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Constitution High School

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Constitution High School
Address

18 S. 7th and Market streets^[1] Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19106 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
Established	2006
School district	The School District of Philadelphia
Principal	Brianna Dunn-Robb
Staff	14 (FTE)^[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	391 (2017–18)^[2]
Student to teacher ratio	27.93^[2]
Color(s)	Red White Blue
Mascot	Constitution General
Newspaper	1787 News
Website	Constitution High School

Constitution High School (nickname Con High) is a college preparatory high school located in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] It is the first history based high school in Pennsylvania. It was founded September 2006 by Dr. Thomas Davidson. About 290 attend grades 9 through 12. It is located in close proximity to Independence MallinPhiladelphia. Constitution High School has a strong relationship with the National Constitution Center, as well as partnerships with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Philadelphia law firm, Ballard Spahr LLP.

History[edit]

Constitution High School was founded in 2006 by Dr. Thomas Davidson, as a partnership between the Philadelphia School District, the National Constitution Center, Ballard Spahr LLP, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Constitution High School is a college preparatory, citywide admission school located in the heart of Philadelphia's Historic District, and is the only law, democracy, and history themed high school in the Philadelphia School District and the state of Pennsylvania. Constitution has a classroom that is designed as a courtroom.

In 2023, former Constitution basketball star Jacob Beccles became the first player from the Public League to receive admission to an Ivy League University in 40 years, after committing to play basketball at Cornell University.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Constitution High School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - PA - School overview". Retrieved 17 November 2016.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Constitution HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

^ Corrado, Kerri. "Former Constitution HS star bound for Cornell makes Philly hoops history". CBS Philadelphia.

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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

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