Chester High School (Chester, Pennsylvania)

Public school in Pennsylvania, United States

Chester High School

Location

232 W 9th Street Chester, PA 19013
Information
Type	Public
Motto	C-Pride In Pursuit of Excellence
Principal	Pearl Cameron
Teaching staff	56.00 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	919 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	16.41
Color(s)	Orange and Black
Mascot	Clipper
Website	http://cusd.high.schoolfusion.us

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.

History

The first Chester High School building was erected in 1902.

Extracurriculars

The 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

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
Tom Chism, professional baseball player
Walter H. Craig, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1923-1925)
John V. Diggins, former Delaware County Court president judge
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
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
Albert Dutton MacDade, Pennsylvania State Senator and Judge in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Danny Murtaugh, professional baseball player, coach and manager
Jameer Nelson, Guard, Orlando Magic and St. Joseph's University
Curly Ogden, professional baseball player
Jack Ogden, professional baseball player
Johnny Podgajny, professional baseball player
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

^ "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.
^ 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.

External links

Chester, Pennsylvania

Landmarks

Government

Mayors

Education

Closed	Sleeper's College St. James High School for Boys

Industry

Closed	Chester Assembly Chester Pipe and Tube Company Chester Rolling Mill Combination Steel and Iron Company Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works John Roach & Sons Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation Reaney, Son & Archbold Standard Steel Casting Company Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company

Transportation

History

Geography

Other

This list is incomplete.

Delaware County, Pennsylvania schools

Main school districts
Chester Upland	Chester High School Science and Discovery High School Smedley Allied Health School
Chichester	Chichester High School
Garnet Valley	Garnet Valley High School
Haverford Township	Haverford High School Haverford Middle School
Interboro	Interboro High School
Marple Newtown	Marple Newtown High School
Penn-Delco	Sun Valley High School
Radnor Township	Radnor High School Radnor Middle School
Ridley	Ridley High School
Rose Tree Media	Penncrest High School
Southeast Delco	Academy Park High School
Springfield	Springfield High School
Upper Darby	Upper Darby High School
Wallingford-Swarthmore	Strath Haven High School
William Penn	Penn Wood High School

Other schools

Charter schools

Chester Charter Scholars Academy

Private schools

Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Closed	St. James High School for Boys

Unionville-Chadds Ford
(partially located in Chester Co.)

Unionville High School

West Chester Area
(partially located in Chester Co.)

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