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Chichester High School Type Public Affiliation Chichester School District Principal Nancy Alexander Asst. Principal Mike Stankavage, Ken Salamone Grades 9-12 Location 3333 Chichester Avenue,
Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, USACampus Town Colors Nickname Eagles Mascot Eagle Rival Sun Valley High School Students 1,196 [1] Website http://www.chichestersd.org/schools/highschool Chichester High School is a four-year public high school in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania. It is currently the only high school in the Chichester School District and has an enrollment of about 1200.
Prominent alumni
- Ron Bennington, co-host of The Ron and Fez Show on XM 202
- Bill "Wild Clam" Clark (class of 1966), member of Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame
- Steve Harkins (class of 1969)
- Best High Jumper in the state of Pennsylvania in 1969 - Senior Year [6' 6"], under the tutelage of the great coach Robert B Shoudt - who now resides in the Montgomery County Hall of Fame, the Delaware County Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame and the Pennsbury High School Hall of Fame.
- First 7 ft [2.15m] High Jumper in the history [1845] of the US Naval Academy (class of 1973) and then coached by former World Record holder in the Javelin - Al Cantello
- Placed 8th at the NCAA Div 1 finals at the National Championships in 1972 clearing 6' 11"
- Won the Gold Medal for the College Division at the Penn Relays in 1972
- Invited to the 1972 Munich Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR
- Included in 1972's "Outstanding College Athletes of America," a nationwide publication by Howard Cosell
- Broke the Master's World High Jump record {40+ years old} and won the Master's World Championship in Japan in 1993
- Inducted into the Delaware County Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009
- Inducted into the United States Naval Academy Hall of Fame in 2010
- Retired Navy Pilot and Navy Captain [0-6] and currently an International Airline Pilot for a major airline
- Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, NFL player for the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons
- Chris Knowles (class of 1984), former weatherman on Fox News Channel, currently Weekend Weatherman on WPIX in New York City
- Lawrence "Bonehead" Maguire (class of 1968), member of Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame
- Dan McKeown (class of 1972), Award winning producer who's credited for producing such artist as Billy Paul, The Trammps, Frankie Double Dutch Bus Smith, The Emeralds and Hit The Ground Runnin Philadelphia, PA
- Jason Ewing (class of 1990), MTV's "Pimp My Ride" Cast member 2005-2007 Season 5 and Season 6 (Galpin Auto Sports aka G.A.S.). Outdoor Life Network's "Rock the Boat" Main Cast Member.
- John Mobley (class of 1991), NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos, 1996–2003
- Barry Osborne (class of 1968), only Chichester basketball player in the Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame
- Mike Maguire (class of 2011), shuttle run state record at 6.9 seconds.
- Aaron Proctor, former pro-wrestling promoter, blogger and Mayoral candidate in Pasadena, California
- The late Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, member of Howard Stern's Wack Pack (class of 1987)
References
- ^ "Great Schools Profile". Greatschools.org. http://www.greatschools.org/pennsylvania/boothwyn/558-Chichester-Senior-High-School/. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
Coordinates: 39°50′20″N 75°26′21″W / 39.8388°N 75.4392°W
Categories:- High schools in Pennsylvania
- Schools in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania school stubs
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