Germantown High School (Philadelphia)
- Germantown High School (Philadelphia)
Germantown High School is a secondary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
GHS, located in Germantown, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.The school was built in 1914 which makes it one of the oldest in the country. Its students are mostly African-American, despite the previous German population of the region. Students come from the Logan, Germantown, Mt. Airy and Nicetown-Tioga(North Philadelphia) sections of the city. The team name is the Bears.
chool uniform
GHS students are required to wear school uniforms [ [http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/osm/uniforms/#g School Uniform Requirements ] ] . Uniforms consist of white, black, or Forest Green tops and khaki or Black bottoms.
Famous Alumni
*Lola Falana, singer and dancer
*Linda Creed, lyricist
*Judith Jamison, dancer and choreographer
*Keith Phillips, Primerica Financial Services NSD
*Bill Cosby, comedian
*Mark Stroman, award-winning barber, philanthropist, and sportsman
*Black Thought, musician (The Roots)
*Lance Johnstone, American football player
*Kevin Eubanks, TV personality
*Tammi Terrell, singer
External links
* [http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/germantown/ Germantown High School] Dr. Stanley Sandler, noted military historian
References
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