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] The principal is Amber Adams.^[4]

Corcoran High School
Location
919 Glenwood Ave Syracuse , New York 13207 United States
Coordinates	43.019422°N 76.174221°W / 43.019422; -76.174221
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"εκτιμουν το παρελθον μας με τα ματια μας για το μελλον" (Greek for "Appreciating our past with our eyes on the future")
Established	1964/1965
School district	Syracuse City School District
NCES School ID	362859003850[1]
Principal	Amber Adams
Teaching staff	95.37 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,244 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.04[1]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Mascot	Cougars
Yearbook	Glen Echo
Website	www.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.^[5]

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^[6]
• Boys Cross Country – 1979, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993^[7]
• Boys Hockey – 2019^[8][9]

Notable alumni

• Jimmy Collins (1967), Retired NBA player, former head coach of the University of Illinois at Chicago men's basketball team
• Craig Shirley (1974), The New York Times bestselling author
• Joanie Mahoney (1983), Lawyer, Chief Operating Officer, former Onondaga County Executive
• Martin Sexton (1984), Singer, Songwriter
• Moody McCarthy (1984), Comedian
• Jason Stanley (1986), Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University (formerly Rutgers, Cornell, Michigan, and Oxford)
• Will Allen (1996), NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins
• Jeanette J. Epps (1988) Astronaut, first African-American woman assigned to board the International Space Station
• Jamel Richardson (2001), CFL wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes
• Jo-Lonn Dunbar (2003), NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
• Bob Swan, CEO of Intel
• Mary Mara (1960–2022) Actor