Radnor High School
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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.
U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Radnor Senior High School as a silver medal school in their annual list of America's "Best High Schools."
In 2008, Radnor High School named eleven students as National Merit Semifinalists. In 2009, Radnor High School named thirteen students as National Merit Semifinalists.
In 2011, Newsweek magazine ranked Radnor Senior High School very highly (2nd in Pennsylvania) in its annual ranking of the top 500 "Best U.S. High Schools" public high schools.
In 2011, the Washington Post rated Radnor Senior High School as one of the best high schools in the U.S.
's Public School System.
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.
Additionally, the program serves as a feeder school for staff members of the highly acclaimed National High School Model United Nations Conference (NHSMUN).
, 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
.
The Radnor girls' varsity team (known as "Norlax") has won four state championships in recent years and was undefeated from 2007 to 2009.
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. This date is particularly interested to note, as 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.
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
Radnor Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 30,878. Radnor Township lies along the Main Line, a collection of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs....
and is part of the Radnor Township School District
Radnor Township School District
Radnor Township School District is a school district that serves Radnor Township, Pennsylvania and has 3 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. It is known for housing that uncontrollable demon known as Mrs. Richard. The depths of hell could contain her attitude...
. It lies along the Pennsylvania Main Line
Pennsylvania Main Line
The Main Line is an unofficial historical and socio-cultural region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comprising a collection of affluent towns built along the old Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad which ran northwest from downtown Philadelphia parallel to Lancaster Avenue , a road...
, a collection of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs. The high school has over 1,200 students and over 100 faculty and support staff.
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.| 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.U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Radnor Senior High School as a silver medal school in their annual list of America's "Best High Schools."
In 2008, Radnor High School named eleven students as National Merit Semifinalists. In 2009, Radnor High School named thirteen students as National Merit Semifinalists.
In 2011, Newsweek magazine ranked Radnor Senior High School very highly (2nd in Pennsylvania) in its annual ranking of the top 500 "Best U.S. High Schools" public high schools.
In 2011, the Washington Post rated Radnor Senior High School as one of the best high schools in the U.S.
Keystone Achievement Awards
Radnor High School earned a Keystone Achievement Award for meeting its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) target for two consecutive years.College Matriculation
Of Radnor's 2006 graduating class, 93 percent furthered their education after high school. This is one of the highest percentages in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
's Public School System.
Extracurricular Activities
Radnor High School provides a wide range of extracurricular activities, some of which are listed below.Music
A number of Radnor High School students have qualified for Pennsylvania's yearly All-State Music Festival.Model UN
The Radnor Model United NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
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.
Additionally, the program serves as a feeder school for staff members of the highly acclaimed National High School Model United Nations Conference (NHSMUN).
Radnorite
The Radnorite is Radnor High School's only traditional newspaper and is written and edited in its entirety by a dedicated staff of students. The Radnorite, which is published on a monthly basis, has been in print since the 1800s.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 DelawareUniversity of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
, qualified them for Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Nationals, held at the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
, 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
Centocor
Janssen Biotech, Inc., formerly Centocor Biotech, Inc., is a biotechnology company that was founded in Philadelphia in 1979 with an initial goal of developing new diagnostic assays using monoclonal antibody technology....
.
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.LifeSmarts
Radnor High School students placed 2nd overall in the state in the Annual Pennsylvania LifeSmarts Championship in 2010.Athletics
Radnor High School offers sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Varsity teams compete in the Central League against other Main Line teams. Teams include baseball, basketball, diving, cheer leading, crew, cross country and indoor track, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, squash, tennis, ultimate frisbee, and wrestling. 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.Football
Radnor Football is known for holding the longest rivalry against another school in the high history. The Raiders have played against their rival Lower Merion for 115 straight years. Radnor is currently down 8 games, with the all time record at 48-56-11. Radnor has won a total of 10 regular season games between 2009-2011, losing to Lower Merion two out of the three times in those years. In 2011 they made it through the season with 30 players on JV and Varsity led by an outstanding yet surprisingly "small" receiving corp, and finished out 0-11.Tennis
The girls' tennis team is coached by Fiona Norton. During the 2009 season, the girls' tennis team earned second place in the Central League. They came in fourth during the district tournament, and ultimately finished their season in the semi-finals of the PIAA state tournament.Lacrosse
The boys' lacrosse team (often called "Rala") competes in the Central League.The Radnor girls' varsity team (known as "Norlax") has won four state championships in recent years and was undefeated from 2007 to 2009.
Ice Hockey
The Radnor Boys' Ice Hockey team competes in the Central League of the ICSHL and won 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 and 2010-2011 seasons , as well as earning the second seed in the Eastern Pennsylvania section of the state playoffs in 2011.Squash
The squash program at Radnor High School enters the 2011-2012 year as a Varsity sport. Currently, the head coach of the program is Paul Wright, in tandem with the coaching staff at Fairmount Athletic Club. The program is active during the winter sports season.Lower Merion
Lower Merion High SchoolLower Merion High School
Lower Merion High School, is an American public high school in Ardmore, a community on the Pennsylvania Main Line.It is the larger of the two high schools in Lower Merion School District, which serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. It was ranked among the top 60 U.S. high...
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. This date is particularly interested to note, as 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.
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 UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
. 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 TunnellEmlen TunnellEmlen Lewis Tunnell was an American football player. He was the first African American to play for the New York Giants, and was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1967. He played in the National Football League for the Giants and Green Bay Packers...
