Chester High News
Edition 5
Chester High News Edition 6
Chester High Urban News.....In Case you missed the last Edition
Our incredibly talented Students did a broadcast for the Chester High School Community detailing exciting news and events. Please give a shout out to Ms. King and her students for all their hard work and dedication to getting out the important news and events to everyone at Chester High School
College and Career Update
55 Juniors and Seniors attended the Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair while we had many acceptances, two highlights of the day were the 4 partial scholarships and 2 full scholarships our students received,
40 Juniors and Seniors from Chester High and Stem attended Immaculata ELO Program to develop Future Special Education Educators. The CU Students who participate will gain 9 college credits that are fully funded by Immaculata University.
Chester Upland has held 3 FASFA Workshops with a 4th workshop scheduled for CU Students on December 19th at STEM Academy.
Chester High School Student Kapri Johnson was awarded a $1,000 book scholarship from Minaret Temple #174 to be used to further her education at the college or university of her choice.
School Dress Code
As a reminder, all students must be in uniform daily. Our Climate and Safety Team will be addressing Students who are out of compliance.
The following clothing is not permitted (as outlined in the Student Handbook, and communicated with Students and Families at the beginning of the School Year:
Non-School District Hoodies
Tights/Leggings
Sweatpants
Bubble Slippers
Plain White T-Shirts
Jeans (unless a School District Approved Day)
****Students are not permitted to tie their shirts in the back and have their stomach exposed****
Congratulations to Jahmad Frisby!
Please give a big congratulations to Senior Jahmad Frisby for winning the Leadership Award at the recent DECA Competition. Jahmad, along with his fellow autobody students placed in numerous categories at the competition.
Clippers Football's Historical Season Comes to an End
Attendance, Seat Time and Denial of Credit
To obtain academic credit for a course, students must be in attendance and have their attendance recorded at least 90% of the time that a class is scheduled. Failure to attend at least 90% of the scheduled classes of any one credit course or half-credit course may result in a denial of credit for that course. Students must be in their class 90% of the class period to be considered present for the day. A student must not miss more than 18 school days or they will not have achieved the number of days required by PA Department of Education and may have to repeat the school year. Students need to be at school on time everyday school is in session.
Hallwalking and Class Cutting
Please talk to your student about cutting class and walking in the hall ways. Letters will be going home to those who are constant hall walkers requesting an administrative meeting with a parent or guardian. Students cannot continue to disrupt the learning environment and this is a safety issue and concern as well. We are asking for everyone's support as we continue to improve the culture of Chester High School and continue our growth academically.
Act 158
The Chester High School Graduating Class of 2024 Students are required to demonstrate postsecondary preparedness through one of four pathways that more fully illustrate college, career, and community readiness. Keystone Exams will continue as the statewide assessment Pennsylvania uses to comply with accountability requirements set forth in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Although students will no longer be required to achieve proficiency on the Keystone Exams to meet the statewide graduation requirement, students must take the Keystone Exams for purposes of federal accountability.
Principal Popley along with the Staff at Chester High School have been reviewing and compiling a list of Pathways to Graduation for all 12th Grade Students. We have given Students copies of an Employment Verification Letter to be signed and returned to Chester High Administration as well as a Service-Learning Log. We have been developing options to assist the students with achieving these different pathways and have been reviewing each Senior's file to determine what is needed, please reach out to Mr. Franklin efranklin@chesteruplandsd.org or Dr. Aliya Covington acovington@chesteruplandsd.org with any questions. Dr. Covington and Mr. Franklin are meeting with each Senior individually to review their credits and transcripts. Seniors must have 23.5 credits to graduate.
Happy Thanksgiving
The Administrative Team at Chester High School hopes everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are very grateful for the support of our Chester High School Family and we look forward to the continued support throughout the school year!