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Central music students performed a moving winter concert Thursday night of upbeat jazz, traditional Christmas concertos and choral singing for about 250 schoolmates, staff, parents

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. In addition to the holiday, last week was special for Lancers for many reasons–Career Day, Alumni Day and

Alumni, the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown has a dedicated Website for attendees of the AACHS 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Oct. 29, 2015, to book

Central alumnus David Appell, who wrote such musical hits as “Let’s Twist Again,” which Chubby Checker made famous, died this week at age 92, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Yaasiyn Muhammad, a social-studies teacher in his second year at Central, has been quite a “Wheel of Fortune” fan since he was a kid. But

The Ellis A. Gimbel Trust has given the Associated Alumni of Central High School a  generous gift to be used to support the Central Music

For 15 years, Italo Taranta served as the choral director and chairman of the Central music department. His immense talent, passion and quirky sense of

  Alumni family, the Central athletic department is having a huge rummage sale all day the day before Thanksgiving. The department will have tons of

Norm Salvat sagely observes: “Considering that we are all 85/86, waiting five years for each reunion seems far too long. “We met at the Hilton

Central’s baseball team is now selling  2015 gear of hats,  T-shirts, sweats, backpacks and more. There’s lots of nice stuff to choose from and the

Get your tickets to the annual AACHS Thanksgiving Day Victory Breakfast, Thursday Nov. 27, and help the Central Athletics program. For the special price of

The 2014 Fall Alumni Journal features articles on the recent sprucing up to Central’s facade thanks to a generous benefactor, AACHS Board’s new marketing committee;

As the first-born child of a South Philadelphia Italian American family, Carlo J. DiMarco (229) enjoyed being a buddy and a teacher to his three

Purchasers of the 2012 Alumni Directory, please read this notice from Harris Connect about the termination of the related password-protected online community. Regards. Alumni Directory

A letter from Associated Alumni of the Central High School President Jeff Muldawer (225):   Dear Alum:   On Tuesday Nov. 25, 2014, your Alumni

The 2014-15 school year is under way and exciting things are happening at your alma mater and with your fellow graduates. The school’s website, the

Four-time mayor of Washington D.C., Marion Barry, Jr. recently published his autobiography, “Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr.,” co-written with author

The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts’s Opera this week announced  that internationally renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens (247) will serve as its first artist in residence, working in

Rob Lazebinik of The Wall Street Journal writes: March Madness is upon us, by which I mean the tradition of taking your high school junior

From the National Science Teachers Association: The largest gathering of science teachers in the country will occur in Boston April 3-6 at the National Science Teachers

1/17/2014 Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Tom Corbett ditched his first scheduled visit to a district-run public school in Philadelphia, where dozens of demonstrators had gathered

From the office of Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett 1/17/2014 Harrisburg – Governor Corbett today announced that he will nominate Bill Green and Farah Jimenez to the

After decades of rampant growth, the rate of tuition increases at U.S. colleges and universities has slowed for the second academic year in a row,

On Monday Oct. 21 the U.S. Department of Education announced its 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Central was not among the honorees but the stories of

Central High graduate Bert Strieb, 75, and his wife, Lynne, 74, are profiled in the September/October Philadelphia Public School Notebook newspaper for their longtime commitment

Pedro Ramos (242), who served for two years as School Reform Commission chairman, resigned Oct. 21 from his post and the commission, citing family matters.