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Six Celebrity Yearbook Photos, Including Marisa Tomei And Darren Aronofsky, From The Murrow High School Archives [Updated]

Marisa Tomei hangin’ out with her high school buddies (Source: Murrow High School yearbook)Edward R. Murrow High School (1600 Avenue L) will celebrate 40 years in the community this Saturday, when more than 700 former students and their families will return to the school grounds. Opened under the visionary

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BREAKING: Murrow High School Under Lock Down; NYPD Says No One Harmed

Photo By Erica ShermanEdward R. Murrow High School at 1600 Avenue L in Midwood has been under a full lock down since approximately 12:30pm after at least one unauthorized person gained entry to the building, Sheepshead Bites has learned. [Update (2:49pm): The lock down has been lifted.] Teachers

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Shooting Threat Leads To Additional Security Measures At Three Local High Schools

Photo by Erica ShermanSecurity officials at Edward R. Murrow, James Madison and Midwood high schools were on high alert Thursday and are again today, after threats to shoot students emerged on social media. Parents at the schools were notified yesterday morning by robocalls from the schools’ principals. A recording of

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Travesty! Obama Refuses To Meet Murrow High’s Chess Champs!

I bet Obama hates this painting, which hangs in an Indian art gallery, as much as he hates our children. (Source: ssquah.blogspot.com)It might be the worst thing President Barack Obama has ever done. The commander-in-chief is neglecting to make time for teenagers from Edward R. Murrow High

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Murrow Grad Spotlights Murrow Students In Sundance Film Entry

Eliza Hittman, Bottom Center, via FacebookEliza Hittman, a 33-year-old filmmaker and former Edward R. Murrow Graduate, is submitting her first feature-length film, It Felt Like Love, to the Sundance Film Festival. Her film, which is a coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old girl from Gravesend, also features a slew of current

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Murrow Honors World’s AIDS Day By Rolling Out International AIDS Quilts

Source: Lisa WillnerIn commemoration of World AIDS Day, which is held every December 1, Edward R. Murrow High School is displaying international AIDS Quilts all week to students. The displaying of the quilts has become something of a tradition at Murrow, having now entered their 19th consecutive year of display.