Herman Ridder Junior High School
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| Herman Ridder Junior High School Public School 98 | |
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United States 40°50′11″N 73°53′27″W / 40.8363°N 73.8907°W | |
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| Type | Junior High School |
| Opened | 8 September 1931 |
School district | New York City Department of Education |
| Superintendent | Jacqueline Rosado |
Principal | N/A |
| Grades | 6-8, SE |
| Enrollment | 222 |
Campus type | Urban |
Communities served | Morrisania, Bronx |
| Website | J.H.S. 098 |
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The Herman Ridder Junior High School (also known as Public School 98) was a middle school in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, part of the New York City Department of Education. Constructed in 1929–31, the building is a New York City Landmark Art Deco structure designed by Walter C. Martin. It is named after Herman Ridder, a prominent newspaper publisher and editor. The middle school no longer exists and the building only contains high schools at the moment.[1]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist
- Hal Linden, stage and screen actor, television director and musician[1]
- Anibal Lopez, bodybuilder[3]
- Al Pacino, actor of stage and screen, filmmaker, and screenwriter
- Regina Resnik, international opera singer
- Paul Stanley, singer, songwriter, Kiss frontman[4]
In popular culture
[edit]- The school appears in the Baz Luhrmann television show The Get Down
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Bradley, Betsy (December 11, 1990). "Herman Ridder Junior High School (Public School 98)" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ "J.H.S. 098". New York City Schools.
- ↑ "Anibal Lopez". Critical Bench.
- ↑ Zephyr, Leon (July 6, 2016). "NEW YORK CITY MUSIC TRIP/FROM THE LIFE OF ORIGINAL KISS MEMBERS, #1 OF 5: Paul Stanley". TRIPMUZE. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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