Upper Darby High School
| Upper Darby High School | |
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| Location | |
| 601 North Lansdowne Avenue, Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Where Every One Is Royalty |
| Established | 1895 |
| Principal | Christopher Dormer |
| Faculty | 235.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 3,893 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.0[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple & Gold |
| Nickname | Royals |
| Information | 610-622-7000 |
| Website | uhs.upperdarbysd.org |
Upper Darby High School (UDHS) is a four-year public high school located in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States, as part of the Upper Darby School District. UDHS is also the oldest high school in Delaware County, PA, having been established in 1895. It is adjacent to Drexel Hill.[2]
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,762 students and 256.85 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 17.0.[1][3] [4] The population is diverse, with over 55 nationalities of students. It has a long-established athletic rivalry with neighboring Haverford High School, as well as a long-standing football rivalry with Monsignor Bonner High School, located less than a block away. UDHS was part of the inspiration for Upper Darby alumna Tina Fey's movie comedy Mean Girls. The mascot of Upper Darby High is the Royal, which is portrayed as a male lion. In previous years, it was a court jester. The school emblem is the royal oak tree, the yearbook is named the Oak, and the newspaper is called the Acorn.
Upper Darby High School is home to the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, a nearly 1,800-seat theater that hosts not only school functions, but also between 200 and 400 events annually. During the summer, the arts center hosts the largest summer theater group in Delaware County: Summer Stage, with over 200 participants in multiple musicals. Harry Dietzler founded the Summer Stage program in 1976.
During the summer of 2008 Upper Darby High School Principal Geoff Kramer retired after 13 years as the building principal. Geoff Kramer was replaced by a former assistant principal Chris Dormer.
[edit] Notable alumni
Upper Darby High School's Wall of Fame committee recognizes individuals who have become leaders in their industries.[5] Wall of Fame members are noted by WoF after their information.
- Lloyd Alexander; Class of 1940: Fantasy writer, author of the books forming the basis for Disney's The Black Cauldron. WoF
- Keith Andes; Class of 1938: Broadway and film actor.[6]
- Peter Bernardino; Class of 1936: National Wrestling Hall-of-famer WoF
- Dick Botticelli; Class of 1942: Under the name Dick Richards: drummer for Bill Haley & His Comets 1953-55, singer for The Jodi mars 1955-1958, singer/drummer for The Comets 1989–present; actor WoF
- Mario J. Civera, Jr.; Class of 1965: Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives WoF
- Jim Croce; Class of 1960: Singer-songwriter, one Number 1 album. WoF first Wall of Famer
- Mark Cronin; Class of 1982: Creator and producer of many VH1 shows including, Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, Rock of Love Charm School, I Love Money, The Surreal Life, etc. WoF
- Heather Donahue; Class of 1991: Star of The Blair Witch Project and Taken.
- Tina Fey; Class of 1988: Senior writer, Saturday Night Live. Scriptwriter and co-star, Mean Girls and the TV show 30 Rock.[7] Notable player in the 2008 presidential campaign because of her impersonation of Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. WoF
- Kermit Gordon; Class of 1933: Former trustee of the Ford Foundation and President of the Brookings Institution WoF
- Cindy Dee Holmes; Class of 1966: Author, Red Balloons Fly High, Slaying the Virus Villains, and a A Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul WoF
- James D. Houston; Class of 1977: Received a 1991 Academy Award for design and development of Disney's CAPS (Computer Animation Production System) and a 2007 Academy Award for development of a film archiving and restoration system.[8] WoF
- Nick Jushchyshyn; Class of 1988: Visual effects artist on feature films including Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Road.[9][10][11]
- Bob Lloyd; Class of 1963; NCAA First Team All-American and then American Basketball Association player[12]
- F. Joseph Loeper; Class of 1962: Former majority leader of the Pennsylvania Senate WoF
- David MacAdam; Class of 1928: Discoverer of MacAdam ellipses; former head of image structure at Eastman Kodak Research Laboratory, former President of Optical Society of America
- Shannon Meehan; Class of 2001: Iraq War hero, author, disabled Veterans activist. WoF
- Hwang Young Min (Tim (singer)); Class of 2000: Korean-American Pop Artist
- James J. Morris; Class of 1966: Vice President, Engineering and Manufacturing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes
- Edward Murphy; Class of 1953: Hollywood director ("Raw Force" 1982; "Heated Vengeance" 1985)
- Terrence J. Nolen; Class of 1981: Artistic director of the Arden Theatre Company (Philadelphia)
- Dorothy Germain Porter; Class of 1943: Amateur golfer, winner - U.S. Women's Amateur in 1949, U.S. Senior Women's Amateur in 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983. WoF
- Jack Ramsay; Class of 1942: NBA coach, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1992, seventh-winningest coach in NBA history WoF
- Todd Rucci; Class of 1988: Played for the New England Patriots
- Todd Rundgren; Class of 1966: Musician and award-winning record producer
- Alvin Sargent; Class of 1945: Two-time Academy Award winner for screenplays (Julia and Ordinary People). WoF
- Lou Schonder; Class of 1977: Director and Founder, earthMed (2007). Director of Medical Programs, Project Open Hearts (2006–07). President, Philadelphia Area Medical Instrumentation Association (1993–94). Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)/American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) Robert L. Morris Humanitarian Award (2007).
- Jerome Socolovsky; Class of 1982: journalist, radio correspondent formerly with National Public Radio NPR and currently with Voice of America (VOA).
- "Uncle" Marty Stern; Class of 1954: Coach, best known for his success with the women's cross country team at Villanova. WoF
- Sterling Voltz; Class of 1939: Research Scientist, Missile and Space Division of General Electric, listed in American Men of Science, American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in the World[citation needed] WoF
- George Wackenhut; Class of 1937: Founder of Wackenhut Corp, major security contractor WoF
- Floyd Wedderburn; Class of 1994: Played for the Seattle Seahawks
- Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh; Class of 1961: Sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania. One of only 22 female sheriffs in the US[citation needed] WoF
- William Wharton; Class of 1943: Writer, best known for his first novel Birdy, which was also successful as a film. WoF
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Upper Darby High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Drexel Hill CDP, Pennsylvania." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 15, 2010.
- ^ "Upper Darby High School, School Report Card 2004". Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Upper Darby School District. http://udsd.k12.pa.us/AYPreportcard/2003-2004/UDHS_2004.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Upper Darby Senior High School". SchoolDataDirect. Council of Chief State School Officers, and Standard & Poor's. http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=39/llid=118/stllid=153/locid=2682. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
- ^ "Wall of Fame". Upper Darby High School. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071009225810/http://www.udsd.k12.pa.us/alumni/wof.php. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Broadway Baritone Keith Andes, of Wildcat, Dead at 85", Playbill, November 28, 2005. Accessed November 24, 2007.
- ^ "Tina Fey Gets the Last Laugh", Fox News, April 25, 2004. Accessed November 28, 2007
- ^ "Scientific and Technical Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. http://everything2.com/e2node/Academy%2520Awards%253A%2520Scientifical%2520and%2520Technical%2520Award%2520%2528Scientific%2520and%2520Engineering%2520Award%2529. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
- ^ Naila Francis. "On The Button", The Intelligencer, February 8, 2009. Accessed October 12, 2009.
- ^ "IN THE CORPS", Computer Graphics World, January, 2008. Accessed October 12, 2009.
- ^ "Turning a hobby into a career", Post Magazine, January, 2008. Accessed October 12, 2009.
- ^ "Bobby Lloyd". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lloydbo01.html. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
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