Northeast High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Northeast High School is a high school
located at 1601 Cottman Avenue (intersecting Algon Avenue) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
.
Northeast is one of the oldest high schools in Philadelphia, founded in 1890 as the Northeast Manual Training School. Before 1957, it was located at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia (and later became Thomas Edison High School). As of 2011 Northeast High School will have had 170 Graduating Classes. Some of the best known alumni include Herb Adderley
(hall of fame football player), Eddie Stanky
(major league baseball player and manager), Guy Rodgers
(hall of fame basketball player), Carlos I. Mina (hall of fame soccer play) and Sonny Hill
(organizer of Philadelphia summer basketball leagues).
The high school was featured in the A&E
series Teach: Tony Danza
, where actor Tony Danza
taught a tenth grade English class during the 2009-2010 school year. It was also the setting for Frederick Wiseman's documentary on high schools in the 1960's and was simply titled, High School.
The Northeast High School website is located at http://NEHS1.com and has been developed and maintained by Northeast's web design classes.
the racial makeup of the school is 35% African American, 23.8% Whites, 22% Asian, 16.8% Latino, and 2.3% other races. 12.1% of the school students are English Language Learners. 12.9% with disabilities and 5% of the students are mentally gifted. 58.3% are economically disadvantaged (Student who is a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals).
Many students who live out of the immediate area get to school by one of these bus routes from across the city. For those students who live in areas further than a mile away from the school SEPTA provides them with free weekly bus transpasses.
have the longest running sports rivalry between public high schools in the country, dating back to 1892. The apex of this rivalry comes on Thanksgiving
when the two schools football teams square off against one another. As of 2011, the record of wins and loses for Northeast High School is: W-55, L-51, T-10. Northeast High School shut out the Central High School Lancers twice in the 2008 Season.
Program and the IB Diploma Programme
which both accept students from all sections of Philadelphia that were among the top of their classes in their previous schools. There are also SLCs for those who want to be in the fields of business
, medicine
, and media
as well as many others. Northeast also boasts an award winning student newspaper, The Megaphone.
The Northeast High School Instrumental Music is one of the most diverse and sought after music programs in the City of Philadelphia. The Program includes a Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and a String Ensemble. On May 2009 the Northeast High School Instrumental program competed and won first place in Orchestra, String Ensemble, and second place Concert Band at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania.
Interest in Project SPARC was stimulated in industry and the School District Administration. With the help of a grant from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Heart Association, the program purchased electronic equipment and began to study in flight control instrumentation. Project SPARC was so highly recognized for its work that, during the summer of 1963, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invited 18 SPARC students to tour the Marshall Space Flight Center, Manned Spacecraft Center, Cape Canaveral, and the Goddard Space Flight Center.
By the end of 1963, the students had designed a simulated capsule and control area, and construction began on a wing of the stage at Northeast High School, Philadelphia, PA. The Home and School Association and the Alumni Association made many contributions to aid SPARC. In early May 1964, the first capsule test took place. The chamber was constructed as a closed oxygen-replenishment system.
SPARC has attempted several simulations in a few different simulators to the moon, orbits around the earth, and to Mars. Project SPARC membership in 2010 included almost two hundred students classified as full-time members. These students have regular responsibilities in the areas of their specialties and operate all research activities.
School Library
The school features a state of the art library including print and digital reference materials.
http://www.nehslibrary.info
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located at 1601 Cottman Avenue (intersecting Algon Avenue) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, United States
United States
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.
Northeast is one of the oldest high schools in Philadelphia, founded in 1890 as the Northeast Manual Training School. Before 1957, it was located at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia (and later became Thomas Edison High School). As of 2011 Northeast High School will have had 170 Graduating Classes. Some of the best known alumni include Herb Adderley
Herb Adderley
Herbert Allen Adderley is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League....
(hall of fame football player), Eddie Stanky
Eddie Stanky
Edward Raymond Stanky , nicknamed "The Brat", was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers , Boston Braves , New York Giants , and St. Louis Cardinals...
(major league baseball player and manager), Guy Rodgers
Guy Rodgers
Guy William Rodgers was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent twelve years in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid 1960s...
(hall of fame basketball player), Carlos I. Mina (hall of fame soccer play) and Sonny Hill
Sonny Hill
William Randolph "Sonny" Hill is a former basketball player and announcer. He is a member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and current sports radio personality for WIP-AM 610 in Philadelphia. He also serves as an executive advisor for the Philadelphia 76ers. He is known as Mr...
(organizer of Philadelphia summer basketball leagues).
The high school was featured in the A&E
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
series Teach: Tony Danza
Teach: Tony Danza
Teach: Tony Danza is a reality show about actor Tony Danza becoming a tenth grade English teacher at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 2009-2010 school year. This show premiered October 1, 2010 on A&E. However it was canceled after only seven episodes.-Episode list:...
, where actor Tony Danza
Tony Danza
Tony Danza is an American actor best known for starring on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards...
taught a tenth grade English class during the 2009-2010 school year. It was also the setting for Frederick Wiseman's documentary on high schools in the 1960's and was simply titled, High School.
