Constitution High School For American Studies
History
Constitution High School was founded in 2006 by Dr. Thomas Davidson, as a partnership between the Philadelphia School District, the National Constitution Center, Ballard Spahr LLP, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Constitution High School is a college preparatory, citywide admission school located in the heart of Philadelphia's Historic District, and is the only law, democracy, and history themed high school in the Philadelphia School District and the state of Pennsylvania. Constitution has a classroom that is designed as a courtroom.
In 2023, former Constitution basketball star Jacob Beccles became the first player from the Public League to receive admission to an Ivy League University in 40 years, after committing to play basketball at Cornell University.
References
- ^ "Constitution High School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - PA - School overview". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Constitution HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Corrado, Kerri. "Former Constitution HS star bound for Cornell makes Philly hoops history". CBS Philadelphia.