Germantown High School (Philadelphia)

Germantown High School as seen from Germantown Avenue

Germantown High School was a secondary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Germantown High School graduated its final class on June 19, 2013 and closed its doors that week.[1]

GHS, located in Germantown, was a part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school was built in 1914 which made it one of the oldest in the country. Its students were mostly African-American, despite the previous German population of the region. Students came from the Logan, Germantown, Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, and Nicetown-Tioga sections of the city.[2]

The team name was the Bears.

Feeder patterns

Feeder middle schools into Germantown included Roosevelt Middle School.[3] K-8 feeder schools into Germantown included Charles W. Henry School, Henry H. Houston School, John S. Jenks School, and Anna L. Lingelbach School.[3]

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ DeNardo, Mike (2013-06-19). "Germantown High School Graduates Its Final Class Ever". CBS Radio Inc. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Germantown High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions." School District of Philadelphia. Accessed November 6, 2008.
  4. ↑ "In Memoriam: Honorable Frank K. Richardson". California Supreme Court Historical Society.
  5. ↑ http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mark_segal/Mark_Segal_Im_Gay_Jewish_and_old.html

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Coordinates: 40°02′24″N 75°10′34″W / 40.040°N 75.176°W / 40.040; -75.176

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