Sketch of Chester High School from John Jordan's History of Delaware County, and its people, 1914
The first Chester High School building was erected in 1902.[2]
Extracurricularsedit
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 alumniedit
Louis A. Bloom, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1947-1952), Judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
Ellwood J. Turner, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1925-1948), 119th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1939-1941)
^ abcd"Chester HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^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. ISBN0-403-09950-1. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ abcdefgChaykun, 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.
chester, high, school, chester, pennsylvania, chester, high, school, urban, public, high, school, located, chester, delaware, county, pennsylvania, united, states, with, code, 19013, 4288, chester, part, chester, upland, school, district, school, serves, city,. 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 SchoolLocation232 W 9th Street Chester PA 19013InformationTypePublicMottoC Pride In Pursuit of ExcellencePrincipalPearl CameronFaculty58 00 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment994 2018 2019 1 Student to teacher ratio17 14 1 Color s Orange and Black MascotClipperWebsitehttp cusd high schoolfusion us Contents 1 History 2 Extracurriculars 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Sketch of Chester High School from John Jordan s History of Delaware County and its people 1914The 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 editLouis 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 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 RepresentativeReferences edit a b c d Chester HS National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved October 6 2020 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 External links edit nbsp Philadelphia portal nbsp Pennsylvania portal nbsp Schools portalChester High School Chester High School Marine Corps JROTC 39 51 02 N 75 22 02 W 39 8506 N 75 3673 W 39 8506 75 3673 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chester High School Chester Pennsylvania amp oldid 1169700352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
