittsburgh City Championship in both 1950 and 1951. He won theNBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1955 and played in the NBA All-Star Game every year of his career, before an in-game injury in 1958 resulted in permanent paralysis and ended his career. [cite web |url=http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/stokes.htm |title=Maurice Stokes Biography |accessdate=2006-12-20 |work=Basketball Hall of Fame Web Site]
*Billy Strayhorn , jazz composer, known for "Lush Life", and "Take the A Train ". [ [http://www.billystrayhorn.com/timeline.htm Billy Strayhorn Timeline] , accessedDecember 31 ,2006 ]*Westinghouse "Wall of Fame" [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07050/762745-85.stm]
References
External links
* [http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/14311012791719437/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=57181 Westinghouse High School Fact Sheet]
* [http://www.pghboe.net Pittsburgh Public Schools]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=westinghouse&City=pittsburgh&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=421917000420 National Center for Education Statistics data for Westinghouse High School]
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