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Yvonne Dennis (246) Central High School’s girls tennis players dominated the PIAA District 12 Championship Thursday afternoon just like they have dominated city tennis for

By Yvonne Dennis (246) When you have experienced some of the most momentous events of the 20th century and there aren’t a lot of people

Alumni, why not drop in for a Lancers football game this fall to find out what’s happening at Central High and stir up those old

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Central High School’s Development Office is getting a temporary staffing boost from a young alumnus, just as the office is making

Central High School’s famous alumni funds don’t come from faceless, bored old guys. They come from hard-working Central graduates likely one and two generations removed from the current student body. They come from people with special hearts who believe in the moving power of education and the right of all young people to have a fair chance at success.

Central graduates continue to pursue higher education in overwhelming numbers. Dr. Christine Soda, a Central counselor, reports the following college-acceptance numbers for the 276th Central graduating

By Yvonne Dennis 246 AACHS board member Ken Wong (232) was recently invested as one of two new civilian aides to the U.S. secretary of

Central High Alumni Board member Steven A. Shapiro (225) was recently honored as physician of the year by Abington -Jefferson Health system for his commitment to community needs.

By Yvonne Dennis (246) When Edward Snitzer (191) set out for the world from the halls of Central High School 68 years ago, he had

Hello, fellow alumni: Your spring edition of the AACHS Alumni Journal is here! Inside, you’ll find updates from  President Tim McKenna on all the great

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Skip Markowitz served as Lanny Edelsohn’s best man. Larry G. Schwartz,  a devoted baseball fan, never forgets the date he attended

Hey, Lancers: There’s an event for every Central alum this spring.

It’s here… the Alumni Association’s premiere event:  our 2017 Annual Meeting and Dinner beginning at 5:30pm on Tuesday, June 6th! This year’s event, at the beautiful

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Michael Waddington (245), without question, enjoyed an enormously successful career at Central High School. As one quarter of the 1986 Penn

By Yvonne Dennis (246) About 200 volunteers who care deeply about Central High spent hours on Comcast Cares Day last April helping to beautify the

By Yvonne Dennis (246) A Central High School student’s class ring from 1931 will soon be making its way back to his alma mater after

Central High School senior Kristian Rhim will be heading off to Springfield College in Massachusetts this fall with a lot of guidance and a few extra dollars from some of Philadelphia’s best newspaper journalists.

Alumni, make dinner (or late lunch) easy on April 5 by having it at Chipotle on Temple University’s campus, 1100 W. Montgomery Avenue. Half of

Alumni, Central hopes you’ll come out for a fun performance of its spring musical, the macabre British drama “Sweeney Todd.” Shows are as follows: April 6th

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Hey, alumni baseball players: On Saturday June 10, Cental’s baseball team will be hosting the second-annual alumni baseball game at Lancers field, Ogontz and Somerville

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Students of science and alumni with continued interest in learning will not want to miss Central High School  Hall of Famer

Central High School social-studies teacher, tennis coach and alumnus Mike Horwits (251) issued the following news release on Thursday:

You have to have a good sales pitch to raise millions of dollars and the ability to take that pitch to the right audience. Central