Port Chester High School

Port Chester High School
Port Chester High School
Address
	1 Tamarack Road; Port Chester, New York 10573; United States
Coordinates	41°00′42″N 73°40′43″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 a 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
Athletics conference	Section 1 ; NYSPHSAA
Nickname	Rams
Rivals	Mamaroneck, Greenwich
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Yearbook	Peningian
Website	shs.portchesterschools.org

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

"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.
WIAC records.
Josh Thomson (2013-06-18). "McDonnell still hopeful after Louisville falls" – via LoHud Baseball Blog.

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[NCES-1] "PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[2] ttps://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/new-york/districts/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district/port-chester-senior-high-school-13982

[tollaland-3] "The History of Port Chester High School (Foreword to the 1963 Peningian)". Tollaland.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-12.

[4] "Port Chester High School". Retrieved 2017-02-07.

[WIAC-5] WIAC records.

[7] Josh Thomson (2013-06-18). "McDonnell still hopeful after Louisville falls" – via LoHud Baseball Blog.

Port Chester, New York
Education
Primary and secondary schools	Port Chester Public Schools Port Chester High School
Other education	Japanese Weekend School of New York
Other
NRHP listings	Bush-Lyon Homestead Capitol Theatre Life Savers Building Putnam and Mellor Engine and Hose Company Firehouse St. Peter's Episcopal Church United States Post Office
Transportation	Port Chester (Metro-North station)
History	Gulliver's nightclub fire
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