Radnor High School is a public high school in

Radnor, Pennsylvania Radnor is a community which straddles Montgomery and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 13 miles west of Philadelphia, in the Main Line suburbs. The community was named after Radnor, in Wales. Radnor i ...

. Of all high schools in

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, Radnor is ranked 3rd by U.S. News & World Report, and 1st by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Overview

Radnor High School is the only public high school in

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. It is part of the Radnor Township School District. Located 13 miles west of

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, Radnor Township lies along the

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. Radnor High School offers many AP and honors courses.

Student body

The high school has 1,152 students in grades 9 through 12 as of March 2022. The student body is mostly white, with a total minority enrollment of 23%. 90% of former Radnor students go on to graduate from four-year colleges and universities. As of the 2021-2022 school year, the demographics of the student body were as follows:

Extracurricular and athletic activities

Radnor offers a wide range of extracurricular and athletic activities with teams competing in the

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. Their many clubs for students include Model UN, Robotics, Hi-Q, and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).

National recognition

U.S. News & World Report ranks Radnor as the 3rd best public high school in Pennsylvania, and the PA Department of Education ranks it 1st. In 2012, The Daily Beast ranked Radnor as one of the top 500 public high schools in the nation.

Notable alumni

* Jan Berenstain '41 co-authored the classic

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book series. * Emlen Tunnell '42 played professional football for the

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and the

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. * Anna Moffo '50 was a prominent soprano opera singer. * Ted Dean '56 played for the

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. *

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'64 directed the musical film '' Grease''. * Lance Clemons '65 played in the major leagues. * Jane Barkman '69 won bronze and gold medals in swimming in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and another gold in the 1972 Munich games. * Thomas F. Wilson '77 played

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in the movie trilogy ''

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''. *

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'78 directed '' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire'' (2009) and '' The Butler'' (2013) * Michael Hausman '78 founded and drummed for 'Til Tuesday. He currently manages

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and

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. * Willie Sydnor '78 played football for the

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* Joshua Wurman '78 is a leading meteorologist who invented

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mobile radars. * Beth Kephart '78 is the author of thirteen novels and was a finalist for the National Book Awards. * David Brooks '79 is an author and columnist for the

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. * Mary Ellen Clark '81 won bronze medals in platform diving in the Barcelona and Atlanta Olympic Games. * Kelly Corrigan '85 is a bestselling author. * Paul Anthony Stewart '88 is an actor. * John DeFilippo ‘96 was the quarterbacks coach for the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles. Is now the quarterbacks coach for the

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* Alex Ross Perry '02 directed '' Listen Up Philip'' and '' Queen of Earth'', wrote '' Christopher Robin (film)''. * Scott Kahoe ‘05 played professional lacrosse for the Boston Cannons and Florida Launch * Sunil Tripathi '08 Misidentified suspect of

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* Ari Staprans Leff '12 is a multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and record producer. *

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In popular culture

*Radnor High School was said to have been an inspiration for Rydell High in '' Grease'' as director

attended Radnor.

References

External links

Radnor High School Website

Radnor Township School District Website
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