Next year for the 2024-2025 school year, William Cullen Bryant High School’s student schedules will have an adjusted time schedule. Next year, our school day will begin at 8:15 am and end at 2:35 pm.
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Herb Abrams (1955-1996): Also known by the nickname "Mr. Electricity." He was an American professional wrestling promoter who founded the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) in 1990.
Susan Anspach (1942–2018): 1960 graduate. She was an American stage, film and television actress who had roles in films during the 1970s and 1980s such as Five Easy Pieces (1970), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Blume in Love (1973), Montenegro (1981), Blue Monkey (1987), and Blood Red (1989).
Panayiota Bertzikis (1981-): Graduate of the Class of 1999. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She founded the Military Rape Crisis Center in August 2006 while she was still on active duty with the United States Coast Guard. She presently serves as its Executive Director of the Crisis Center.
Fernando Caldeiro (1958–2009): Graduate of the Class of 1976. He was an Argentine-born American scientist and NASA astronaut. In 1988 he was transferred to Kennedy Space Center to serve as a Space Shuttle main propulsion system specialist, where he assisted with the ground processing and launch of the Orbiter Discovery.
Peter Chappetto (1911-1944): Astoria native who attended Bryant High School from 1924-1928. Became a Second Lieutenant in the military. He was killed in the line of duty and buried at sea in World War II. Chappetto Square in Astoria (Hoyt Ave. and 23rd Street) was dedicated to his memory in 1949.
Eugenie Clark (1922–2015): 1938 graduate. Known as the "Shark Lady," she refuted the portrayal of a shark as a harmful monster, popularized by Steven Spielberg's movie, Jaws. Author of Lady with Spear (1953) and The Lady with the Sharks (1969). Clark was a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes. Her discoveries allowed her to receive a Gold Medal from the Society of Women Geographers. Clark taught Zoology at the University of Maryland and was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame in 1989.
Florence Finney (1903–1994): Born in Long Island City and attended W.C. Bryant High School. She was an American politician and civic leader who served as the first woman president pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate from 1973 through 1974. A Republican representing Greenwich, she served in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1949–1955) and the Senate (1955–1976).
Veronica Gedeon (1917-1937): Long Island City native who worked as a commercial model . She was a 1937 New York City murder victim.
Joel Klein (1946- ) 1963 graduate. New York City Department of Education Chancellor from 2002-2010.
Richard Kline (1944-): Comedic actor. Played "Larry Dallas" on the classic ABC-TV sitcom, Three's Company. He also performed on Broadway in "City of Angels" and is a member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company.
Winifred Lenihan (1898-1964): Stage actress and director who played Joan of Arc in George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan in its debut in 1923.
Billy Loes: Former Major League Baseball pitcher who helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win the 1955 World Series. He also played for the Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants.
Ethel Merman (1908-1984): Star of stage and screen. She was born in Astoria and attended Bryant High School. The school's auditorium was named the Ethel Merman Theater in 1989 during its centennial celebration.
Dick Oliver (1939–2016): Born in Astoria and attended W.C. Bryant High School. He was an American print journalist, radio host and television reporter, best known for his tenure as a correspondent for Good Day New York from 1988 until 2001, broadcast on television station WNYW Fox 5. Oliver was the first journalist to report on the 9/11 attacks on live television.
Suze Rotolo (1943-2011): American artist, book artist, author, but best known as Bob Dylan's girlfriend between 1961 and 1664. She is the woman walking with him on the cover of his album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
Edward Rundle (1947- ): Professional baseball player. Drafted by the San Diego Padres in 1969. Graduate of the Class of 1965.
Elliott Wilson: (1971- ): American journalist and major figure in the Hip Hop world. He edited XXL, Respect , HipHopDX and Dime magazines, and the blog, RapRadar.com. He is presently the Editorial Director of UPROXX Studios.
