STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Founded in 1928, Port Richmond High School has long been a mainstay of education and athletics on Staten Island.
Let’s take a look back at some vintage photos from this venerable North Shore school. Maybe you’ll see yourself or somebody you remember from back in the day.
Port Richmond High School graduates process in for their commencement ceremony in this photo from June 26, 1996. (Frank Johns/Staten Island Advance)Members of the Port Richmond High School Marching Band perform at annual Staten Island Groundhog Day event in 2002. (Advance file photo)About 25 Port Richmond High School students walked out of school on April 4, 1995 to protest school budget cuts. (Advance file photo)Running back Duo Diggs of the Port Richmond Red Raiders on the gridiron in 1997. (Advance file photo)On Jan. 11, 2003, Port Richmond High School students, from left, Heather Lauria, Sheila Flaum, Stephanie Heinz and Danielle Carter, dressed in clothing of the 18th century, try to follow a recipe for sugar wafers as part of their study of American history at Historic Richmond Town. (Advance file photo)John Reilly, left, senior class president at Port Richmond High School, poses with his fellow officers, Tricia Zappone, vice president; Joseph Musolino, secretary, and Mary Ann Sonnergren, treasurer in this 1973 photo from the Advance archives. (Advance file photo)Members of the Port Richmond High School Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps practice a drill in 2002 before competing in a citywide competition hosted by the school. (Advance file photo)Juniors, from left, Chelsea Brown, Allison Lawless, Jen Bernstein, Jen Tousson, Catherine Cappazzola, Sara Frank and Brian Ariola performed in "Dr. Seuss...and the Saga Continues" at Port Richmond in 2005. (Advance file photo)Students calling for a strike at the school are seen demonstrating outside Port Richmond High School on Feb. 24, 1971. (Advance file photo)Richard Grausman, left, founder of the Careers Through Culinary Arts program, shows student Shanda Scott the proper technique for whisking a sauce during a culinary class at Port Richmond High School in 1992. (Advance file photo)From left, TJ Baker, Marquis Thomas and Harold Keeling were chosen as Advance boys basketball All Stars for the 2001-02 season. (Advance file photo)Salutatorian Stacey Cheser, right, checks out the medal of valedictorian Ilyse Lerner, left, while Juliann Stoudemire looks on before members of the Class of 1998 graduate at Port Richmond High School. (Advance file photo)Students crowd into a classroom at Port Richmond High School in this vintage photo from 1976. (Advance file photo)Port Richmond High School's cheerleading squad shows its stuff during this 1982 competition. (Advance file photo)Ronald Glenn, left, Jeff Ribakoff and Kia Gelzer, students enrolled in Port Richmond High School's travel and tourism program, look at sample travel brochures as they prepare to create their own in 2002. (Advance file photo)John Monteforte, left, John Wolfe, James Mitterando and Jimmy Rassias in 1984 display Empire State School Press Association awards that they won for their work on The Crow's Nest, Port Richmond High School's student newspaper. (Advance file photo)Port Richmond High School graduates gather for their commencement ceremony on June 25, 2004. (Advance file photo)Steve Mirasola was a standout quarterback for Port Richmond in the late 1980s. (Advance file photo)Juniors at Port Richmond High School line up in 1983 during rehearsals for their segment of the school's first interclass "Sing" competition. (Staten Island Advance/Steve Zaffarano)Students crowd the halls at dismissal time at Port Richmond High School in this undated photo from the Advance archives. (Advance file photo)On April 13, 2005, Port Richmond High School sophomore Jennifer Willis, right, belts out the theme from the hit Broadway musical "Rent" as she sings along with actor Mark Jackson, who played the role of Collins in the musical. (Chad Rachman/Staten Island Advance)Donald Loftin taught English at Port Richmond from 1977 to 1992. He was murdered along with Linda Coleman in Coleman's apartment in Clifton in 2000, a crime that remains unsolved. (Advance file photo)The 1965 Port Richmond High School basketball team won the Staten Island PSAL and SIHSL championships under coach Lou Trella. The team included Charlie Agnello, Jerry Jackson, Reggie Washington, Ted Rohan, Kevin Hurley, Glen Dorph, Ron Sheldon, Tom Anarumo, Barry Bastian, Gary Wilbur, Earl Edwards and Jim Garguilo. (Advance file photo)Louis Cubas receives a surprise from student Sui Chan on Jan. 14, 1977. Chan headed up a student committee that raised $218.07 from fellow students as a gift for Cubas, who retired after working in the Port Richmond High School kitchen for 20 years. (Advance file photo)Andrea Miese of Port Richmond dibbles past Samantha Smith of St. Joseph Hill Academy in game on Dec. 2, 2002. (Advance file photo)Taking part in a television production class at Port Richmond High School on Nov. 9, 2005 are, from left, Kurt Ziel, Kathleen Lodescar and Nicole Lusterino. (Irving Silverstein/Staten Island Advance)NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier signs an autograph for Port Richmond High School J.V. basketballer Luca Giacona during Principal For A Day festivities at the school on April 6, 2005. (Chad Rachman/Staten Island Advance)Port Richmond High School graduates gathered for commencements on June 24, 1983. (Advance file photo)Rehearsing for the 2001 Port Richmond High School production of "Blood Brothers" were, from left, Daniel Perez, Erin Lednum, Danny Morris, Omar Gordon, Patrick Murphy, Mia Rivera and Kim Kow. (Advance file photo)A member of the Port Richmond High School Marching Band takes part in the 79th Annual Staten Island Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 1998. (Rob Sollett/Staten Island Advance)Port Richmond High School basketball captains Jessica Petrizzi and Jonathan Myers carry the NBA championship trophy into the school auditorium during Principal For A Day ceremonies on April 6, 2005 featuring NBA legend Bob Lanier. (Chad Rachman/Staten Island Advance)Students march down Innis Street in front of Port Richmond High School on Oct. 28, 1975 after walking out of school to protest the firing of a teacher. (Advance file photo)Rehearsing a scene from Port Richmond High School’s 2003 production of “Bugsy Malone” were, from left, Cari Mohlenhoff, Jahanara Islam, Marc Garcia, Elizabeth Asante, Mia Rivera, Kim Kow and Vinny Medugno. (Advance file photo)Students from Port Richmond High School spent the afternoon of June 13, 1991 cleaning up debris along Innis Street near the school, as part of the Advance/GLAD Trashbusters program. (Advance file photo)Members of the Port Richmond High School Marching Band perform during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan on March 17, 2004. (Advance file photo)Members of the rock group Blue Exstacy, all Port Richmond High School students, pose in this undated photo from the Advance archives. (Advance file photo)Members of the Port Richmond High School Class of 1981 at their commencement ceremony on June 24, 1981. (Advance file photo)AGIM02 12/7/2002 Agim Bajramovic, seen here i action during 2002, tossed 11 touchdown passes in his junior season at Port Richmond (Advance file photo)Port Richmond High School cheerleaders take part in a competition on April 1, 1983. (Advance file photo)
Thanks so much for reading to the end! Hope this brought back some memories for Port Richmond alums.
(This story has been updated to correct the name of the coach and the year of the 1965 Port Richmond championship basketball team.)
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