Owen J. Roberts High School

School in Pennsylvania, United States

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Owen J. Roberts High School is a high school in the Owen J. Roberts School District.^[1] It is located in Bucktown,^{[citation needed]} in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania,^[2] in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It has a Pottstown postal address.

It resides at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 100 and Pennsylvania Route 23, serving northern Chester County.^[3]

History

The current high school unit was built in 1957,^[4] though through the years many renovations have been done to accommodate for an increasing class size, including the construction of a new wing and a neighboring middle school.

The school is named after Owen J. Roberts (1875-1955), Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who purchased the Strickland-Roberts Homestead in West Vincent Township in 1927, and died there in 1955.

Attendance boundary

The boundary of the school district (and therefore that of the high school) includes East Coventry Township, East Nantmeal Township, East Vincent Township, North Coventry Township (including Kenilworth and South Pottstown), South Coventry Township (including Pughtown), Warwick Township, and West Vincent Township.^[5]

Notable alumni

Denis Chen, former professional soccer player and professor
Daryl Hall, co-founder and principal lead vocalist, Hall & Oates
Jerry Ostroski, former professional football player
Aaron Squires, Division III soccer champion and field goal record holder
Don Strock, former professional football player

References

^ "Owen J. Roberts School District".
^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2022-10-20. - Compare with the street address: "981 Ridge Road, Pottstown, PA 19465"
^ "Owen J. Roberts High School".
^ "Owen J. Roberts Class of 75". Owen J. Roberts Class of 75. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chester County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

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

Other schools
Charter schools	Achievement House Charter School Avon Grove Charter School Collegium Charter School Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School Renaissance Academy Charter School
Octorara Area	Octorara Junior-Senior High School Other schools are in Lancaster County
Private schools	Center for Arts and Technology Church Farm School Devon Preparatory School Kimberton Waldorf School Malvern Preparatory School The Concept School Upattinas School and Resource Center Westtown School
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
Unionville-Chadds Ford	Unionville High School Other schools are in Delaware County
West Chester Area	West Chester East High School West Chester Henderson High School West Chester Rustin High School Other schools are in Delaware County
Sections of the Octorara Area, Spring-Ford, Twin Valley, Unionville-Chadds Ford, and West Chester school districts extend into other counties; only schools in Chester County should be listed in this template