Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences is a public

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in the Chestnut Hill section of

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, and is part of the

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. Jenks serves children from kindergarten through eighth grade and has a student population of about 600. There are two classes in each grade as well as specialized programs for life skills, inclusion/learning support and gifted support. Jenks students are required to wear school uniforms.

History

The school was built in 1922 as the John Story Jenks School. It was built in Tudor Revival/Late Gothic Revival style and designed by Irwin T. Catharine, longtime architect for the school district. The building is yellow brick and is relatively ornate with a parapet and stylized Flemish gable at the top of the building. It was built by Cramp & Co. The building was listed on the

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in 1988. Jenks was named after John Story Jenks (1839-1923), the merchant, of Randolph and Jenks, who was also a director of

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, Philadelphia Trust Company, Western Savings Fund, Western National Bank and the Insurance Company of North America. He was a member of the Union League, the

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and the

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. His home, Inglewood Cottage, designed by

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, is also located in Chestnut Hill. He served on the Philadelphia Board of Education and was an avid collector and

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. He believed coin collecting was “instructive to any young girl or boy” for learning geography, history and languages. In 2014, the school was renamed to Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences. The change came because of an increased focus on the STEM fields.

Notable alumni

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2007

Feeder patterns

Residents zoned to Jenks are zoned to

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. Residents zoned to Jenks were zoned to Germantown High School prior to Germantown's closure.A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions

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References

External links

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