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Chester High School (Chester, Pennsylvania)

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

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.

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

References

  1. ^ "Chester HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Smith, H.V. (1914). Chester and Vicinity. Chester, Pennsylvania: H. V. Smith. p. 20. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ .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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Durso, Christopher. "John V. Diggins, 96, Ex-delco Chief Judge". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1993. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

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