Port Chester High School
Port Chester High School | |
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Address | |
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 | Mitchell Combs |
Teaching staff | 100.51 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,625[1] (2019-20) |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.82[1] |
Color(s) | Former color Retired 1970[citation needed] |
Athletics conference | Section 1 NYSPHSAA |
Nickname | Rams |
Rivals | Mamaroneck, Greenwich |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
Yearbook | Peningian |
Website | shs |
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]
Academics
The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to Advanced Placement and college-level courses.[4]
Athletics
Football
- 1936 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1942 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1946 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1955 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1959 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1960 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1961 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1966 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1967 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1971 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1973 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1974 WIAC Class AA League Champions, Section One Class AA Finalist
- 1975 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1983 WIAC Class A League Champions
- 1984 WIAC Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Champions
- 1986 WIAC Class B League Champions
- 1992 Section One Class B League Champions
- 1994 Section One Class B League Champions
- 1995 Section One Class B League Champions
- 2002 Section One Class A East League Champions [5]
- 2017 Section One Class AA Central League Champions
Baseball
- 1925 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1939 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1945 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1948 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1957 Section One Class AA League Champions, Section One Class AA Champions, NYS Class AA Regional Champions
- 1958 Section One Class AA League Champions, Section One Class AA Champions, NYS Class AA Regional Champions
- 1960 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1962 Section One Class AA League Champions, Section One Class AA Champions, NYS Class AA Regional Champions
- 1963 Section One Class AA League Champions, Section One Class AA Champions, NYS Class AA Regional Champions
- 1966 Section One Class AA League Champions, Section One Class AA Champions
- 1970 Section One Class AA League Champions, Section One Class AA Finalist
- 1972 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1974 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1975 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1977 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1978 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1979 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1985Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Champions, NYS Class A Regional
- 1986 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Champions, NYS Class A Regional, NYS Class A Finals
- 1987 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Champions, NYS Class A Regional, NYS Class A Finals
- 1988 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Champions, NYS Class A Regional, NYS Class A Finals
- 1989 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Champions, NYS Class A Regional
- 1990 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1991 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1992 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1993 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1994 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1995 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1996 Section One Class A League Champions[5]
Basketball
- 1945-1946 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1946-1947 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1949-1950 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1960-1961 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1963-1964 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1973-1974 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1976-1977 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1977-1978 Section One Class AA League Champions
- 1979-1980 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1980-1981 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Champions
- 1981-1982 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1983-1984 Section One Class B League Champions, Section One Class B Champions
- 1984-1985 Section One Class B League Champions
- 1998-1999 Section One Class A League Champions
- 1999-2000 Section One Class A League Champions
- 2002-2003 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Finalist
- 2003-2004 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Finalist
- 2004-2005 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Finalist
- 2005-2006 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Finalist
- 2007-2008 Section One Class A League Champions, Section One Class A Finalist
- 2009-2010 Section One Class A League Champions
Golf
- 1940-1941 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1961-1962 WIAC Class AA League Champions
Softball
- 1980 Section One Class A Champions
- 1981 Section One Class A Champions
- 1982 Section One Class A Champions
- 1983 Section One Class A Champions
- 1987 Section One Class B Champions
- 1990 Section One Class B Champions
Girls Basketball
- 1932-1933 WIAC Class AA League Champions
Volleyball
- 1932 WIAC Class AA League Champions
- 1933 WIAC Class AA League Champions
Notable alumni
- Herman Barron (1909–1978), professional golfer[6]
- Dan McDonnell (class of 1988),[7] college baseball coach, Louisville Cardinals baseball team head coach
- Ruth Roberts (class of 1944), songwriter of "The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" and "Meet the Mets"
- Edwin B. Wheeler (class of 1935), General of the US Marine Corps
References
- ^ a b c "PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district/port-chester-senior-high-school-13982
- ^ "The History of Port Chester High School (Foreword to the 1963 Peningian)". Tollaland.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-12.
- ^ "Port Chester High School". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ a b WIAC records.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Josh Thomson (2013-06-18). "McDonnell still hopeful after Louisville falls" – via LoHud Baseball Blog.