Port Chester High School is a public high school in

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. It is the

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of the

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and its principal is Mitchell Combs. The school is ranked #134 in the state and #1481 in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2018 "Best High Schools" rankings. The school was founded in 1929. The building, on the former grounds of a country club, was designed by

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in "

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" style with a prominent clock tower, and completed in 1932. As constructed, it contained of space including a gymnasium, a 1250-seat auditorium, 38 classrooms, two study halls, four shops, and a model apartment for homemaking classes. The building had radio equipment and an electric fire alarm system, and all its clocks were synchronized to an electric master clock.

Academics

The school offers the

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in addition to

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and college-level courses.

Athletics

Port Chester High School competes in Section 1 of the

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. The school has teams in football, soccer, volleyball, cross country running, cheerleading, tennis, swimming, basketball, wrestling, indoor track, bowling, baseball, softball, track & field, and golf.

Notable alumni

Herman Barron Herman Barron (December 23, 1909 – June 11, 1978) was an American professional golfer best known for being the first Jewish golfer to win a PGA Tour event. Biography Barron was born in Port Chester, New York. He was one of barely a dozen pr ...

(1909–1978), professional golfer *

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(class of 1984), actor and activist *

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(class of 1988), college baseball coach,

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team head coach *

Ruth Roberts Ruth Roberts (August 31, 1926 – June 30, 2011) was an American songwriter. Life and career She was born in Port Chester, New York, to Robert and Lillian Mulwitz. She was educated at Port Chester High School, Northwestern University, and the Ju ...

(class of 1944), songwriter of "

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" and "

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" *

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References

{{authority control Public high schools in Westchester County, New York