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School:
Bennett High School
Phone:
work716-838-7500
Location:
Mailing:
2885 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14214
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| ZIP: | 14214 | | City: | Buffalo | | County: | Erie | | Status: | Operational, Magnet | | Level: | High School | | Grades offered: | 09-12 | | Total students: | 1253 | | Students/Teachers: | 18.80 | | | Notable alumni:Rich Products Corporation founder Robert E. Rich, Sr. was the starting center for the Bennett High School football team which lost the 1930 Harvard Cup to South Park 132.
Sorrell Booke, who played Boss Hogg in the Dukes of Hazard TV show was a 1948 Bennett grad.
1961 graduate Michael Bennett, who wrote the Broadway musical A Chorus Line dropped his last name, DiFiglia, when he went to Broadway. His middle name is the same as his high school.
Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier graduated from Bennett in 1966
Funk superstar Rick James was in the Bennett High School Band.
Fashion model Beverly Johnson was a graduate of Bennett High School. She was the first Black cover model for Vogue (magazine).
Actor Reed Hadley was a Bennett grad
Longtime basketball coach Larry Veronica, a member of the Bennett Sports Hall of Fame, was nominated for the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Also known as "Coach V".
John Elliot (19141972), songwriter
Madeline Davis is a Gay Rights Activist, author, actress and singer. | | | Contingent: | | | Race | Male | Female | Total | | American Indiana/Alaskan | 7 | 6 | 13 | | Asian/Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Hispanic | 10 | 17 | 27 | | Black (Non-Hispanic) | 409 | 600 | 1009 | | White (Non-Hispanic) | 93 | 109 | 202 |
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