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'''The Academies at Roxborough High School''' (commonly referred to as '''Roxborough High School''') is a district-run high school servicing the [[Roxborough, Philadelphia|Roxborough]], [[Manayunk, Philadelphia|Manayunk]], [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|Chestnut Hill]], [[Wissahickon, Philadelphia|Wissahickon]], [[Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Mt. Airy]], and [[Germantown, Philadelphia|Germantown]] sections of [[Philadelphia]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://roxboroughhs.philasd.org/about-us/ | title=Roxborough High School: Areas Served | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>.
'''The Academies at Roxborough High School''' (commonly referred to as '''Roxborough High School''') is a public high school in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], operated by the [[School District of Philadelphia]] and servicing the [[Roxborough, Philadelphia|Roxborough]], [[Manayunk, Philadelphia|Manayunk]], [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|Chestnut Hill]], [[Wissahickon, Philadelphia|Wissahickon]], East Falls, [[Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Mt. Airy]], and [[Germantown, Philadelphia|Germantown]] sections of [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://roxboroughhs.philasd.org/about-us/ | title=Roxborough High School: Areas Served | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{expand section|date=November 2016}}
Construction on Roxborough High School began in 1922. It was the first combination junior/senior high school in the city of Philadelphia. Students attended classes on the third floor while construction of the lower floors continued until the building's completion in 1924. The school cost more than $800,000 to build and an additional $80,000 to furnish. Its first graduating class was in 1927. Early clubs included the Penmanship Club, Basketry Club, Dressmaking Club, and the Sewing Circle Club.

The school song, "Way Up on the Hill," was written by Charles “Chick” Galt, class of 1924. School plays began in 1925. The school library opened in 1927 and the band was organized in 1938. The school newspaper, ''The Ridge Record'', was first published in November 1929. The school’s literary magazine,''The Wissahickon'', was first published in the 1920s and had been renamed ''Images'' by the 1990s. A new lunchroom was built in the 1960s. In the 1970s, female students were allowed to wear pants to school for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JIKXUfWBLk |title=Roxborough High School Past and Present 1922-2022 |last=njbm2 |work=YouTube.com |publisher=YouTube |date=2022-04-23 }}</ref>

In 2006 school district officials stated that disorder was not increasing at Roxborough High while some teachers stated that it was.<ref>{{cite news|author=Snyder, Susan|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-143343554.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116055251/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-143343554.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-16|title=Tension at Roxborough High: Teachers say disorder is on the rise. Officials argue it's not.|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=2006-03-17|access-date=2016-11-17}}</ref><!--Google searches for the title say http://articles.philly.com/2006-03-17/news/25415837_1_student-middle-schools-incidents/3 was the URL, but it's now dead and Google never cached it :( -->
In 2006 school district officials stated that disorder was not increasing at Roxborough High while some teachers stated that it was.<ref>{{cite news|author=Snyder, Susan|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-143343554.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116055251/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-143343554.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-16|title=Tension at Roxborough High: Teachers say disorder is on the rise. Officials argue it's not.|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=2006-03-17|access-date=2016-11-17}}</ref><!--Google searches for the title say http://articles.philly.com/2006-03-17/news/25415837_1_student-middle-schools-incidents/3 was the URL, but it's now dead and Google never cached it :( -->


