Talk:Central High School (Philadelphia)

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ignore comment about infobox ... you have one Victuallers 13:54, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Foot ball rivalry
I noticed that the rivalry between Central and NE wasnt emphasized so I added it myself. I think (and I think I should know since I am currently a Central student) that this is a very important aspect of Central High. I like how this page has grown. It's pretty good for a high school.

BTW someone should read it over and see if its Wiki material??

270 for life!

Thanks
Thanks to whoever added that huge history section.

--Eitan1989 02:47, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Mitch
What's with the "In 1989, the ubiquitous Mitch won the coveted school spirit award"? Eitan1989 02:31, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
 * "Mitch" was an inside joke of sorts to a niche group of frisbee tossers circa 1988-89. Perhaps one of them considered it clever to send a coded message to their fellow clique members. I suppose high school mentality never ceases. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.242.173.236 (talk • contribs)
 * Specifically, mainly members of the class of 248. Members included north lawn frisbee, memebers of debate team. As part of the school spirit award, the members of Mitch would sing the school song at home football games, after Central scored a touchdown, OR at home girl's field hockey games.

Category
Category: The Best School in the World. Heh. --Eitan1989 01:34, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

"All Central students take the SAT"
How is this known? Is the SAT a graduation requirement? As an aside, the reported combined average score is 1096- (63%)-seems low for an "elite" school? Masterman High reports a 1298 for 2005. Granted, Masterman is much smaller per grade level. Hillsboro 18:11, 11 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Exactly, Masterman has comparatively 1/10th the class size. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.242.114.77 (talk) 18:33, 23 February 2007 (UTC).

All students are required to take the PSAT in 9th, 10th and 11th grades. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.81.171.97 (talk) 16:01, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I believe that the SAT has had different scoring systems over its history, so a "combined average score" may not be meaningful. We need a citation. David Spector 22:54, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Central's Student-Built Cyclotron
I just added a sentence about the cyclotron, which was up and running during my time at the school (1962-66). At the 25th Reunion of the 225th Class, they announced that the school had been given an electron microscope. Is that still in use? --Stolen Dormouse 17:33, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Alumni
Doesn't alumni generally mean one who has graduated from? Although Bill Cosby was rewarded with an honorary degree, he was, in all terms, kicked out of Central. As was Will Smith and Cassidy. Why are these individuals considered alumni?
 * Perhaps, like at my college, we should list them as "ex-204" or some such, to show the distinction.Stolen Dormouse (talk) 16:56, 26 September 2008 (UTC):

Hey Officer - Micun belongs here. It looks like you're going to be very busy. Why? Because he does some little play in some small dinner theatre in Bensalem, PA? That's notable... If David Micun were notable, please create David Micun wikipedia page with accomplishments, and link, like other notable alumni

Daniel Kevles I noticed that he was missing from the list of notable alumni. Since I knew him when he taught at Caltech, I decided to add him. --Stolen Dormouse (talk) 16:56, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Fred Perez Bill Cosby was in the 204th class and transferred to Germantown High after his junior year. He was a half back on the football team. I played as a defensive back and not very well. Fritz371 (talk) 18:42, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Diversity
Perhaps we should let others know that the 'diversity' at CHS is artificial, as in grades are not all that is required to attend. It helps if you are a minority... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.158.51.120 (talk) 03:31, 27 April 2007 (UTC).

Can you prove this? I doubt it. Why? Because it's not true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.81.171.97 (talk) 14:46, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes this is not true —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.227.124.216 (talk) 01:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:School District of Philadelphia logo.gif
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School of Pedagogy
What about the School of Pedagogy? --evrik (talk) 16:04, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Early computer (LGP-30)
When I was in the 221st class, 1960-1963, Central owned an expensive LGP-30 computer, made by Librascope. This was a small unit, about the size of a filing cabinet, located in the Math activity room (or was it a room for the Mu Alpha Theta honor society?).

This computer used a CRT storage device similar to a Williams tube and paper tape for input. There was a math library stored on pieces of paper tape. David Spector 00:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Is the principal really 162 years old ?
this diff gives the principals age as 162 which seems likely to be wrong.

It also makes some other changeswhich should probably be checked. filceolaire (talk) 10:34, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Can someone edit the Alumni section?
I am extremely bad with computers but I think it's only fair that the following person should be added to the alumni section:

Walter Cherepinsky (class 259), Creator and owner of the football website, www.walterfootball.com (one of the top independent football sites). His site has been mentioned on the Philadelphia Eagles website as well as on ESPN radio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JChePsu (talk • contribs) 16:20, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

central alumni
is there a way that we can find out where most central alumni end up? where they relocate to or if the stay in the city for the most part? Killemall22 (talk) 20:08, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Larry Fine did not attend this school
Larry Fine lived in downtown Philly and is likely that he attended Central High School for Boys, Juniper Street at Center Square, that's a different central high. When Larry was a teen, the area where this central high is located was not yet developed. Let's remove his name from the list because it's misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.177.8.98 (talk) 13:06, 20 September 2012 (UTC)


 * The posting by 182.177.8.98 contains a dead link. As a member of the 221st Class, I am well aware that Central High has occupied several buildings in its long existence. Also, for those like me who didn't know who he is, Larry Fine is one of The Three Stooges with his own article on WP. David Spector (talk) 23:08, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

--- I think he did attend

Excuse me, but I believe that is the same Central High. I quote from "A Brief History of Central High School" on page vii of the 1990 Alumni Directory (Associated Alumni of the Central High School of Philadelphia, Bernard C Harris Publishing):

''One hundred and fifty years have passed since the Central High School of Philadelphia, our nation's second oldest high school, was authorized by the Pennsylvania School Law of 1836. A fine building rose on Juniper Street facing Penn Square on what later was to become the site of the present John Wanamaker Store.''

I think similar text is found in all recent editions of the Alumni Directory.Tomtab (talk) 00:17, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Deleted an apparent alumnus
In the edit I made today, I deleted a reference to "Glen Schwartz, Television Weather Broadcaster, 227th class", because this text was enclosed in a "ref"-"/ref" pair, causing it to appear as a reference, which it is not. Since I am not familiar with this person, I was reluctant to put it back into the list of alumni. Perhaps someone familiar with him can do so.Tomtab (talk) 06:24, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

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How to add alumni info
What is the process for submitting notable alumni information? SF78 (talk) 20:02, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

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