West Philadelphia High School
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4901 Chestnut St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19137 United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1912 |
| School district | The School District of Philadelphia |
| Principal | Mary S. Dean |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 750 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Blue |
| Mascot | Speedboys and Speedgirls |
| Yearbook | The Flame |
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West Philadelphia High School Promise Academy
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The "old" main building. The West facing facade of WPHS. Formerly the Boys entrance
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| Location | 4901 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°57′16.21″N 75°13′1.38″W / 39.9545028°N 75.2170500°WCoordinates: 39°57′16.21″N 75°13′1.38″W / 39.9545028°N 75.2170500°W |
| Built | 2011 |
| Architect | Kelly/ Maiello Architects |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools (Promise Academy) |
| NRHP Reference # | 86003345 |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
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West Philadelphia High School is a secondary school located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The school was completed on November 1, 1912, and occupied an entire city block between 47th and 48th streets, between Walnut Street and Locust Street. It was originally divided into a boys and girls school, but both were combined in the 1930s to ease administration and streamline education.
Principal: Mrs. Mary S. Dean
Assistant Principals: Ms.Taylor
West Philadelphia High School has over 150 full-time faculty and staff members, including teachers, teaching assistants, non-teaching assistants (NTA's) and maintenance and housekeeping staff. Because of the grand scale of facility, many of the staff and faculty are dived into "communities" that support subdivisions of the student body in various areas of the building.
The mission of West Philadelphia High School is to provide the students with a quality education to ensure that they graduate with the requisite knowledge, skills and personal philosophy to be effective citizens—well-prepared for their futures in the world of work, college or any other post-secondary education. The entire staff is committed to creating and maintaining a positive school climate, which engenders students' academic success and personal development.
West Philadelphia High School (WPHS), Philadelphia's first secondary school west of the Schuylkill, opened in 1912 with a student population in excess of 5,500. Such was the press on the new high school, which originally stood as two separate buildings for boys and girls, that the City was compelled to open Overbrook High School in 1926. A third high school, John Bartram, followed in 1935.
WPHS's athletic field, which is located at 48th and Spruce Street (one block south of the school building), was formerly known as Passon Field and home to Negro League baseball in the 1930s. It was the home field of the Eastern Colored League's Philadelphia Bacharach Giants starting in 1931, and the Negro National League's Philadelphia Stars in 1934 and 1935. In 1936 the Stars moved to Penmar Park at 44th and Parkside, where they played the majority of their home games through their final season in 1952. The field is still in use by West Philadelphia High School's football and baseball teams.
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