In 2010 [[Manayunk, Philadelphia|Manayunk]] resident and Philadelphia School District teacher Keith Newman criticized the school district's handling of the high school, stating that it should not be ranked as "persistently dangerous" since it is in a relatively well-to-do area. At the time he was running for election for a political position.<ref>{{cite web|author=Scally, Bernard J.|url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/05/09/roxborough_review/news/doc4be0896b94a54803448993.txt?viewmode=fullstory|title=Candidate Profile - 'A regular guy'|publisher=[[Roxborough Review]]|date=2010-05-09|access-date=2016-11-16|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6m442G9KZ?url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/05/09/roxborough_review/news/doc4be0896b94a54803448993.txt?viewmode=fullstory|archive-date=2016-11-16}} ()</ref>
In 2010 [[Manayunk, Philadelphia|Manayunk]] resident and Philadelphia School District teacher Keith Newman criticized the school district's handling of the high school, stating that it should not be ranked as "persistently dangerous" since it is in a relatively well-to-do area. At the time he was running for election for a political position.<ref>{{cite web|author=Scally, Bernard J.|url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/05/09/roxborough_review/news/doc4be0896b94a54803448993.txt?viewmode=fullstory|title=Candidate Profile - 'A regular guy'|publisher=[[Roxborough Review]]|date=2010-05-09|access-date=2016-11-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225523/http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/05/09/roxborough_review/news/doc4be0896b94a54803448993.txt?viewmode=fullstory|archive-date=2016-11-16}} ()</ref>


Roxborough alumnus Stephen Brandt made efforts to turn around the school during his time as principal. The school district had asked him, previously a [[Norristown School District]] employee, to help improve the high school. He received the 2013 Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership. In 2013 Brandt, then the outgoing principal, stated that Dana Jenkins was going to be the new principal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Scally, Bernard J.|url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2013/06/14/roxborough_review/news/doc51b745e5a0979592908489.txt|title=New principal named for Roxborough High|publisher=[[Roxborough Review]]|date=2013-06-14|access-date=2016-11-16}} ([https://www.webcitation.org/6m40YiyNV?url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2013/06/14/roxborough_review/news/doc51b745e5a0979592908489.txt?viewmode=fullstory Archive])</ref>
Roxborough alumnus Stephen Brandt made efforts to turn around the school during his time as principal. The school district had asked him, previously a [[Norristown School District]] employee, to help improve the high school. He received the 2013 Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership. In 2013 Brandt, then the outgoing principal, stated that Dana Jenkins was going to be the new principal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Scally, Bernard J.|url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2013/06/14/roxborough_review/news/doc51b745e5a0979592908489.txt|title=New principal named for Roxborough High|publisher=[[Roxborough Review]]|date=2013-06-14|access-date=2016-11-16}} ([https://archive.today/20161116141659/http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2013/06/14/roxborough_review/news/doc51b745e5a0979592908489.txt?viewmode=fullstory Archive])</ref>


In 2016 the school received a $1 million grant from the Philadelphia School Partnership.<ref>{{cite news|author=Graham, Kristen A.|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20161010_City_school_getting__1M.html|title=City school getting $1M|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=2016-10-10|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref>
In 2016 the school received a $1 million grant from the Philadelphia School Partnership.<ref>{{cite news|author=Graham, Kristen A.|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20161010_City_school_getting__1M.html|title=City school getting $1M|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=2016-10-10|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref>

On September 27, 2022, a [[mass shooting]] occurred outside of the school where two gunmen ambushed and fired at least 70 times at a group of football players who were finishing a football [[Exhibition game|scrimmage]]. A 14-year-old boy died from his injuries and 4 people were wounded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=14-year-old boy dies after quintuple shooting outside Roxborough High School, police say |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/roxborough-high-school-shooting/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mattson • • |first=Christine |title=5 Students Shot, 1 Killed, at Roxborough High School Football Scrimmage |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/4-people-shot-at-roxborough-high-school/3375136/ |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=NBC10 Philadelphia |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Curriculum==
==Curriculum==
Roxborough has a separate Ninth Grade Academy that leads into three academies for grades 10-12: The Academy of Visual Arts Production, The Academy of Health Sciences and Research, and The Academy of Business Technology and Entrepreneurship. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://roxboroughhs.philasd.org/about-us/ | title=Roxborough High School: About | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref> Roxborough High School's CTE programs include Web Design, Film and Video Production, Digital Media, Biotechnology, Kinesiology, Business Technology, and Business Applications.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://roxboroughhs.philasd.org/about-us/ | title=Academies at Roxborough CTE Programs | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
Roxborough has a separate Ninth Grade Academy that leads into three academies for grades 10-12: The Academy of Visual Arts Production, The Academy of Health Sciences and Research, and The Academy of Business Technology and Entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://roxboroughhs.philasd.org/about-us/ | title=Roxborough High School: About | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref> Roxborough High School's CTE programs include Web Design, Film and Video Production, Digital Media, Biotechnology, Kinesiology, Business Technology, and Business Applications.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://roxboroughhs.philasd.org/about-us/ | title=Academies at Roxborough CTE Programs | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>


