University City High School (Missouri)

University City High School
University City High School
Address
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	7401 Balson Avenue; University City, MO 63130; United States
Coordinates	38°39′54″N 90°19′45″W / 38.6651°N 90.3293°WCoordinates: 38°39′54″N 90°19′45″W / 38.6651°N 90.3293°W
Information
Type	Comprehensive public high school
Founded	1930
Principal	Mike Peoples
Grades	9–12
Number of students	826
Color(s)	Black and gold ;
Mascot	Lions (formerly Indians)
Website	ucityschools.org

University City High School (UCHS) is a public high school in University City, Missouri, United States, that is part of The School District of University City, AKA University City School District. As part of the University City Education District, the high school building was listed, along with nearby Jackson Park Elementary School and Hanley Junior High School, in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[3]^[4]

Notable alumni[]

Ken Holtzman

Tennessee Williams

David Bass, NFL football player
Bud Black, major-league pitcher^[5]
Harold Brodkey, writer
Jeremy Davenport, jazz musician
Bing Devine, General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals
Marty Ehrlich, jazz musician^[6]
Malcolm Frager, pianist^[7]
Bob Gale, screenwriter, author, movie producer^{[citation needed]}
Dave Garroway, broadcaster
Bernard Gilkey, major-league outfielder^[5]
Marty Hendin, St. Louis Cardinals former director of public relations
Ken Holtzman, two-time All Star major-league pitcher^[5]
Art Jimmerson, professional boxer
Peter Martin, jazz pianist^[8]
Ed Mickelson, major-league first baseman^[5]
Samuel Moyn, historian
Nelly, rapper
Billy Lawrence, singer
Leslie Parnas, cellist^[9]
Robert Person, major-league pitcher^[5]
Leonard Roberts, actor
Art Shamsky, major-league outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager^[5]
William Sleator, author
Tershawn Wharton, NFL player
Tennessee Williams, playwright
Lew Wolff, co-owner of the Oakland Athletics

Notes[]

^ "University City High School Building History". www.ucityschools.org. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ "University City Senior High School". GreatSchools. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^ "St. Louis County National Register Listings". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ NRHP nomination form. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "University City HS (University City, MO)". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
^ Lion Tamers, page 1 – Calendar – Riverfront Times – Riverfront Times
^ Hampel, Paul (April 3, 2011). "Norman Goldberg dies; music was his passion". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ Brown Jr., Sylvester, "It'll be great St. Louis jazz- and it'll be in St. Louis", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 25, 2007, Section C, page 1.
^ "St. Louisans Return to Open Civic Season". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 25, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[]

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[History-1] "University City High School Building History". www.ucityschools.org. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[2] "University City Senior High School". GreatSchools. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

[3] "St. Louis County National Register Listings". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[4] NRHP nomination form. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[baseball-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "University City HS (University City, MO)". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[6] Lion Tamers, page 1 – Calendar – Riverfront Times – Riverfront Times

[7] Hampel, Paul (April 3, 2011). "Norman Goldberg dies; music was his passion". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

[8] Brown Jr., Sylvester, "It'll be great St. Louis jazz- and it'll be in St. Louis", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 25, 2007, Section C, page 1.

[9] "St. Louisans Return to Open Civic Season". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 25, 1964. p. 34. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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University City High School

Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
7401 Balson Avenue University City, MO 63130 United States
Coordinates	38°39′54″N 90°19′45″W / 38.6651°N 90.3293°W / 38.6651; -90.3293Coordinates: 38°39′54″N 90°19′45″W / 38.6651°N 90.3293°W / 38.6651; -90.3293
Information
Type	Comprehensive public high school
Founded	1930^[1]
Principal	Mike Peoples
Grades	9–12
Number of students	826^[2]
Color(s)	Black and gold
Mascot	Lions (formerly Indians)
Website	ucityschools.org