page_title: Briarcliff High School
section_title: Alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Briarcliff High School / Alumni
context_page_description: Briarcliff High School is a public secondary school in Briarcliff Manor, New York that serves students in grades 9–12. It is the only high school in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, sharing its campus with Briarcliff Middle School. As of 2014, the principal is Debora French and the assistant principals are Daniel Goldberg and Diana Blank.
  Briarcliff is noted for outstanding student achievement, testing scores and accomplishments, including a highly regarded science research program, world language and performing arts programs, University in the High School and Advanced Placement courses, and graduation and college attendance rates. The school has an 11:1 student–teacher ratio, and nearly every student has at least grade-level proficiency in mathematics and English.
  The student body primarily consists of graduates from Briarcliff Middle School. Additionally, students graduating from Pocantico Hills Central School have the option to attend high school either at Briarcliff High School, Pleasantville High School, or Sleepy Hollow High School. The majority, 75 percent in 2013, attend Briarcliff High School.
context_section_description: Notable alumni of Briarcliff High School include Michael Azerrad, an author; Clifford Carter, a musician; John Hersey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and journalist who grew up in Briarcliff and attended the public schools; Brice Marden, a minimalist painter who grew up in the village and is a 1965 graduate of Briarcliff High School; Tom Ortenberg, the CEO of Open Road Films and the former president of Lionsgate Films; and minor league baseball player Bobby Blevins, who grew up in the village and graduated from Briarcliff High School in 2003.
caption: John Hersey
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