basketball, bowling, cross country, handball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, softball, baseball, soccer, and wrestling. Awards and recognition The school has been ranked "A School Of Excellence" by U.S. News & World Report. It has also won sports awards, The Kurt Thomas Investment Challenge, the ThinkQuest Awards and the Lincoln–Douglas debates. Notable alumni Vanessa Gibson, New York City Councilwoman John Leguizamo, actor and comedian Caridad de la Luz, poet and actress Damon Wayans, actor and comedian Kierna Mayo, writer, editor, and media executive Miguel Morales, 1st season of Top Chef Epiphanny Prince, WNBA Chicago Sky player Shannon Bobbitt, WNBA Los Angeles Sparks player Brother J, rapper and member of X Clan Jimmy Cozier, American R&B singer Q-Tip, rapper, producer, actor, and member of A Tribe Called Quest Ali Shaheed Muhammad, DJ, producer, and member of A Tribe Called Quest Mike Gee, rapper, Jungle Brothers Afrika Baby Bam, rapper, Jungle Brothers Dennis Bligen, NFL player References External links NYCBOE.NET Murry Bergtraum for Business Careers Insideschools.org Profile of Murry Bergtraum Progressive Student Political Action Club Council For Unity/Student Government Website Murry Bergtraum Teachers Online MBHS Alumni Organization Building profile at PropertyShark. The Dark Side of Education Reform: Students as Victims and the Destruction of a Manhattan High School, Andrea Dupre Public high schools in Manhattan Educational institutions established in 1975 1975 establishments in New York (state)