==Academic performance==
==Academic performance==
In 2015 Jenkins stated that the graduation rate was 84%. A 2015 ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' article stated that the school, while experiencing issues involving a lack of resources, was one of the best-performing comprehensive high schools in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news|author=Graham, Kristen A.|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20151208_Study__Philly_comprehensive_high_schools_in_trouble.html|title=Study: Philly comprehensive high schools in trouble|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=2015-12-08|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref>
In 2015 Jenkins stated that the graduation rate was 84%. A 2015 ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' article stated that the school, while experiencing issues involving a lack of resources, was one of the best-performing comprehensive high schools in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news|author=Graham, Kristen A.|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20151208_Study__Philly_comprehensive_high_schools_in_trouble.html|title=Study: Philly comprehensive high schools in trouble|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=2015-12-08|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref>


==Feeder Schools==
==Feeder schools==
Roxborough's catchment includes those zoned to: <ref> {{cite web | url=https://webapps1.philasd.org/school_finder | title=School Finder for Roxborough High School | access-date=October 14, 2021}} </ref>
Roxborough's catchment includes those zoned to:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://webapps1.philasd.org/school_finder | title=School Finder for Roxborough High School | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
* Cook-Wissahickon School
* Cook-Wissahickon School
* [[James Dobson Elementary School]]
* [[James Dobson Elementary School]]
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* Shawmont School
* Shawmont School


==Notable Alumni==
==Alumni association==
The Roxborough High School Alumni Association was founded in 1927. The association assists with benefitting the school's mission and spirit, as well as funding college scholarships for high-achieving students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.roxhsalumni.org/ | title=Roxborough High School Alumni Association | access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*[[Buddy Harris]], Major League Baseball Pitcher for [[Houston Astros]] (1970-1971)
*[[Buddy Harris]], Major League Baseball Pitcher for [[Houston Astros]] (1970-1971)
*[[Stanley Clarke]], world-famous jazz bassist, winner of 15 Grammy awards. (1968)
*[[Stanley Clarke]], world-famous jazz bassist, winner of 5 Grammy awards. (1968)
*[[Rodney Hicks]], [[United States|American]] playwright, stage, television, and film actor
*[[Rodney Hicks]], [[United States|American]] playwright, stage, television, and film actor


==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania|Schools}}
{{Portal|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania|Schools}}
* [http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/r/roxborough Roxborough High School Website]
* [https://roxboroughhs.philasd.org/ Roxborough High School]
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/roxborough/|title=Roxborough High School Website}}


==Notes==
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Revision as of 21:40, 11 May 2024

The Academies at Roxborough High School
Roxborough High School
Address
Map
6498 Ridge Avenue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19128

United States
Coordinates40°02′15″N 75°13′22″W / 40.0375°N 75.2228°W / 40.0375; -75.2228
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtThe School District of Philadelphia
PrincipalKristin Williams-Smalley [1]
Staff50.67 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment732 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.45[1]
Color(s)   
MascotIndian
Websiteroxboroughhs.philasd.org

The Academies at Roxborough High School (commonly referred to as Roxborough High School) is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by the School District of Philadelphia and servicing the Roxborough, Manayunk, Chestnut Hill, Wissahickon, East Falls, Mt. Airy, and Germantown sections of Philadelphia.[2]

History

Construction on Roxborough High School began in 1922. It was the first combination junior/senior high school in the city of Philadelphia. Students attended classes on the third floor while construction of the lower floors continued until the building's completion in 1924. The school cost more than $800,000 to build and an additional $80,000 to furnish. Its first graduating class was in 1927. Early clubs included the Penmanship Club, Basketry Club, Dressmaking Club, and the Sewing Circle Club.