'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 GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. 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 LombardiVince LombardiVincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and...
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 GlobetrottersHarlem GlobetrottersThe Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...
. - Anna MoffoAnna MoffoAnna Moffo was an Italian-American opera singer and one of the leading lyric-coloratura sopranos of her generation...
'50 — (Opera) Noted lyric-coloratura soprano. - Ted DeanTed DeanTheodore Curtis Dean is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings...
'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 EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and scored the winning touchdown in the 1960 NFL championship game. - Joe IaconeJoe IaconeJoseph "Joe" Iacone is a former American football running back. He played college football at West Chester State University from 1960 to 1962 where he was twice named a Little All-America and All-East fullback...
'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 KleiserRandal KleiserJohn Randal Kleiser is an American film director and producer, perhaps best known for directing the 1978 musical film Grease.-Life and career:...
'64 (Director and Film Producer) Best known for directing the musical film GreaseGrease (film)Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. The film stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Jeff Conaway...
(1978). - Lance ClemonsLance ClemonsLance Levis Clemons was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals , St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox ....
'65 — (Swimming) Professional pitcher who played three years in the major leagues - Jane BarkmanJane BarkmanJane Barkman is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in 4×100 m freestyle, and a bronze medal in 200 m freestyle. She was also part of the American team that won the gold medal in 4×100 m...
'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. WilsonThomas F. WilsonThomas F. Wilson is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.-Early life:Thomas Francis Wilson, Jr. was...
'77 — (Actor) His breakthrough role was as a bully named Biff TannenBiff TannenBiff Howard Tannen is a character in the Back to the Future trilogy, serving as the primary antagonist of the first two films. He is played by Thomas F. Wilson in all three films as well as the ride, and Wilson voiced the character in the animated series....
in the movie trilogy Back to the FutureBack to the FutureBack to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
. - Lee DanielsLee DanielsLee Louis Daniels is an American actor, film producer, and director. He produced Monster's Ball and directed the film Precious, which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director; the film won two of the awards.-Early years:Daniels was born on Christmas Eve, 1959, in...
'78 - (actor, film producer and director) Best known for producing Monster's BallMonster's BallMonster's Ball is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Marc Forster, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, and Heath Ledger, and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos. It was produced by Lionsgate and Lee Daniels Entertainment....
(2001) and directing Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009), which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture. - Michael HausmanMichael HausmanMichael Hausman is an American percussionist and artist manager in the music industry.He was a former student of Berklee College of Music and played with a Boston band called The Dark before becoming the drummer for the mid-1980s New Wave band 'Til Tuesday; the group's only hit, Voices Carry, is...
'78 — (Musician) One of the founders of, and the drummer for, the band 'Til Tuesday'Til TuesdayTil Tuesday was an American New Wave band formed in Boston in 1982. Its original lineup was bassist/vocalist Aimee Mann, guitarist/vocalist Robert Holmes, keyboardist Joey Pesce, and drummer Michael Hausman.-History:...
, Michael is currently the manager for musicians Aimee MannAimee MannAimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...
and Marc CohnMarc CohnMarc Craig Cohn is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician.- Personal life :Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, a Cleveland suburb. He then attended Oberlin College....
. - Joshua WurmanJoshua WurmanJoshua Michael Aaron Ryder Wurman is an atmospheric scientist and inventor noted for tornado, hurricane, and weather radar research.-Life and career:Wurman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Radnor High School...
'78 — (Scientist, Inventor) A leading meteorologist and inventor of radar technologies such as the DOW Doppler On WheelsDoppler On WheelsDoppler On Wheels is a fleet of radar trucks maintained by the Center for Severe Weather Research led by Joshua Wurman, with the funding mainly provided by the National Science Foundation...
mobile radars. Star of Discovery Channel, National Geographic, NOVA and other series and documentaries. - Beth KephartBeth KephartBeth Kephart is an American author of non-fiction, poetry and young adult fiction for adults and teens. Kephart has written and published over ten books and has received several grants and awards for her writing. She was a National Book Award Finalist for her book "A Slant of the Sun: One Child’s...
'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 BrooksDavid Brooks (journalist)David Brooks is a Canadian-born political and cultural commentator who considers himself a moderate and writes for the New York Times...
'79 — (Journalist) Author and columnist for the New York Times - Mary Ellen ClarkMary Ellen ClarkMary Ellen Clark is an American diver who won Olympic bronze medals in diving at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.-Background:...
'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 StewartPaul Anthony StewartPaul Anthony Stewart is an American actor.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in nearby Wayne, Pennsylvania. Stewart first came into prominence as Casey Bowman, a man with a troubled father, on the soap opera Loving...
'88 — (Actor) Stewart first came into prominence as Casey Bowman, a man with a troubled father, on the soap opera LovingLoving-Places:* Loving, New Mexico, a village located in Eddy County, New Mexico.* Loving County, Texas, the least populous county in the U.S.-Things:* Love, a range of human emotions* Loving , a 1945 novel by Henry Green....
, a role he played from 1992 until the show's cancellation in 1995. His most famous role to date has been mobster Danny Santos on Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
from 1998 until 2005. - Kelly CorriganKelly CorriganKelly Corrigan is a writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Edward Lichty, and their two daughters. She is a graduate of The University of Richmond and San Francisco State University .- Cancer Outreach :...
'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.