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	'''Olney Charter High School''', formerly '''Aspira Charter School at Olney''',<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|title=2014-2015 School Progress Report \|access-date=2017-03-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301172535/https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|archive-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref> and '''Olney High School''', is a public high school located in the ] neighborhood of ]. Previously directly controlled by the ], it is now a charter high school. However, Olney will revert to a directly controlled district public high school beginning the 2022-2023 school year.		'''Olney Charter High School''', formerly '''Aspira Charter School at Olney''',<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|title=2014-2015 School Progress Report \|access-date=2017-03-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301172535/https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|archive-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref> and '''Olney High School''', is a public high school located in the ] neighborhood of ], ]. Previously directly controlled by the ], it is now a charter high school. However, Olney will revert to a directly controlled district public high school beginning the 2022-2023 school year.

	The original historic building was designed by ] and built in 1929–1930. It is a five-story brick building on a ] base with a five-story tower in the ]-style. It features Gothic arched openings and ] details.<ref name="arch">{{cite web\| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp\| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania\| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System\| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web\| url = {{NRHP-PA\|H092070_01D.pdf}}\| title = Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Olney High School\| access-date = 2012-06-16\| author = unknown\| format = PDF\| date= n.d.}}</ref> It was added to the ] in 1986.<ref name="nris"/>		The original historic building was designed by ] and built in 1929–1930. It is a five-story brick building on a ] base with a five-story tower in the ]-style. It features Gothic arched openings and ] details.<ref name="arch">{{cite web\| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp\| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania\| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System\| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web\| url = {{NRHP-PA\|H092070_01D.pdf}}\| title = Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Olney High School\| access-date = 2012-06-16\| author = unknown\| format = PDF\| date= n.d.}}</ref> It was added to the ] in 1986.<ref name="nris"/>

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Not to be confused with Olney Elementary School. United States historic place


Olney High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Olney High School, September 2010
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Location	100 West Duncannon Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′43″N 75°07′26″W / 40.0286°N 75.1239°W / 40.0286; -75.1239
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1929–1930
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine,
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003312
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Olney Charter High School, formerly Aspira Charter School at Olney, and Olney High School, is a public high school located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously directly controlled by the School District of Philadelphia, it is now a charter high school. However, Olney will revert to a directly controlled district public high school beginning the 2022-2023 school year.

The original historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a five-story brick building on a granite base with a five-story tower in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features Gothic arched openings and limestone details. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Alumni

Clair Blank, former author, Beverly Gray mystery series
Florence Jaffy (Class of 1935), former economist and researcher
Leon Eisenberg (Class of 1939), former child and social psychiatrist
Raymond G. Perelman, former philanthropist
Jerry Ross, former songwriter, record producer, and founder of Heritage Records
Al Spangler, former professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, and Milwaukee Braves
Del Ennis, former professional baseball player, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals
Debra Sledge (Class of 1972), singer, eldest and founding member of Sister Sledge
Joni Sledge (Class of 1974), former singer and founding member of Sister Sledge
Kim Sledge (Class of 1975), singer and founding member of Sister Sledge
Kathy Sledge (Class of 1977), singer and founding member of Sister Sledge

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"2014-2015 School Progress Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Olney High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

External links

Olney Charter High School website
Aspira Charter School at Olney at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Olney High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index) - 1999-2003 - The current URL is for Olney Elementary School

