internationally renown William Blake and Lord Byron scholar and Romanticism expert. Sports Andrew J. Barberi, football player and longtime Curtis High coach. Staten Island ferry MV Andrew J. Barberi is named for him. Irv Constantine, NFL player Terry Crowley, major league baseball player Dominique Easley, NFL player Frank Fernández, Major League Baseball player, Yankees, Athletics, Senators, Cubs Steve Gregory, football player for the Los Angeles Rams Mouhamadou Gueye, basketball player Jack Hynes '37, Soccer Hall of Fame and MVP of the American Soccer League James Jenkins, former football player with the Washington Redskins Halil Kanacevic, professional basketball player Abel Kiviat '08, Olympic Silver medalist 1912 Shemiah LeGrande, current player for the Detroit Lions Hassan Martin, basketball player Elmer Ripley, early pro basketball player and college coach Sonny Ruberto, major league baseball player Bobby Thomson '42, baseball player for the New York Giants, famous for "the Shot Heard 'Round the World" Vernon Turner, '01 former player for the Buffalo Bills Anthony Varvaro, Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Isaiah Wilkerson, basketball player Parental support Parents collaborate with the school's administration and its staff through monthly PTA meetings, PTA newsletters, School Leadership Team meetings, Gear-Up, Principal's Consultative Council, Health Fair, HIV AIDS Team, and the football, track, robotics and performing arts parents clubs. Community support Partnerships: Liberty Partnership Mentoring Program (CSI) Gear-Up Discovery Institute (CSI) Brooklyn Polytechnic University Center for Youth in Engineering and Science Curtis HS Career Connections Global Ambassadors Corporations: Infinity Broadcasting MIX 102.7 FM O’Melveny & Myers Law Firm Higher education institutions: College of Staten Island St. John's University Cultural/arts organizations: Snug Harbor Community-based organizations: NYCID Liberty Partnership P.A.S.S. Hospital outreach: Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home Staten Island University Hospital St. Vincent's Hospital Egger Nursing Home Financial institutions: Federal Reserve Bank Mentoring Program Schoolwide awards and recognition 7-time PSAL Girls' Bowling Championship 13-time PSAL Boys' Cross Country City Championship (1928, 1929, 1930 [nationals], 1931, 1933, 1935, 1938) 7-time PSAL Boys' Football Championship (1998, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2017) 3-time PSAL Boys' Golf City Championship 2-time PSAL Girls' Cross Country City Championship 3 time Boys' PSAL Indoor Track City Championships, (first one in 1909 with help of Olympic Silver medal winner Abel Kiviat),1928 Boys' PSAL Bowling Championship Girls' PSAL Basketball "A" City Championship (2011, 2012, 2013) Girls' PSAL Golf City Championship 2-time Girls' PSAL Lacrosse City Championship (2015, 2016) Boys' PSAL Lacrosse City Championship (2016) Boys' PSAL Basketball "A"