Edward R. Murrow High School
1600 Avenue L | also 1600 East 15th Street | Midwood | built 1931
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- 1974
Saul Bruckner founds Edward R. Murrow High School and serves as its first principal
The arts-focused public school was established in 1974 by Saul Bruckner, who became its first principal. He named it for the broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow and built it on the teaching ideas of John Dewey, borrowing methods from John Dewey High School. Bruckner led the school until he retired in 2004, when Anthony Lodico took over.
“The school was established in 1974 by Saul Bruckner, who also served as its first principal, and was named after the renowned broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1979
Astronomy teacher Sam Storch opens the Edwin P. Hubble Planetarium inside the school
In 1979 the astronomy teacher Sam Storch established a planetarium within Murrow, named for the astronomer Edwin P. Hubble. Students in astronomy and earth science classes use it to study the sky. The dome has since been overhauled, with new seating, lighting and a fully digital projection system running Uniview software.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2004
President Bush congratulates Murrow's chess team in the Oval Office
Murrow's chess team has won sixteen city championships, fifteen state titles and seven national championships. On December 15, 2004, President Bush personally congratulated the team in the Oval Office. Its 2005 championship season became the subject of sportswriter Michael Weinreb's book The Kings of New York, reviewed in the New York Times Book Review in March 2007.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2008
Mel Brooks lets Murrow stage The Producers before any other school
In spring 2008 Mel Brooks granted Murrow the rights to perform his hit musical The Producers, making it the first school ever to do so. Murrow's studio theater program also offers acting, directing and set design courses.
“Mel Brooks granted the school the rights to perform the musical The Producers in the spring of 2008, making it the first-ever school to do so.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2017
Over 1,000 students, staff and alumni create the school's first Diversity Wave
On October 24, 2017, Murrow held its first-ever Diversity Wave, with more than 1,000 students, staff and alumni taking part. Physical education teacher Theresa Crivelli, instrumental in creating the event, said she had realized her school was diverse yet successful and happy. Principal Allen Barge welcomed the crowd, and the Brooklyn Paper called Murrow the borough's most diverse high school.
Source: brooklynpaper.com
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