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Chester High School (Chester, Pennsylvania)

Public school in Pennsylvania, United States

Summary

Public school in Pennsylvania, United States

Field	Value
name	Chester High School
image	Chester PA High School.JPG
motto	C-Pride In Pursuit of Excellence
type	Public
principal	Pearl Cameron
teaching_staff	56.00 (FTE)
ratio	15.41
enrollment	863 (2023–2024)
mascot	Clipper
grades	9-12
colors	Orange and Black

location	232 W 9th Street
Chester, PA 19013
website	https://chs.chesteruplandsd.org/

Chester, PA 19013

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)
Bill Cottrell, NFL player
Ted Cottrell, NFL player and coach
Clamma Dale, operatic soprano
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
Talib Rasul Hakim, classical composer
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.
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Chaykun, Harry. [http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20161002/SPORTS/161009948 "In The Community: 75 years on, remembering the Phillies’ ‘Chester Day’"]. ''The Delaware County Daily Times''. October 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
Westcott, Rich. (January 10, 1968). "Chester's Bill Cottrell Gets Top Marks In Rookie Year as Detroit Lions Lineman". [[Delaware County Daily Times]].
Durso, Christopher. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160104090131/http://articles.philly.com/1993-11-07/news/25946368_1_president-judge-chief-judge-senior-judge "John V. Diggins, 96, Ex-delco Chief Judge"]. ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. November 7, 1993. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Flandreau, Suzanne. (1999). "Hakim, Talib Rasul". Fitzroy Dearborn.

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