Port Chester High School
Address
Map
1 Tamarack Road

Port Chester
,
New York
10573

United States
Coordinates41°00′42″N 73°40′43″W / 41.01179°N 73.67874°W / 41.01179; -73.67874
Information
MottoTruth and knowledge are the fruits of learning
Established1929
School districtPort Chester-Rye Union Free School District
PrincipalLuke A. Sotherden
Teaching staff106.16 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment1,558[1] (2021–2022)
Student to teacher ratio14.68[1]
Campus size20 Acres (871,200 sq ft)
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceSection 1
NYSPHSAA
NicknameRams
RivalsMamaroneck, Greenwich
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookPeningian
Websiteshs.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]

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

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Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c d "PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Port Chester Senior High School in Port Chester, NY". US News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The History of Port Chester High School (Foreword to the 1963 Peningian)". Tollaland.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-12.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 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. ^ "Port Chester High School". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  7. ^ "Membership by Section" (PDF). New York State Public High School Athletic Association. p. 2. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Port Chester High School Profile: 2020-2021". Port Chester High School. Retrieved 30 December 2020. [dead link]
  9. ^ "The Terre Haute Tribune from Terre Haute, Indiana on February 4, 1963 · Page 8". 4 February 1963.
  10. ^ Josh Thomson (2013-06-18). "McDonnell still hopeful after Louisville falls" – via LoHud Baseball Blog.
  11. ^ Langer, Emily (2023-10-27). "Kenneth Force, standard-bearer of military music, dies at 83". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  12. ^ "Official Naming Ceremony for The Captain Kenneth R. Force Instrumental Music Room". portchesterschools.org. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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