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Central’s football team opened its 2015 season with a successful scrimmage against Abraham Lincoln High School on Saturday, and then hosted a fun afternoon of

By Yvonne Dennis (246) The Lancers football locker room recently received a much-needed spruce-up thanks to generous alumni, Lowe’s home-improvement store and the hard work

Associated Alumni board members recently resumed business after a bit of a summer hiatus. The board is anchored by experienced longtime members and newly invigorated

AACHS Board Member Judge John Milton Younge (232) has been nominated by President Barack  Obama to serve on the federal bench in Philadelphia, the Associated Press reports.

By Yvonne Dennis (246) Central has been bringing people together in friendships and partnerships for a long time. Now that young women have been part

Many older alumni may remember receiving thick Central handbooks at the beginning of each school year. Written in relaxed, prideful prose, those quick guides to Central

We’re very sorry to hear that Vince Hill (234), a former AACHS board member, has been laid off from KYW News Radio. Mr. Hill had

Central’s Latin class is planning a trip to Rome for the coming school year and would very much appreciate the help of alumni. Teacher Magistra

Everett Smalley’s 1916 Central yearbook entry. Special thanks to archivist David Kahn for finding it.  By Yvonne Dennis (246) The Pennsylvania High School Track &

The 2015 AACHS 5k run sets off May 31 at Central                            

The Associated Alumni of Central High School hopes you will attend the organization’s annual dinner on Wednesday June 10 at the Union League of Philadelphia.

Threatened thunderstorms gave way to an eventually sunny day in more ways than one at the annual Golf for Lancers Pride today at Lulu Country

Violinist Emmanuel Houndo, left, and Central Music Department Chairman Benjamin Blazer   By Yvonne Dennis Emmanuel Houndo has had a pretty outstanding 2014-2015 season for

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