The school song, "Way Up on the Hill," was written by Charles “Chick” Galt, class of 1924. School plays began in 1925. The school library opened in 1927 and the band was organized in 1938. The school newspaper, The Ridge Record, was first published in November 1929. The school’s literary magazine,The Wissahickon, was first published in the 1920s and had been renamed Images by the 1990s. A new lunchroom was built in the 1960s. In the 1970s, female students were allowed to wear pants to school for the first time.[3]

In 2006 school district officials stated that disorder was not increasing at Roxborough High while some teachers stated that it was.[4]

In 2010 Manayunk resident and Philadelphia School District teacher Keith Newman criticized the school district's handling of the high school, stating that it should not be ranked as "persistently dangerous" since it is in a relatively well-to-do area. At the time he was running for election for a political position.[5]

Roxborough alumnus Stephen Brandt made efforts to turn around the school during his time as principal. The school district had asked him, previously a Norristown School District employee, to help improve the high school. He received the 2013 Lindback Award for Distinguished Principal Leadership. In 2013 Brandt, then the outgoing principal, stated that Dana Jenkins was going to be the new principal.[6]

In 2016 the school received a $1 million grant from the Philadelphia School Partnership.[7]

On September 27, 2022, a mass shooting occurred outside of the school where two gunmen ambushed and fired at least 70 times at a group of football players who were finishing a football scrimmage. A 14-year-old boy died from his injuries and 4 people were wounded.[8][9]

Curriculum

Roxborough has a separate Ninth Grade Academy that leads into three academies for grades 10-12: The Academy of Visual Arts Production, The Academy of Health Sciences and Research, and The Academy of Business Technology and Entrepreneurship.[10] Roxborough High School's CTE programs include Web Design, Film and Video Production, Digital Media, Biotechnology, Kinesiology, Business Technology, and Business Applications.[11]

Academic performance

In 2015 Jenkins stated that the graduation rate was 84%. A 2015 Philadelphia Inquirer article stated that the school, while experiencing issues involving a lack of resources, was one of the best-performing comprehensive high schools in Philadelphia.[12]

Feeder schools

Roxborough's catchment includes those zoned to:[13]

Alumni association

The Roxborough High School Alumni Association was founded in 1927. The association assists with benefitting the school's mission and spirit, as well as funding college scholarships for high-achieving students.[14]

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Roxborough HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Roxborough High School: Areas Served". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ^ njbm2 (2022-04-23). "Roxborough High School Past and Present 1922-2022". YouTube.com. YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Snyder, Susan (2006-03-17). "Tension at Roxborough High: Teachers say disorder is on the rise. Officials argue it's not". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  5. ^ Scally, Bernard J. (2010-05-09). "Candidate Profile - 'A regular guy'". Roxborough Review. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16. ()
  6. ^ Scally, Bernard J. (2013-06-14). "New principal named for Roxborough High". Roxborough Review. Retrieved 2016-11-16. (Archive)
  7. ^ Graham, Kristen A. (2016-10-10). "City school getting $1M". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  8. ^ "14-year-old boy dies after quintuple shooting outside Roxborough High School, police say". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  9. ^ Mattson • •, Christine. "5 Students Shot, 1 Killed, at Roxborough High School Football Scrimmage". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  10. ^ "Roxborough High School: About". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Academies at Roxborough CTE Programs". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  12. ^ Graham, Kristen A. (2015-12-08). "Study: Philly comprehensive high schools in trouble". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  13. ^ "School Finder for Roxborough High School". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Roxborough High School Alumni Association". Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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