| Port Chester High School | |
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1 Tamarack Road , 10573 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°00′42″N 73°40′43″W / 41.01179°N 73.67874°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Truth and knowledge are the fruits of learning |
| Established | 1929 |
| School district | Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District |
| Principal | Luke A. Sotherden |
| Teaching staff | 106.16 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
| Grades | 9-12 [1] |
| Enrollment | 1,558 [1] (2021–2022) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.68 [1] |
| Campus size | 20 Acres (871,200 sq ft) |
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Section 1 NYSPHSAA |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Rivals | Mamaroneck, Greenwich |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | Peningian |
| Website |
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Port Chester High School is a public high school in Port Chester, New York. It is the senior high school of the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District and its principal is Mitchell Combs. The school is ranked #134 in the state and #1481 in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2018 "Best High Schools" rankings. [2]
The school was founded in 1929. The building, on the former grounds of a country club, was designed by Tooker & Marsh in " Harvard" style with a prominent clock tower, and completed in 1932. As constructed, it contained 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) of space including a 94 by 72 feet (29 m × 22 m) gymnasium, a 1250-seat auditorium, 38 classrooms, two study halls, four shops, and a model apartment for homemaking classes. The building had radio equipment and an electric fire alarm system, and all its clocks were synchronized to an electric master clock. [3]
The district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) is located within portions of the Town of Rye. All of Port Chester is in the district. [4] About 30% of the village of Rye Brook is in the district, and the remainder is in the Blind Brook School District. [5]
Academics
The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to Advanced Placement and college-level courses. [6]
Athletics
Port Chester High School competes in Section 1 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. [7] The school has teams in football, soccer, volleyball, cross country running, cheerleading, tennis, swimming, basketball, wrestling, indoor track, bowling, baseball, softball, track & field, and golf. [8]
Notable alumni
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- Herman Barron (1909–1978), professional golfer [9]
- Jonathan Del Arco (class of 1984), actor and activist
- Joe Langworth (class of 1984), Broadway actor, choreographer and director
- Dan McDonnell (class of 1988), [10] college baseball coach, Louisville Cardinals baseball team head coach
- Ruth Roberts (class of 1944, but does not appear among Senior portraits in yearbook), songwriter of " The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" and " Meet the Mets"
- David Tutera (class of 1984), celebrity wedding planner, reality television personality
- Edwin B. Wheeler (class of 1935), General of the US Marine Corps
- Ed Sullivan (1901 - 1974), American television personality
Notable faculty
- Kenneth R. Force (1966-1971), band director [11] [12]
References
- ^ a b c d "PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Port Chester Senior High School in Port Chester, NY". US News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "The History of Port Chester High School (Foreword to the 1963 Peningian)". Tollaland.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-12.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ Platzman, Cheryl. "IF YOU'RE THINKING OF LIVING IN/RYE BROOK, N.Y.; 1 Close-Knit Village, 2 School Districts." (Correction Appended) The New York Times. July 2, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved on July 8, 2013.
- ^ "Port Chester High School". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Membership by Section" (PDF). New York State Public High School Athletic Association. p. 2. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Port Chester High School Profile: 2020-2021". Port Chester High School. Retrieved 30 December 2020. [ dead link]
- ^ "The Terre Haute Tribune from Terre Haute, Indiana on February 4, 1963 · Page 8". 4 February 1963.
- ^ Josh Thomson (2013-06-18). "McDonnell still hopeful after Louisville falls" – via LoHud Baseball Blog.
- ^ Langer, Emily (2023-10-27). "Kenneth Force, standard-bearer of military music, dies at 83". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Official Naming Ceremony for The Captain Kenneth R. Force Instrumental Music Room". portchesterschools.org. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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