The Northeast High School website is located at http://NEHS1.com and has been developed and maintained by Northeast's web design classes.
Population
Northeast high school currently has about 3,600 students, making it the most populated high school in the city of Philadelphia. When including the teachers and staff, the school contains more than 3,700 people. Congestion in the hallways when changing classes has caused traffic in many intersections of the school, including the infamous "cross-roads" where the physical education, science, and other classes collide. Some classes struggle to maintain a maximum of 33 students, as the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) contract requires.Demographics
Northeast high school students comes from very diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds. According to the school profile generated by the School District of PhiladelphiaSchool District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is a school district based in the School District of Philadelphia Education Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes all public schools in the city of Philadelphia. Established in 1818, it is the eighth largest school district in the nation.The School...
the racial makeup of the school is 35% African American, 23.8% Whites, 22% Asian, 16.8% Latino, and 2.3% other races. 12.1% of the school students are English Language Learners. 12.9% with disabilities and 5% of the students are mentally gifted. 58.3% are economically disadvantaged (Student who is a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals).
Transportation Access
Northeast High School is easily accessed by SEPTA bus routes 19, 59, 67, 70, and 77. These routes connect with several other routes in the area such as 1, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24, 58, and the Fox Chase Regional Rail line at Ryers Station.Many students who live out of the immediate area get to school by one of these bus routes from across the city. For those students who live in areas further than a mile away from the school SEPTA provides them with free weekly bus transpasses.
Rivalries
Northeast High School and Central High SchoolCentral High School (Philadelphia)
Central High School is a public secondary school in the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Central, the second-oldest continuously public high school in the United States , was founded in 1836 and is a four-year university preparatory magnet school...
have the longest running sports rivalry between public high schools in the country, dating back to 1892. The apex of this rivalry comes on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (United States)
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday,...
when the two schools football teams square off against one another. As of 2011, the record of wins and loses for Northeast High School is: W-55, L-51, T-10. Northeast High School shut out the Central High School Lancers twice in the 2008 Season.
Teams
Northeast High School has many sports teams, all of which are known as The Vikings. The Girl's Field Hockey team has won the Public League Championship the last four years. The Wrestling team went undefeated and won the school's first championship in wrestling beating Thomas Edison High School 45 to 26 on January 29, 2009. The Football team won the AAAA Public League Championship after beating George Washington High School 13-6 on November 13, 2010. This is the first championship for the Football team in 27 years (The last championship was 1983).Programs in NEHS
Northeast High School has many different programs known as Small Learning Communities (SLCs). Two of these SLCs are the Aerospace, Medical and Engineering MagnetMagnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
Program and the IB Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
which both accept students from all sections of Philadelphia that were among the top of their classes in their previous schools. There are also SLCs for those who want to be in the fields of business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, and media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
as well as many others. Northeast also boasts an award winning student newspaper, The Megaphone.
The Northeast High School Instrumental Music is one of the most diverse and sought after music programs in the City of Philadelphia. The Program includes a Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and a String Ensemble. On May 2009 the Northeast High School Instrumental program competed and won first place in Orchestra, String Ensemble, and second place Concert Band at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania.
Project Space Research Center (SPARC)
Northeast High gained some notoriety with their SPARC program originated in 1962 by Mr. Robert A. G. Montgomery, Jr. Originally called the Project SPAce Research Capsule, SPARC was recognized by the Government as the first program of its kind ever attempted. Northeast High students united designed and built a three-man space capsule mock-up to test the student "astronauts ability to handle the space environment.Interest in Project SPARC was stimulated in industry and the School District Administration. With the help of a grant from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Heart Association, the program purchased electronic equipment and began to study in flight control instrumentation. Project SPARC was so highly recognized for its work that, during the summer of 1963, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invited 18 SPARC students to tour the Marshall Space Flight Center, Manned Spacecraft Center, Cape Canaveral, and the Goddard Space Flight Center.
By the end of 1963, the students had designed a simulated capsule and control area, and construction began on a wing of the stage at Northeast High School, Philadelphia, PA. The Home and School Association and the Alumni Association made many contributions to aid SPARC. In early May 1964, the first capsule test took place. The chamber was constructed as a closed oxygen-replenishment system.
SPARC has attempted several simulations in a few different simulators to the moon, orbits around the earth, and to Mars. Project SPARC membership in 2010 included almost two hundred students classified as full-time members. These students have regular responsibilities in the areas of their specialties and operate all research activities.
SPARC Project, 2010
The SPARC Project was updated in the 2000s to pursue the goals of President George W. Bush's Vision for Space Exploration. Project SPARC was realigned to simulate the NASA Constellation program and its mission to return to the moon. In 2009 Project SPARC flew its first Constellation mission, sending six students to the moon and establishing a two-module lunar habitat. SPARC facilities include a 21' Shuttle Orbiter mockup built by the students, the actual Apollo training capsule from NASA, an eight station mission control center, a movie and animation learning center and electronics and robotics laboratories. Students can utilize a new facility which incorporates computer and electronic action scripts, video presentations and simulations. Like the SPARC project in the 1960s, they are able to simulate the experience of operating a spaceborne mission. Project SPARC's honorary Flight Director is Philadelphia astronaut Chris Ferguson, who has visited the facility and held video teleconferences with the SPARC students from the Houston pace Center.School Library
The school features a state of the art library including print and digital reference materials.
http://www.nehslibrary.info
Notable alumni
- Herb AdderleyHerb AdderleyHerbert Allen Adderley is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League....
