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By Yvonne Dennis (246) Members of Central’s top-ranked chess team are eager to test their skills on the national level, and some Central alumni with personal

Thank you to those alumni who have donated to the AACHS Annual Campaign; we are very grateful for your generosity. Thank you to those of you

Members of Central’s 255th class report that not only did they have a terrific 20th reunion recently, but they collected $2,050 to gift to their

Central’s athletic department is looking for a coach for the junior varsity baseball team for Spring 2017. The position pays a little more than $4,000.

By Yvonne Dennis (246) The internet, with its three-to-five second ability to school us on anything from Ancient Greece to zodiac signs, can make it

By Yvonne Dennis (246) As the author of 28 books, Omar Tyree (246) certainly wants to see people reading, but his literacy advocacy over the

Central’s football team at the start of the 2016 campaign; The Lancers will cap the season, as usual, at Northeast High School on Thanksgiving morning.

Friends, get your tickets now to the annual AACHS Thanksgiving Day Victory Breakfast on Thursday Nov. 24. For the special price of $25, you get

By Yvonne Dennis 246 When Central’s 228th class concluded its 45-year reunion in mid-2014, Class President Steve Kaplan conceived an ambitious legacy idea—challenge himself and classmates

by Yvonne Dennis (246) Nia Sol Bradford was standing in the kids section of the Willow Grove Barnes & Noble on Sunday when the mother of

by Yvonne Dennis (246) The Comcast Foundation has awarded a grant of $778.88 to the Associated Alumni of Central High School for participating in Comcast

Friends, please print this coupon and keep it in your wallet. Then, when you find yourself wanting to buy some athletic gear, please do so

On Monday Nov. 21, your Alumni Association will proudly present its annual Career Day program for Central’s seniors and juniors, the 276th and 277th classes.

Dr. Michael Birnbaum (263) is a perfect example of how a Central education can serve as pre-college and put a student well ahead of peers elsewhere

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Three times in the closing minutes of Central’s 2016 football season opener on Friday, turnovers changed the trajectory. But the Lancers fought

Hey, Lancers, check out these great phone cases available through Central’s Athletic Department. Only thing left to do is use the below form to get

Alumni, Central’s baseball team has partnered with Yankee Candle Company to help the Lancers raise money all year long. Anytime you need to buy gifts

Thirteen-year-old Erin McGinniss is one of the top students at her middle school and she is hoping to continue her education at Central High School of Philadelphia. Dependent on a wheelchair, Erin is hoping to get some help with transportation so that she can achieve her academic dreams.

Real-life forensic lab work takes time, can often be tedious and offer few answers. But for four Central High School grads working at the Philadelphia Police Department’s Forensic Science Center at 8th and Poplar streets, it is incredibly rewarding providing answers for crimes in their city, big and small.

Central High School of Philadelphia, its alumni association and its Home & School Association have hired a director of development to be better organized in drawing the kinds of gifts that can elevate the 2011 Blue Ribbon school even more.

Calling all doctors: Please consider donating any expendable small medical equipment such as stethoscopes, reflex hammers and sphygmomanometers to be utilized for teaching purposes in

Video courtesy of Steve Butler (241) Yvonne Dennis (246) The muscles have more miles on them, but they haven’t forgotten how to slide, throw curves

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Star quarterback Norman Salvat almost died his senior year at Central High School. Self-described ”loner” Gerry King recalls a lot of antisemitism against

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Images of Dr. Sheldon Pavel—the beard, the pipe, the coffee mug, the sweater vest, the soft smile—are ingrained in the minds