Coatesville Area High School

Public school in Caln Township, Pennsylvania, United States

AthleticsPIAA District 1, Ches-Mont League (National Division)NicknameRed RaidersWebsitehttp://www.casdschools.org/cash

The Coatesville Area High School colloquially known as “The Ville” is a public high school in Caln Township,^[2] in central Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is part of the Coatesville Area School District and the school has a Coatesville postal address.

The high school is divided into two schools:^[3]

Coatesville Area Intermediate High School (CAIHS, but called the 8/9 Center or simply 8/9) for 8th and 9th graders
Coatesville Area Senior High (CASH) for 10th, 11th and 12th graders

Student demographics are reported as follows: White, 57.3%; African American, 32.0%; Latino, 9.0%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.5%; Native American, 0.2%.^[4]

History

The Coatesville High School was founded in the center of town^[which?] in what is now the site of the Benner Education Center. In 1940, the high school was relocated to what is now the Scott Middle School. In 1968, the high school was relocated to the current campus just east of the City of Coatesville, into the current CASH building. The high school campus contains a large amount of land, much of it forested hillside, abutting the nearby Veteran's Hospital. The old stone house that had belonged to the previous owners became part of the district administration and remained on the campus. Several CCIU facilities are located on the high school campus, including the Center for Arts and Technology (CAT), a vocational school for county high schoolers.

During the early 1990s, the high school expanded and the CAIHS building was constructed on the site of the former swamp land, and became home to the 9th and 10th grades. CASH remained the home for the 11th and 12th grades, and a new football stadium was constructed on what had been open grass land The original football stadium (Scott Field) is located in the center of Coatesville and is used currently used by other organizations. The CAIHS building (or 9/10 Center) was not designed for the site, but instead used a predesigned building. An artificial hill had to be constructed to accommodate this building layout, and this caused major settlement issues following the building's construction. Most of these problems were resolved by ground and foundation repairs in the early years of the building, however the building continues to be monitored, and several crack gauges can be found all over the building's walls. Until the building was renamed the 9/10 Center in 2002, it was typically referred to by the nickname Chaos, a mispronunciation of the building's actual name, CAIHS, and a reference to the highly rowdy nature of the building, which was often overcrowded. The connotations associated with a high school containing two buildings bearing the common names of Chaos and Cash were a large motivator for the renaming of the buildings into the 9/10 Center and 11/12 Center.

Although certain grades are assigned to each of the two buildings, class scheduling, facility location, and necessity creates some student flow between the buildings between classes.

Notable alumni

Joseph Gennaro and Rodney Linderman, members of The Dead Milkmen^[5]
Richard Hamilton, former professional basketball player and NBA Champion in 2004^[6]
Derrick Morgan, former professional football player^[7]
Edmond W. Davis, Speaker, Professor of History, Tuskegee Airmen Author and Actor

References

^ "Coatesville Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "CALN TOWNSHIPPRECINCTS & POLLING PLACES" (PDF). Caln Township. Retrieved 2021-06-18. - School location indicated
^ "Coatesville Area School District". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
^ "School Matters, a Service of Standard & Poor's". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
^ Pirro, J.F. (2014-09-02). "Dead Milkmen Keep Punk Alive at Cemetery Show". Main Line Today. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ Geoghegan, Neil (2020-02-02). "GEOGHEGAN: Kobe Bryant's connection to Rip Hamilton, Coatesville, runs incredibly deep". PA Prep Live. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ Pirro, J.F. (2020-06-23). "Former NFL Player Derrick Morgan Has Big Plans for Coatesville". Main Line Today. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

Chester County, Pennsylvania schools

Main school districts
Avon Grove	Avon Grove High School
Coatesville Area	Coatesville Area High School
Downingtown Area	Downingtown High School Downingtown STEM Academy
Great Valley	Great Valley High School
Kennett Consolidated	Kennett High School
Owen J. Roberts	Owen J. Roberts High School
Oxford Area	Oxford Area High School
Phoenixville Area	Phoenixville Area High School
Tredyffrin/Easttown	Conestoga High School

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia	Bishop Shanahan High School Vanguard School Villa Maria Academy
Spring-Ford Area	Spring-Ford Senior High School Other schools are in Montgomery County
Twin Valley	Twin Valley High School Other schools are in Berks County
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West Chester Area	West Chester East High School West Chester Henderson High School West Chester Rustin High School Other schools are in Delaware County
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