# 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

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

* 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
* Tom Chism, professional baseball player
* Walter H. Craig, Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County (1923-1925)
* John V. Diggins, former Delaware County Court president judge
* 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
* 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
* Albert Dutton MacDade, Pennsylvania State Senator and Judge in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
* Danny Murtaugh, professional baseball player, coach and manager
* Jameer Nelson, Guard, Orlando Magic and St. Joseph's University
* Curly Ogden, professional baseball player
* Jack Ogden, professional baseball player
* Johnny Podgajny, professional baseball player
* 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