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By Yvonne Dennis, 246 Most people cut school because they can’t or don’t want to learn. Eric Hammel cut school–Central no less– because he wasn’t

The spring edition of your Alumni Journal is here, with a feature on the very moving induction of opera star Eric Owens (247) into the

By Yvette Dennis Alumna Yvonne Dennis from Central High School’s 246th class was honored April 25, 2015, as an alumna of Utica College in upstate

Grammy-award-winning opera singer Eric Owens (247) was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame today at a special ceremony and orchestra concert at Central. Eric did

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Girls High’s junior varsity lacrosse team got spanked by Central the first game of this season. So for their rematch today

By Yvonne Dennis, 246 Central’s RoboLancers can concentrate on performing their best at the FIRST world robotics championship in St. Louis next week rather than

Update 4/15: The chess team finished 2nd in the public league. Well done. It was a hard-fought year. And, the RoboLancers team of 100 students have qualified

The Central High School Hall of Fame Committee showcases the accomplishments and records of Central graduates who have excelled in their careers. The 2015 Class to

Alumni and friends are invited to come see the Central Music Department’s spring production of “Oklahoma.” Performance times and costs are listed below. AACHS and

Members of Central’s senior class (274) on Tuesday March 31 questioned the candidates for mayor of Philadelphia on education, infrastructure and other issues in a

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Anyone who thinks robotics is dull better not go near Central’s RoboLancers team. You might catch what they have–boundless enthusiasm, camaraderie,

With the fifth-place plaque they won at the National Chess Congress in November and a trophy won at a Temple University-based tournament earlier this year

By Yvonne Dennis (246) The Man with the Golden Ears, as Solomon ‘Kal’ Rudman (188) is known, has long had a soft heart when it

Everyone who has attended Central knows the school has long had a special relationship with Widener Memorial School and its students with physical and medical

Central has another year to add to this banner after its 2015 win. By Yvonne Dennis (246) Central boys bowling is back on top. On

Central has been nurturing the musical talents of young people since its beginnings, the latest of its exceptional students having performed just Monday night in

The Central baseball team has some unfinished business on its mind as the 2015 season is set to begin in two weeks. The Lancers fell

Come join members of the Central football team, staff, alumni and friends for the annual “Golf for Lancer Pride” at beautiful Lulu Country Club in

The 224th class will hold its 50th reunion the weekend of June 12-14, 2015. Class members will meet for a visit to Central on Friday

The new Alumni Journal has arrived to tell you about exciting alumni and school events in 2015 and to catch you up on events of

How much do you know about Central’s archives–what they hold, what’s their purpose, and what they can mean to your endeavors? Recently the Historical Society

The longtime treasurer for Associated Alumni of Central High School, Neal Keitz (209), is leaving the position in June and AACHS is seeking a replacement.

Two Central graduates from separate classes, through their family’s new foundation, this month added $65,000 to Central’s Alumni Scholarship fund, enabling more gifted students to

The track and field records set by Taylar Nichole Dallas (275) and her father, Jeff Dallas (245), are displayed side by side on a wall

On  Thursday Feb. 5, Central hosts its International Day. See the world at Central in a performance assembly (8 a.m.) and in the halls, and

Arnold Shiffrin (205) may be retired from Central and full-time teaching going on 18 years, but he’ll never retire from coaching high school track and

It would be easy to excuse oneself from the kinds of successes that Jordan Konnell (270) has seen in his short 21 years by saying,