Radnor High School

{| class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;" width="350" |colspan="2" style="background: #efefef; text-align:center;"|Radnor High School |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Total Number of Students: |Approximately 1200 |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Average Class Size: |23-25 Students |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Graduation Rate: |93.2% |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Current Freshman Class: |Class of 2014 |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Courses Offered: |160+ |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Honors/A.P. Courses: |Yes |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Graduation Requirements: |Senior Project + 22.5 credits (most classes = 1 credit) |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Class Ranking: |No |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Complement: |1,200 students, equivalent of 95 professional staff |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Clubs: |30+ |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Superintendent: |Dr. Linda Grobman |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Principal: |Mr. Mark Schellenger |- style="vertical-align:top;" |Asst. Principals: |Mrs. Haley Butler - Academics Mr. Jeffrey Smith - Student Affairs |- style="vertical-align:top" |} Radnor High School is the only public high school in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania and is part of the Radnor Township School District. It lies along the Pennsylvania Main Line, a collection of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs. The high school has over 1,200 students and over 100 faculty and support staff.

Distinctions and Honors

Testing Scores

Radnor High School has been known for its outstanding achievement in its performance on the SATs and ACTs. Radnor has exceeded the National Average in all three categories.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Test Type ! National Average ! Radnor High School Class of 2008 |- | SAT Reading | 503 | 556 |- | SAT Math | 518 | 594 |- | ACT | 20.9 | 26.6 |}

Awards

In 1996, The United States Department of Education awarded Radnor a Blue Ribbon of Excellence.

In 2008, Radnor High School named eleven students as National Merit Semifinalists. In 2009, Radnor High School named thirteen students as National Merit Semifinalists.

Advanced Placement Program

In the 2008/2009 school year, Radnor offered 20 advanced placement courses in nine different subject areas.

College Matriculation

Of Radnor's 2006 graduating class, 93 percent furthered their education after high school. This is one of the highest percentages in Pennsylvania's Public School System.

Keystone Achievement Awards

Radnor High School earned a Keystone Achievement Award for meeting its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) target for two consecutive years.

Departments

Music

Nine Radnor High School students qualified for the 2007 Pennsylvania All-State Music Festival on April 20/21, 2007 in Hershey, PA:

*Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Tim Knowlton, Drums

Concert Band: William Whitcomb, Trombone

Chorus: Briana Bower, Soprano; Clare Mahoney, Alto

Orchestra: Jamie Lee, Violin; Daniel Koo, Violin; Hannah Volpert, Violin; Peter Volpert, Cello.

In 2008, Zach Alexander and Daniel Koo qualified for the All-State Music festival for Violin. Hank Bao and Peter Volpert also qualified for Cello. Sunil Tripathi qualified for the All-State Concert Band on alto sax.

Model UN

The Radnor Model United Nations team competes at four conferences each year and is highly competitive, garnering both individual and team awards against national competition. Entrance to the club is selective, utilizing a process in which freshmen and sophomore students try out for the club through two papers, a speech and a simulation. The club is advised by faculty members Mr. Kenneth Sklar and Mr. Richard Dunbar.

Radnor Robotics

Using Vex robotics kits, Radnor Robotics won 1st during the Diamond State Championship in an alliance with teams from Singapore (Singapore SMARTS) and Lower Merion (DAWGMA) during the FIRST Vex Challenge in 2006. Their win at the Diamond State Championship, hosted by the University of Delaware, qualified them for Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. Nationals, held at the Georgia Dome, held 6 fields, including 1 field for the First Vex Challenge. About 100 teams competed, and Radnor placed 22nd. The team is coached by Ken Delaney, a statistics teacher at Radnor. The team is sponsored by Radnor Education Foundation and Centocor.

Delco Hi-Q

Radnor High School has been an 11 time 1st place winner of Delaware County's Hi-Q competition. The students answer trivia questions in 14 different categories. In the recent 2008 competition, Radnor took 2nd place, losing to Marple Newtown high school.

FBLA

The Radnor High Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club is known for its high scores in the annual RLC competition. Radnor High School students placed 2nd overall in the state in the Annual Pennsylvania LifeSmarts Championship. The team included: Blake Nachman, Eugene Park, Harsh Pandey, William Gong, and Hammad Khan.

Sports

Radnor High School offers sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Varsity teams compete in the Central League against other Main Line teams. Radnor High School has two turf fields. One is an all purpose field, used by the school for soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey. The other turf field is a football field, installed during the summer of 2008.

Tennis

The Boys' Radnor High School tennis team is coached by Skip Shoemaker. The team is divided into two sections, Junior Varsity and Varsity.

Lacrosse

The boys' lacrosse team is competitive in the Central League, although it rarely beats local lacrosse powerhouses, including Springfield and Conestoga.

