I.S. 72 Rocco Laurie Intermediate School
33 Ferndale Avenue | also 62 Travis Avenue | New Springville | built 1975
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- 1975
Intermediate School 72 opens, named for slain officer Rocco Laurie
Intermediate School 72 opened on Ferndale Avenue in 1975 and took the name of Rocco Laurie, an NYPD officer slain on duty in Manhattan together with his partner, Greg Foster. Both officers had served in the Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. Stanley Katzman was the first principal, and the school has enrolled roughly 2,000 students a year.
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- 1982
Principal Stanley Katzman appears on Late Night with David Letterman
Stanley Katzman, who had been the school's founding principal when I.S. 72 opened in 1975, made a guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. After Katzman retired, Peter Maccelarri, a Vietnam War veteran, ran the school for more than ten years.
“In 1982, Principal Stanley Katzman appeared on Late Night with David Letterman.”
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- 2012
Actress Emma Stone visits I.S. 72 for its part in the Penny Harvest
On June 25, 2012, the actress Emma Stone came to the Rocco Laurie Intermediate School in Heartland Village. Her visit was tied to the school's involvement in the Penny Harvest.
“Emma Stone visited the school on June 25, 2012 for the school's involvement in Penny Harvest.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2014
Rafael Ramos, a former security worker at I.S. 72, is killed as a police officer in Brooklyn
Rafael Ramos worked security at I.S. 72 before he became an active NYPD officer. On December 20, 2014, he and his partner, Wenjian Liu, were shot and killed in Brooklyn, and the school went on to honor its former staff member.
“The school would then honor Police Officer Rafael Ramos, as he had worked in the school as security before his shift to being an active police officer.”
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