Chester High School is an urban, public high school located in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 19013-4288. Chester is a part of the Chester-Upland School District. The school serves the City of Chester, Chester Township, and Upland. In 2018–2019, the school had 994 pupils.[1]
| Chester High School | |
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232 W 9th Street Chester, PA 19013 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | C-Pride In Pursuit of Excellence |
| Principal | Pearl Cameron |
| Teaching staff | 56.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 919 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.41[1] |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Clipper |
| Website | http://cusd.high.schoolfusion.us |
History
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The first Chester High School building was erected in 1902.[2]
Extracurriculars
editThe district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports. Sports programs include; football, basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, baseball, tennis, track and club activities. This school has a long-standing tradition of Championship wins in basketball. The Clippers have won eight state championships: 1983, 1989, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2012. Chester was state runner-up in 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1972, 2003, 2007 and 2013. Since the 1981-82 season, Chester has qualified for the state tournament every year except for 1991-92.
Notable alumni
edit- Louis A. Bloom, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1947-1952), Judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
- Ethel Hampson Brewster, philologist and professor at Swarthmore College
- E. Wallace Chadwick, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania [3]
- Tom Chism, professional baseball player [4]
- Walter H. Craig, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1923-1925)
- John V. Diggins, former Delaware County Court president judge[5]
- Tyreke Evans, Guard, Memphis Grizzlies
- Negley Farson, author and journalist
- Lenora Fulani, psychologist, psychotherapist and political activist
- Fredia Gibbs, Martial artist, kickboxer, boxer
- Darrin Govens, Guard, St. Joseph University
- Herman Harris, professional basketball player
- Ron Henry, professional baseball player [4]
- Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, professional basketball player for the Saint John Mill Rats of the NBL
- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets
- Will Hunter, Safety, Minnesota Vikings
- Thaddeus Kirkland, Pennsylvania State Representative and Mayor of Chester
- Wilbur Kirkland, professional basketball player
- Lew Krausse Jr., professional baseball player [4]
- Albert Dutton MacDade, Pennsylvania State Senator and Judge in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
- Danny Murtaugh, professional baseball player, coach and manager [4]
- Jameer Nelson, Guard, Orlando Magic and St. Joseph's University
- Curly Ogden, professional baseball player [4]
- Jack Ogden, professional baseball player [4]
- Johnny Podgajny, professional baseball player [4]
- Joe Pyne, controversial talk show host from the 1950s and 1960s
- George Raymond, president of the NAACP Chester branch from 1942 to 1977
- Stefan Roots, Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
- Bo Ryan, Men's Basketball Coach, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Dawn Sowell, professional Track and Field athlete
- William Cameron Sproul, 27th Governor of Pennsylvania
- Ellwood J. Turner, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1925-1948), 119th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1939-1941)
- Horace Walker, former NBA Forward
- William Ward Jr., Pennsylvania State Representative and two term mayor of Chester
- Robert C. Wright, Pennsylvania State Representative
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Chester HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Smith, H.V. (1914). Chester and Vicinity. Chester, Pennsylvania: H. V. Smith. p. 20. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ .Onofrio, Jan (1999). Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary (Third Edition): Volume 1, A - K. St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers. p. 216. ISBN 0-403-09950-1. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g Chaykun, Harry. "In The Community: 75 years on, remembering the Phillies’ ‘Chester Day’". The Delaware County Daily Times. October 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ Durso, Christopher. "John V. Diggins, 96, Ex-delco Chief Judge". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1993. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
