Radnor High School

Radnor High School
Location
130 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania
Information
Type	Public
School district	Radnor Township School District
Principal	Mr. Mark Schellenger
Enrollment	~1200
Color(s)	Red      White
Mascot	Raiders
Website	http://www.rtsd.org/radnorhs

Radnor High School is the only public high school in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania and is part of the Radnor Township School District. It lies along the Pennsylvania Main Line, a collection of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs. The high school has over 1,300 students and over 100 faculty and support staff.

Distinctions and Honors

Testing Scores

Radnor High School has been known for its outstanding achievement in its performance on the SATs and ACTs. Radnor has exceeded the National Average in all three categories.

Test Type	National Average	Radnor High School Class of 2008
SAT Reading	503	556
SAT Math	518	594
ACT	20.9	26.6

Awards

In 1996, The United States Department of Education awarded Radnor a Blue Ribbon of Excellence.

U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Radnor Senior High School as a silver medal school in their annual list of America's "Best High Schools."

In 2008, Radnor High School named eleven students as National Merit Semifinalists. In 2009, Radnor High School named thirteen students as National Merit Semifinalists.

In 2011, Newsweek magazine ranked Radnor Senior High School very highly (2nd in Pennsylvania) in its annual ranking of the top 500 "Best U.S. High Schools" public high schools.

In 2011, the Washington Post rated Radnor Senior High School as one of the best high schools in the U.S.

Keystone Achievement Awards

Radnor High School earned a Keystone Achievement Award for meeting its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) target for two consecutive years.

College Matriculation

Of Radnor's 2006 graduating class, 93 percent furthered their education after high school. This is one of the highest percentages in Pennsylvania's Public School System.

Extracurricular Activities

Radnor High School provides a wide range of extracurricular activities, some of which are listed below.

Music

A number of Radnor High School students have qualified for Pennsylvania's yearly All-State Music Festival.^{[citation needed]}

Model UN

The Radnor Model United Nations team competes at four conferences each year and is highly competitive, garnering both individual and team awards against national competition. Entrance to the club is selective, utilizing a process in which freshmen and sophomore students try out for the club through two papers, a speech and a simulation. The club is advised by faculty members Mr. Kenneth Sklar and Mr. Richard Dunbar.^{[citation needed]}

Additionally, the program serves as a feeder school for staff members of the highly acclaimed National High School Model United Nations Conference (NHSMUN).^{[citation needed]}

Radnorite

The Radnorite is Radnor High School's only traditional newspaper and is written and edited in its entirety by a dedicated staff of students. The Radnorite, which is published on a monthly basis, has been in print since the 1800s.^{[citation needed]}

Radnor Robotics

Using Vex robotics kits, Radnor Robotics won 1st during the Diamond State Championship in an alliance with teams from Singapore (Singapore SMARTS) and Lower Merion (DAWGMA) during the FIRST Vex Challenge in 2006. Their win at the Diamond State Championship, hosted by the University of Delaware, qualified them for Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. Nationals, held at the Georgia Dome, held 6 fields, including 1 field for the First Vex Challenge. About 100 teams competed, and Radnor placed 22nd. The team is coached by Ken Delaney, a statistics teacher at Radnor. The team is sponsored by Radnor Education Foundation and Centocor.^{[citation needed]}

Delco Hi-Q

Radnor High School has been an 11 time 1st place winner of Delaware County's Hi-Q competition. The students answer trivia questions in 14 different categories. In the recent 2008 competition, Radnor took 2nd place, losing to Marple Newtown high school.^{[citation needed]}

FBLA

The Radnor High Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club is known for its high scores in the annual RLC competition.^{[citation needed]}

LifeSmarts

Radnor High School students placed 2nd overall in the state in the Annual Pennsylvania LifeSmarts Championship in 2010.

Notable alumni and staff

Alumni

• Jules Prevost '20 — (Football) Jules or "Pre" graduated from Radnor High School in 1920 and became an All-American football player at Pennsylvania State University. He returned to coach at his alma mater in 1926, and in his first season led the football team to an undefeated season. He was Radnor's head football coach until 1953.
• Seth Brown '27 — (Track and Field) Seth earned four letters in four sports, football, basketball, baseball and track and field. He had the broad jump record of 20' 11" that stood for over 40 years.
• Emlen Tunnell '42 — (Football) Emlen Tunnell graduated from Radnor High School in 1942 and went on to play football at the University of Toledo and the University of Iowa. Emlen played for the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. He was the first African-American to play for the Giants, the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the first to coach at the professional level. Emlen coached with Vince Lombardi at Green Bay.
• Stuart Adams '46 — (Basketball) Stu led the Radnor basketball team to the District One Championship and the state semi-finals in 1946. After playing semi-professional basketball, Stu went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
• Anna Moffo '50 — (Opera) Noted lyric-coloratura soprano.
• Ted Dean '56 — (Football) Ted earned high school All-American and All-State honors in football. Ted was also a State competitor in track and field, and letterwinner in basketball. Ted played for the Philadelphia Eagles and scored the winning touchdown in the 1960 NFL championship game.
• Joe Iacone '59 — (Football) Joe earned high school All-American honors in football, and went on to earn little All-American status (3 times) while playing football for West Chester University. Joe was a sixth round draft choice of the Eagles. He also participated in track and basketball.
• Randal Kleiser '64 (Director and Film Producer) Best known for directing the musical film Grease (1978).
• Lance Clemons '65 — (Swimming) Professional pitcher who played three years in the major leagues
• Jane Barkman '69 — (Swimming) Jane won both bronze and gold medals in swimming in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and another gold medal in the 1972 games held in Munich.
• Thomas F. Wilson '77 — (Actor) His breakthrough role was as a bully named Biff Tannen in the movie trilogy Back to the Future.
• Lee Daniels '78 - (actor, film producer and director) Best known for producing Monster's Ball (2001) and directing Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009), which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture.
• Michael Hausman '78 — (Musician) One of the founders of, and the drummer for, the band 'Til Tuesday, Michael is currently the manager for musicians Aimee Mann and Marc Cohn.
• Joshua Wurman '78 — (Scientist, Inventor) A leading meteorologist and inventor of radar technologies such as the DOW Doppler On Wheels mobile radars. Star of Discovery Channel, National Geographic, NOVA and other series and documentaries.
• Beth Kephart '78 — (Author) A National Book Award finalist, Beth has published thirteen novels and several other writers. She has hosted many events in the area and her novel "Dangerous Neighbors" came out in late August.
• David Brooks '79 — (Journalist) Author and columnist for the New York Times
• Mary Ellen Clark '81 — (Diving) Mary Ellen was a seven time United States Diving National Champion and was a bronze medalist in platform diving in consecutive Olympics, Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996).
• Paul Anthony Stewart '88 — (Actor) Stewart first came into prominence as Casey Bowman, a man with a troubled father, on the soap opera Loving, a role he played from 1992 until the show's cancellation in 1995. His most famous role to date has been mobster Danny Santos on Guiding Light from 1998 until 2005.
• Kelly Corrigan '85 — (Writer) Corrigan is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, The Middle Place, as well as a contributor to O, The Oprah Winfrey Magazine. She has appeared on The Today Show three times and is the founder of Circus of Cancer, a website to teach people how to love a friend through cancer.

External links

• Radnor High School Website
• Radnor Township School District Website
• Radnor Baseball
• Radnor Boys Soccer