Corcoran High School is a public high school

High school

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 located in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

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, having approximately 1800 students. In 2005, it became a member of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. It is one of the top 1000 ranked schools in the country as of 2009, but has been in the top 600 (2007). The principal is Leo Cosgrove as of June 30, 2008.

Facilities

The facilities at Corcoran High School consist of 71 classrooms, a library, four computer labs, an auditorium

Auditorium

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, 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.

Athletics

Corcoran participates in the Section 3 region of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association

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 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.

• Baseball Section 3 Championships- 1968, 1970, 1973

-League Championships- 1968, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2004

• Boys Basketball Regional Championships- 1981, 1989, 2000

-Section 3 Championships- 1967, 1970, 1981, 1989, 1998, 2000
-League Championships- 1980, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010

• Girls Basketball New York State Championships- 1993, 1998

-Regional Championships- 1982, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008
-Section 3 Championships- 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008
-League Championships- 1978, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011

• Football Regional Championships-1994, 1995, 2003

-Section 3 Championships- 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003
-League Championships- 1979, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009

• Boys Cross Country New York State Championships- 1979, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993

-Section 3 Championships- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2004
-League Championships- 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

• Girls Cross Country League Championships- 1994, 1995

• Boys Gymnastics Section 3 Championships- 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987

-League Championships- 1986, 1988

• Ice Hockey Section 3 Championship-1990

-League Championships- 2000, 2001, 2009

• Boys Indoor Track Section 3 Championships- 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995

-League Championships- 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2011

• Girls Indoor Track League Championship- 1995

• Boys Lacrosse League Championship- 2009

• Boys Outdoor Track Section 3 Championships- 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996

-League Championships- 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 2009

• Girls Outdoor Track League Championship- 1996

• Girls Soccer League Championship- 1976

• Softball Section 3 Championship- 1985

-League Championships- 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988

• Volleyball League Championships- 1980, 1983

• Wrestling League Championships- 2010

Notable alumni

• Jimmy Collins
  Jimmy Collins (basketball)
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   (1967), Retired NBA player, former head coach of the University of Illinois at Chicago
  University of Illinois at Chicago
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   men's basketball team
• Hon. James C. Tormey (1968), New York State Supreme Court Justice
• Joanie Mahoney
  Joanie Mahoney
  Joanne M. "Joanie" Mahoney is the County Executive of Onondaga County, New York. She is the first woman to hold this position. She took office on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.-Personal:...
  
   (1983), Onondaga County Executive
• Moody McCarthy (1984), Comedian
• Martin Sexton
  Martin Sexton
  Martin Sexton is an American singer-songwriter and producer originally from Syracuse, New York.- Early life :Sexton grew up the tenth of twelve children in a working class Irish-American family. He acquired his first guitar, a Sears & Roebuck acoustic, at the age of 14 and later played in local...
  
   (1984), Singer, Songwriter
• Hon. James H. Cecile (1984), Syracuse City Court Judge
• Will Allen (1996), NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins
  Miami Dolphins
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• Jamel Richardson
  Jamel Richardson
  Jamel Richardson is a Canadian football slotback for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. Richardson attended Corcoran High School before he was a two year All-Foothill Conference in Basketball and All-American in Football at Victor Valley College where he led the state in receptions and...
  
   (2001), CFL wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes
  Montreal Alouettes
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• JoLonn Dunbar
  JoLonn Dunbar
  Jo-Lonn D. Dunbar is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
  
   (2003), NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
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• George Brown (2004), Baseball Player at St. John's University
  St. John's University (New York City)
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  , Big East Pitcher of the Year 2008