Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical School

The Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational/Technical School (commonly referred to as the Jules Mastbaum Area Vocational High School) is a public high school in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia and serves grades 9–12. It was named after Jules Ephraim Mastbaum.

Trivia

In 1982 the basketball team members were short compared to those of other high schools. That year, the tallest player was six feet and three inches.

Notable alumni

• Monty "Sherrick" Farley, former professional boxer, Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame member
• James Brown, former NFL player
• Uhuru Hamiter, former NFL player
• Chafie Fields, former NFL player, sports agent
• Shep Shepherd (1917–2018), jazz musician, drummer, trombone player
• Lee Morgan (1938–1972), jazz musician, trumpet player
• Veronica Hamel, actor
• Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, former Philadelphia city council member

References

Further reading

• Silary, Ted. "In Control Of The Situation Freitag Gains Command Of Pitches, Helps Mastbaum Snap Washington's Streak." (Info page) Philadelphia Daily News. April 28, 1987. Sports p. 68.

External links

• Jules Mastbaum Vocational/Technical School
• Jules Mastbaum Vocational/Technical School (Archive)
• Mastbaum Alumni Association