Schools in Philadelphia

School District of Philadelphia
5-12 schools	Girard Academic Music Program Julia R. Masterman School
6-12 schools	Penn Treaty School (neighborhood)
7-12 schools	Carver Engineering and Science
Neighborhood high schools	Bartram Edison/Fareira Samuel S. Fels Frankford Benjamin Franklin Furness George Washington Kensington Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln Northeast Olney Overbrook Roxborough Sayre South Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion West Philadelphia
Alternative high schools	Bodine for International Affairs The U School (Building 21) Central Constitution Dobbins Vocational Franklin Learning Center High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) High School for Girls Lankenau Jules E. Mastbaum Technical Microsoft's School of the Future Motivation Academy at Palumbo Parkway Center City Parkway West (Mayer Sulzberger) Philadelphia Military Academy Robeson for Human Services Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush W.B. Saul (Saul of Agricultural Sciences) Swenson Arts and Technology U School
K-8 schools	Alcorn Ethan Allen Bache-Martin Rudolph Blankenburg F. Amadee Bregy G.W. Childs (Barratt Junior High) Hamilton Disston James Dobson D. Newlin Fell Thomas K. Finletter Academics Plus Edwin Fitler Academics Plus Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus Charles W. Henry Francis Hopkinson Henry H. Houston Andrew Jackson John Story Jenks Eliza Butler Kirkbride Henry C. Lea George A. McCall Delaplaine McDaniel General George G. Meade William M. Meredith Thomas Mifflin S. Weir Mitchell Andrew J. Morrison George W. Nebinger Olney Roosevelt George Sharswood Southwark Spring Garden Edwin M. Stanton Vare-Washington
Middle schools	A.M.Y. at James Martin AMY Northwest Castor Gardens Conwell Middle Magnet Dimner Beeber (Science Leadership Academy at Beeber) Paul Lawrence Dunbar Warren G. Harding M.Y.A. for the Humanities William T. Tilden Gen. Louis Wagner
Elementary schools	Joseph H. Brown Laura H. Carnell Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus Joseph W. Catharine Kennedy Crossan Academics Plus Emlen Edwin Forrest Julia Ward Howe Francis Scott Key James Logan James R. Lowell Ludlow John Marshall Alexander K. McClure Overbrook John M. Patterson Joseph Pennell Samuel W. Pennypacker Richmond William Rowen Philip H. Sheridan James J. Sullivan Bayard Taylor Frances E. Willard

Former high schools/
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Former K-8/middle/
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Other schools
Roman Catholic Archdiocese	Archbishop Ryan Father Judge J. W. Hallahan Little Flower Mercy Career & Technical Nazareth Academy Roman Catholic St. Hubert St. Joseph's Preparatory St. Malachy Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti West Catholic
Other private schools	Al-Aqsa Islamic Cedar Grove Christian Friends Select Germantown Friends Girard College Greene Street Friends Overbrook School for the Blind William Penn Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Philadelphia Free School Philadelphia Mennonite Politz Hebrew Springside Chestnut Hill St. Peter's
Former private schools	St. Anthony de Padua Parish
Public charter schools	Arts and Sciences Belmont Boys' Latin Simon Gratz Hope Imhotep Institute MaST Community Mastery Mann Elementary (William B. Mann) Mastery Shoemaker Campus (William Shoemaker) Mastery Thomas Campus (George C. Thomas) Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Memphis Street Smedley Universal Alcorn Universal Audenried Universal Creighton Universal Vare Hardy Williams (Anna Howard Shaw)

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	'''Olney Charter High School''', formerly '''Aspira Charter School at Olney''',<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|title=2014-2015 School Progress Report \|access-date=2017-03-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301172535/https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|archive-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref> and '''Olney High School''', is a public high school located in the ] neighborhood of ]. Previously directly controlled by the ], it is now a charter high school. However, Olney will revert to a directly controlled district public high school beginning the 2022-2023 school year.		'''Olney Charter High School''', formerly '''Aspira Charter School at Olney''',<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|title=2014-2015 School Progress Report \|access-date=2017-03-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301172535/https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf \|archive-date=2017-03-01 }}</ref> and '''Olney High School''', is a public high school located in the ] neighborhood of ], ]. Previously directly controlled by the ], it is now a charter high school. However, Olney will revert to a directly controlled district public high school beginning the 2022-2023 school year.

	The original historic building was designed by ] and built in 1929–1930. It is a five-story brick building on a ] base with a five-story tower in the ]-style. It features Gothic arched openings and ] details.<ref name="arch">{{cite web\| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp\| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania\| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System\| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web\| url = {{NRHP-PA\|H092070_01D.pdf}}\| title = Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Olney High School\| access-date = 2012-06-16\| author = unknown\| format = PDF\| date= n.d.}}</ref> It was added to the ] in 1986.<ref name="nris"/>		The original historic building was designed by ] and built in 1929–1930. It is a five-story brick building on a ] base with a five-story tower in the ]-style. It features Gothic arched openings and ] details.<ref name="arch">{{cite web\| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp\| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania\| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System\| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web\| url = {{NRHP-PA\|H092070_01D.pdf}}\| title = Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Olney High School\| access-date = 2012-06-16\| author = unknown\| format = PDF\| date= n.d.}}</ref> It was added to the ] in 1986.<ref name="nris"/>