(hall of fame football player) - Butch BallardButch BallardGeorge Edward "Butch" Ballard was an American jazz drummer who during his long career has played with musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.-Biography:...
(jazz drummer) - Pete Ciarrocchi (founder, Chickie & Pete's sports bar chain)
- Darryl Clark (Democratic City Councilman)Darrell L. Clarke (politician)Darrell L. Clarke is an American politician, and member of the Democratic Party. He is currently a member of the Philadelphia City Council, where he represents the Fifth District, which emcompasses North Central Philadelphia, Strawberry Mansion, Lower Hunting Park, Ludlow, Yorktown, West Poplar,...
- Angelo CoiaAngelo CoiaAngelo Anthony Coia is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Southern California and the Citadel and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1960 NFL Draft....
(former professional football player) - Amy EilbergAmy EilbergAmy Eilberg is the first female rabbi ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, one of the academic centers and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism.-Youth and early life:...
(first female Conservative Rabbi and first female graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaJewish Theological Seminary of AmericaThe Jewish Theological Seminary of America is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism, and a major center for academic scholarship in Jewish studies.JTS operates five schools: Albert A...
) - Howard EskinHoward EskinHoward Eskin is an American sports radio personality for WIP-FM 94.1/WIP-AM 610 in Philadelphia.-Career:After Eskin graduated from Northeast High School in Philadelphia in 1968, he got his start in local radio at WFIL-AM when evening shift disc jockey George Michael hired him to be his engineer...
(Philadelphia radio 610 WIP & television sports reporter & personality) - David FeldmanDavid FeldmanDavid Feldman may refer to:*David Feldman *David Feldman , author of the Imponderables series*David Feldman , Irish philatelist and chairman of Swiss philatelic auction company, David Feldman SA...
(songwriter) - Richard Fratz (Professional USSF referee)
- Kenneth FrazierKenneth FrazierKenneth Carleton Frazier is the President and CEO of Merck & Co., and is the first African American to serve as the CEO of a pharmaceutical company.Frazier, who joined Merck in 1992, became general counsel of the company in 2006...
CEO of Merck, Inc. - Howard Freiling (Former professional baseball player and current Phillies scout)
- Brent GrimesBrent GrimesBrent Omar Grimes is an American football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(Cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons) - Sonny HillSonny HillWilliam Randolph "Sonny" Hill is a former basketball player and announcer. He is a member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and current sports radio personality for WIP-AM 610 in Philadelphia. He also serves as an executive advisor for the Philadelphia 76ers. He is known as Mr...
(organizer of Philadelphia summer basketball leagues) - Donna Ivery (Fashion Model, Member Screen Actors GuildScreen Actors GuildThe Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
, NASA Pre-Service Teachers Institute, Ninety-Nines ) - Jesse LevisJesse LevisJesse Levis is an American Major League Baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player...
(Former Major League baseball player and current Phillies scout) - Scott Linn (Washington D.C. sports radio talk-show host)
- David MirkinDavid MirkinDavid Mirkin is an American feature film and television director, writer and producer. Mirkin grew up in Philadelphia and intended to become an electrical engineer, but abandoned this career path in favor of studying film at Loyola Marymount University. After graduating, he became a stand-up...
(feature film and television director, writer, producer) - Diane RenayDiane RenayDiane Renay , born Renee Diane Kushner, is an American pop singer, best known for her 1964 hit song, "Navy Blue".-Career:...
(pop singer) - Guy RodgersGuy RodgersGuy William Rodgers was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent twelve years in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid 1960s...
(hall of fame basketball player) - Robert Baba Bob Shipman (Journalist, community organizer social worker)
- Steven SmithSteven Smith (basketball)Steven Alexander Smith is an American professional basketball player. He played in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers. He is a 6'9" 250 lb...
(Two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Basketball Player of the Year ) - Eddie StankyEddie StankyEdward Raymond Stanky , nicknamed "The Brat", was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers , Boston Braves , New York Giants , and St. Louis Cardinals...
(major league baseball player and manager) - Lou TilleyLou TilleyLou Tilley is a freelance anchor, reporter, and producer in multi-media.He recently partnered with Martin E Judge to form "Lou Tilley Media Enterprises" based in Conshohoken, Pa. "LTM" develops original visual content onall media platforms including traditional TV, internet, and digital display...
(former Philadelphia television sports reporter & announcer) - Charles WayCharles WayCharles Christopher Way, also known as Charles "Get Out of My" Way is a former professional American football halfback in the National Football League for five seasons for the New York Giants....
(former professional football player) - Karen YoungKaren Young (American singer)Karen Young was an American disco-era singer best known for her hit, "Hot Shot".-Biography:Young grew up in a Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rowhouse. Before becoming an international recording star with "Hot Shot," she recorded jingles and background vocals for the Philadelphia based...
(pop singer)