Ice Hockey

The Radnor Boys' Ice Hockey team competes in the Central League of the ICSHL and has emerged as a serious contender over the past decade, winning the Pennsylvania Class A championship in 2003 and both the Pennsylvania Cup and Flyers Cup in 2004. The team finished runners-up in the Central League for the 2009-2010 season.

Squash

The squash program at Radnor High School is fairly new, currently in its 3rd year. However, the program has grown rapidly, and now consists of 14 members. Though the squash program is considered a club sport, it is currently waiting for varsity status approval. Currently, the head coach of the program is Paul Wright. The program is active during the winter. Wick Clothier '08 was founder and captain in 2008. Steven Kim '11 has been captain since 2009.

Notable Traditions and Rivalries

Lower Merion

Lower Merion High School Annual football game. The oldest continuous public high school football rivalry in the U.S. Of special note, the administration of Radnor High School grants the students of the school a half-day on the next school day if the school beats Lower Merion. However, the students of Lower Merion do not enjoy any similar reward. As of 11/15/08, Radnor has won the last 10 games running. Only on November 14, 2009 did LM beat Radnor 20-7 to end that streak. On this date it was particularly interested to note that it was the 113th meeting of the teams, the freshman class is the class of 2013, the quarterback was #13, Radnor lost by 13 points, and the pep rally was held on Friday the 13th.

Notable alumni and staff

Alumni

Jules Prevost '20 — (Football) Jules or "Pre" graduated from Radnor High School in 1920 and became an All-American football player at Pennsylvania State University. He returned to coach at his alma mater in 1926, and in his first season led the football team to an undefeated season. He was Radnor's head football coach until 1953.

Seth Brown '27 — (Track and Field) Seth earned four letters in four sports, football, basketball, baseball and track and field. He had the broad jump record of 20' 11" that stood for over 40 years.

Emlen Tunnell '42 — (Football) Emlen Tunnell graduated from Radnor High School in 1942 and went on to play football at the University of Toledo and the University of Iowa. Emlen played for the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. He was the first African-American to play for the Giants, the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the first to coach at the professional level. Emlen coached with Vince Lombardi at Green Bay.

Stuart Adams '46 — (Basketball) Stu led the Radnor basketball team to the District One Championship and the state semi-finals in 1946. After playing semi-professional basketball, Stu went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Anna Moffo '50

Ted Dean '56 — (Football) Ted earned high school All-American and All-State honors in football. Ted was also a State competitor in track and field, and letterwinner in basketball. Ted played for the Philadelphia Eagles and scored the winning touchdown in the 1960 NFL championship game.

Joe Iacone '59 — (Football) Joe earned high school All-American honors in football, and went on to earn little All-American status (3 times) while playing football for West Chester University. Joe was a sixth round draft choice of the Eagles. He also participated in track and basketball.

Randal Kleiser '64

Lance Clemons '65

Jane Barkman '69 — (Swimming) Jane won both bronze and gold medals in swimming in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and another gold medal in the 1972 games held in Munich.

Thomas F. Wilson '77 — (Actor) His breakthrough role was as a bully named Biff Tannen in the movie trilogy Back to the Future.

Lee Daniels '78 - (actor, film producer and director) Best known for producing Monster's Ball (2001) and directing (2009), which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture.

Michael Hausman '78 — (Musician) One of the founders of, and the drummer for, the band 'Til Tuesday, Michael is currently the manager for musicians Aimee Mann and Marc Cohn.

Joshua Wurman '78 — (Scientist, Inventor) A leading meteorologist and inventor of radar technologies such as the DOW Doppler On Wheels mobile radars. Star of Discovery Channel, National Geographic, NOVA and other series and documentaries.

Beth Kephart '78 — (Author) A National Book Award finalist, Beth has published thirteen novels and several other writers. She has hosted many events in the area and her novel "Dangerous Neighbors" came out in late August.

David Brooks '79

Mary Ellen Clark '81 — (Diving) Mary Ellen was a seven time United States Diving National Champion and was a bronze medalist in platform diving in consecutive Olympics, Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996).

Paul Anthony Stewart '88 — (Actor) Stewart first came into prominence as Casey Bowman, a man with a troubled father, on the soap opera Loving, a role he played from 1992 until the show's cancellation in 1995. His most most famous role to date has been mobster Danny Santos on Guiding Light from 1998 until 2005.

Kelly Corrigan '85 — (Writer) Corrigan is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, The Middle Place, as well as a contributor to O, The Oprah Winfrey Magazine. She has appeared on The Today Show three times and is the founder of Circus of Cancer, a website to teach people how to love a friend through cancer.

References

http://www.rtsd.org/5999763015932/lib/5999763015932/Profile0809.doc

External links

Radnor High School Website

Radnor Township School District Website

Radnor Baseball

Radnor Boys Soccer

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