All Things High School

High School Visits

100

This was the FIRST high school to visit Awbury this school year.

What is Building 21?

200

This high school has a medical assistance certification program

What is Franklin Learning Center?

300

This high school has an international baccalaureate program. 

What is Hill-Freedman?

400

This high school offers an elective in archery. 

What is Lankenau?

500

This high school focuses on peace and social justice issues.

What is Parkway Northwest?

TYPES of High Schools

100

Central is an example of WHICH TYPE of high school?

What is criteria-based?

200

Dobbins is an example of WHICH TYPE of high school?

What is a citywide school?

300

Imhotep is an example of WHICH TYPE of high school?

What is a charter school?

400

These types of high schools each have their own application, admission requirements, and deadlines.

What is a private/independent school?

500

This is the TYPE school a student would default to if they did not get into any of the 5 they applied to. 

What is a neighborhood school?

High School Alumni

100

You already know... Ms. Abby graduated from this Philadelphia high school. 

What is CAPA?

200

Ms. Alyssa (and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez) graduated from this Philadelphia high school, which is the next door neighbor of Central

What is Girls High?

300

Tierra Whack graduated from this Philadelphia arts high school located in the far Northeast. 

What is the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush?

400

Kevin Hart graduated from this Philadelphia neighborhood high school named after our first President 

What is George Washington High School?

500

Actor Will Smith graduated from this neighborhood high school in West Philly

What is Overbook High School?

Random

100

You need this amount of credits to graduate from high school in Pennsylvania

What is 23.5 credits?

200

This is the website you used to get a lot of your information about high schools, which gives you ratings on how the high school is doing

What is GreatPhillySchools?

300

Some schools offer this as a way for you to earn college credits while you're still in high school

What is dual enrollment?

400

This is a type of high school OR program where you can earn your certificate in something while you are earning high school credits (example: cosmetology)

What is Career and Technical Education?

500

This is the TYPE of charter school that acts like a neighborhood school

What is a Renaissance Charter?