Port Chester High School Explained

Port Chester High School
Address:1 Tamarack Road
Zipcode:10573
Country:United States
Motto:Truth and knowledge are the fruits of learning
Established:1929
Principal:Luke A. Sotherden
Teaching Staff:106.16
Grades:9-12
Campus Size:20 Acres (871,200 sq ft)
Enrollment:1,558[1]
Enrollment As Of:2021–2022
Ratio:14.68
Rivals:Mamaroneck, Greenwich
Nickname:Rams
Yearbook:Peningian

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 of space including a 94x 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]

The district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) is located within portions of the Town of Rye. All of Port Chester is in the district.[4] About 30% of the village of Rye Brook is in the district, and the remainder is in the Blind Brook School District.[5]

Academics

The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to Advanced Placement and college-level courses.[6]

Athletics

Port Chester High School competes in Section 1 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.[7] The school has teams in football, soccer, volleyball, cross country running, cheerleading, tennis, swimming, basketball, wrestling, indoor track, bowling, baseball, softball, track & field, and golf.[8]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL . School Directory Information . National Center for Education Statistics . December 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: Port Chester Senior High School in Port Chester, NY . US News. 18 July 2023.
  3. Web site: The History of Port Chester High School (Foreword to the 1963 Peningian) . https://web.archive.org/web/20050112075231/http://tollaland.com/PortChester/High%20School.htm . Tollaland.com . 2005-01-12 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-04-07.
  5. Platzman, Cheryl. "IF YOU'RE THINKING OF LIVING IN/RYE BROOK, N.Y.; 1 Close-Knit Village, 2 School Districts." (Correction Appended) The New York Times. July 2, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved on July 8, 2013.
  6. Web site: Port Chester High School . 2017-02-07 .
  7. Web site: Membership by Section . New York State Public High School Athletic Association . 30 December 2020 . 2.
  8. Web site: Port Chester High School Profile: 2020-2021 . Port Chester High School . 30 December 2020.
  9. Web site: The Terre Haute Tribune from Terre Haute, Indiana on February 4, 1963 · Page 8. 4 February 1963 .
  10. Web site: McDonnell still hopeful after Louisville falls . Josh Thomson . LoHud Baseball Blog . 2013-06-18.
  11. News: Langer . Emily . 2023-10-27 . Kenneth Force, standard-bearer of military music, dies at 83 . 2024-04-15 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  12. Web site: 2023-05-31 . Official Naming Ceremony for The Captain Kenneth R. Force Instrumental Music Room . 2024-04-15 . portchesterschools.org . en-US.

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