Chester High School (Chester, Pennsylvania)

Chester High School
232 W 9th Street
Chester, PA 19013
Information
TypePublic
MottoC-Pride In Pursuit of Excellence
PrincipalPearl Cameron
Teaching staff56.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment863 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.41[1]
ColorsOrange and Black
   
MascotClipper
Websitehttps://chs.chesteruplandsd.org/

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]

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.[2]

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[3]
  • Tom Chism, professional baseball player[4]
  • Walter H. Craig, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1923-1925)
  • Bill Cottrell, NFL player[5]
  • Ted Cottrell, NFL player and coach
  • Clamma Dale, operatic soprano
  • John V. Diggins, former Delaware County Court president judge[6]
  • 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[7]
  • 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
  • Alex North (class of 1927), composer
  • 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
  • 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Chester HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  2. ^ Smith, H.V. (1914). Chester and Vicinity. Chester, Pennsylvania: H. V. Smith. p. 20. Retrieved March 2, 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Westcott, Rich (January 10, 1968). "Chester's Bill Cottrell Gets Top Marks In Rookie Year as Detroit Lions Lineman". Delaware County Daily Times. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Durso, Christopher. "John V. Diggins, 96, Ex-delco Chief Judge". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1993. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  7. ^ Flandreau, Suzanne (1999). "Hakim, Talib Rasul". In Floyd Jr., Samuel A (ed.). International Dictionary of Black Composers. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 528–535. ISBN 9781884964275.

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