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Theresa asked in TravelUnited StatesPhiladelphia · 1 decade ago

Torresdale High Schools from the 1960's?

I'm wondering if anyone knew about high schools in the Torresdale section that people would have attended in the 1960's - private, Catholic and public. The ones I've come across so far are:

Nazareth Academy

Father Judge

Lincoln High School

Archbishop Ryan

Swenson Arts & Technology High School

Northeast

Holy Cross

St. Hubert's

Have I missed any? Are there any high schools that were open in the 1960's but have now closed? Thanks.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Northeast Catholic Boys High School,

  • 5 years ago

    when I became a freshman the school was like 4 years old and having their first graduating class that year. It was two schools brought together (who were rivals, and there were cliques from both so the competition was keen). We had nuns. We had a football and baketball team and cheerleaders, and we had home games and away games. We had sock hops, lots of processions (it was a catholic school), we had nuns, uniforms, religion class, detention, picnics, prom. Back in those days you could plan for a career as a teacher, a nurse, the military. Secretary work was not considered a career, and waitressing was for divorced women only. There were plays, retreats, choris, and the run of the mill organizations. We had a school newspaper and a yearbook (I was on the staff of both). It was an interesting four years. Didn't make any super close friends, didn't prepare for a career, but 99.9% of us graduated..

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