Owen J. Roberts High School | |
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Location | |
981 Ridge Rd, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 19465 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°10′36″N75°39′25″W / 40.1767°N 75.6570°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Motto | "Inspiring Excellence. Inspired Students” |
Opened | 1957 |
School district | Owen J. Roberts School District |
Superintendent | Dr. Will Stout |
Principal | Steven Kollar |
Staff | 122.60 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,836 (2023-2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.98 [1] |
Campus type | Rural/suburban |
Color(s) | Red and white |
Team name | Wildcats |
Website | www |
Owen J. Roberts High School is a high school in the Owen J. Roberts School District. [2] It is located in Bucktown,[ citation needed ] in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, [3] 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. [4]
The current high school unit was built in 1957, [5] 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.
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. [6]
Montgomery County, colloquially referred to as Montco, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,553, making it the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Allegheny counties, also the most populous county in Pennsylvania without a major city. The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
East Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,068 at the 2020 census.
East Nantmeal Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,832 at the 2020 census. Along with West Nantmeal Township, it was originally part of a single Nantmeal Township, which was divided in 1739.
East Vincent Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,821 at the 2010 census.
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Kenilworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in North Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,148 at the 2020 census.
North Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,866 at the 2010 census.
South Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,604 at the 2010 census.
South Pottstown is a community in North Coventry Township, Chester County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as a separately incorporated municipality. It is a part of the Pottstown urban area. The population was 2,081 at the 2010 census.
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Warwick Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,507 at the 2010 census.
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West Vincent Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,567 at the 2010 census.
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Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were considerably extended. Pottstown is the center of a productive farming and dairying region.
Pennsylvania Route 100 is a 59.4-mile (95.6 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that runs from U.S. Route 202 near West Chester north to PA 309 in Pleasant Corners. The route runs between the western suburbs of Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley region of the state, serving Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lehigh counties. PA 100 intersects several important highways, including US 30 in Exton, the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) near Lionville, US 422 near Pottstown, US 222 in Trexlertown, and I-78/US 22 in Fogelsville. Several sections of PA 100 are multi-lane divided highway with some interchanges, including between US 202 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Chester County between south of Pottstown and New Berlinville, and between Trexlertown and Fogelsville.
Pennsylvania Route 724 is a 30-mile (48 km) road in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania that runs from U.S. Route 422 in Sinking Spring southeast to PA 23 near Phoenixville. PA 724 travels through Berks and Chester counties. The route runs through the southern suburbs of Reading, passing through Shillington and Kenhorst. Past the Reading area, PA 724 continues southeast parallel to the Schuylkill River, passing through or near Birdsboro, Pottstown, and Spring City. The route intersects many roads including US 222 near Shillington, PA 10 and Interstate 176 (I-176) southeast of Reading, PA 345 in Birdsboro, and PA 100 and US 422 near Pottstown.
Twin Valley School District (TVSD) is a school district headquartered in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, with an Elverson postal address. Within Berks County the district includes Caernarvon Township, New Morgan, and Robeson Township. Within Chester County the district includes Elverson, Honey Brook, Honey Brook Township, and West Nantmeal Township.
The Owen J. Roberts School District is a school district in northern Chester County, Pennsylvania. Its headquarters are in South Coventry Township, with a Pottstown postal address.
Pughtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in South Coventry Township on Pennsylvania Route 100, just south of Buckstown. As of 2020, the CDP has a population of 849.