Evander Childs Educational Campus

Evander Childs Educational Campus

Evander Childs Educational Campus occupies the building and grounds originally used by Evander Childs High School. It is located in The Bronx, New York, at 800 East Gun Hill Road.

chool closure

As of June, 2005, Evander Childs has begun the process of being phased out. The school has stopped accepting new ninth graders, so it should graduate its last senior class in June, 2008. The building is now home to a number of smaller schools, including:
* Evander Childs High School
* Bronx Aerospace Academy
* High School for Writing and Communication Arts
* Bronx High School for Contemporary Arts
* Bronx Lab School
* High School of Computers and Technology
* Bronx Academy of Health Careers

Notable alumni

*James Hagerty, White House Press Secretary during the Eisenhower Administration. [McQuiston, John T. [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10C12FC355D0C708DDDAD0894D9484D81 "JAMES C. HAGERTY, 71, DIES; EISENHOWER PRESS SECRETARY"] , "The New York Times", April 13, 1981. Accessed December 1, 2007. "After his family moved to New York City from Plattsburgh, when he was three years old, James Hagerty attended grade school in the Bronx and the Evander Childs High School before enrolling at Blair Academy, in Blairstown, N.J., for his last two years of high school."]

*Red Buttons (Aaron Chwatt), Comedian, TV/ Movie star, Academy Award Winner ("Sayonara")

*Carl Reiner, Author-Actor-Writer-Director Creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Writer/Performer on Your Show of Shows with Sid Cesar, appeared in Ocean's 11/12/13.

References

External links

* [http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=997 Evander Childs on insideschools]
* [http://www.evanderchildshighschool.net Official Evander Childs High School Alumni Website]


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