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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

The spring Alumni Journal is here, with a sharp new look thanks to the Central students who designed it and their teacher/adviser. There is an

About 200 graduates, students, staff, parents and other members of the Central family spent Saturday morning beautifying Central inside and out as part of Comcast

The 271st class is proud to sponsor and invite fellow alumni to the unveiling of the portrait of Dr. Sheldon Pavel, Central’s longest-serving president, on

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Central’s landscape is set to get some long-needed TLC next month thanks to Comcast, a member of the 254 and lots

When crime novelist Jon McGoran (240) started writing his first book, there were three things he was afraid of.

“The first was that I wasn’t going to enjoy it; the second was that I wasn’t going to finish it; and the third was that it was going to be terrible.”

He was one for three.

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Central students and staff are putting on a fun event to help tackle a far-from-fun reality of life: pediatric cancer. The

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Making a living as an author for near 25 years only to find that audience habits are changing dramatically might be enough to

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Comedian Chuck Nice might just as aptly be called Chuck Profound, Chuck  Easy-Going and most definitely Chuck Hilarious. The platforms for this