{"id":4597,"date":"2025-11-05T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/?p=4597"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:47:30","slug":"derek-jeter-high-school-yearbook-photo-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/derek-jeter-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Jeter High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"celeb_name\">Derek Jeter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Former Professional Athlete, Baseball Player<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Birthdate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Jun 26, 1974<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Central-High-School\/2452?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yearbooks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Central-High-School\/222675?page=0&amp;?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1989<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yearbook photos of Derek Jeter from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Central-High-School\/2452?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4645\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/derek-jeter-high-school-yearbook.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Jeter high school yearbook photo\" class=\"wp-image-4645\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" data-id=\"4646\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/derek-jeter-high-school.jpg\" alt=\"A young Derek Jeter in his high school JV basketball team photo\" class=\"wp-image-4646\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"4647\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutclassmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/central-high-school.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Jeter award from Central High School 1989 \" class=\"wp-image-4647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/central-high-school.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/central-high-school-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Central-High-School\/222675?page=78&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/yearbooks\/Central-High-School\/222675?page=104&amp;?s=80640\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Derek Sanderson Jeter<\/strong>\u00a0(born June 26, 1974) is an American professional athlete and former shortstop in Major League Baseball.\u00a0He attended\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classmates.com\/places\/school\/Central-High-School\/2452?s=80640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central High School<\/a>\u00a0in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In high school, a young Derek Jeter played basketball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeter is best known as shortstop for the New York Yankees, where he won five World Series Championship titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>USA Today High School Player of the Year Award 1992<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AL All-Star 1998-2002, 2004, 2006-2012, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Series Most Valuable Player Award 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AL Gold Glove Award 2004-2006, 2009-2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hank Aaron Award 2006, 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related Nostalgia Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/jose-canseco-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Jose Canseco High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/mickey-mantle-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Mickey Mantle High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/ken-griffey-jr-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Ken Griffey Jr. High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/cal-ripken-jr-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Cal Ripken Jr. High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/roy-halladay-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Roy Halladay High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/mike-mussina-high-school-yearbook-photo-education\/\">Mike Mussina High School Yearbook Photo &amp; Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classmates.com\/blog\/1990s-high-school\/\">What Was High School Like in the \u201890s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Derek_Jeter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/derek-jeter-116539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major League Baseball<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jeterde01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baseball Reference<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhall.org\/hall-of-famers\/jeter-derek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baseball Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Jeter Former Professional Athlete, Baseball Player Birthdate:&nbsp;Jun 26, 1974 High School:&nbsp;Central High School Yearbooks:&nbsp;1989 Yearbook photos of Derek Jeter from&nbsp;Central High School &nbsp;&nbsp; Derek Sanderson Jeter\u00a0(born June 26, 1974) is an American professional athlete and former shortstop in Major League Baseball.\u00a0He attended\u00a0Central High School\u00a0in Kalamazoo, Michigan. 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