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.^[1]

Chester High School
Location
232 W 9th Street Chester, PA 19013
Information
Type	Public
Motto	C-Pride In Pursuit of Excellence
Principal	Pearl Cameron
Teaching staff	56.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	863 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.41[1]
Color(s)	Orange and Black
Mascot	Clipper
Website	http://cusd.high.schoolfusion.us

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)
• Ted Cottrell, NFL player and coach
• Clamma Dale, operatic soprano
• 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
• 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