Latest  Alumni  Information

Dr. Ronald Spark, ’59; was recently appointed to serve as a member of the Tobacco Revenue Use, Spending and Tracking Commission. Dr. Spark is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Arizona School of Medicine.

January, 29, 2012

Ted Taylor’57 latest book, strings together tales of growing up in Glenside.

01/21/12

Dr. Elliott Lewis, principal of CHS for seven  years resigned in November and is currently Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum for the New Hope-Solebury School District. .

The Cheltenham School District is currently interviewing applicants interested in the  high school position. Dec 2011

GLENN FINE, CLASS OF 1979; FORMER INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES DEPT. OF JUSTICE. AS OF SEPT. 2011, JOINED  DECHERT L.L.P., THE UNIVERSITY-CITY BASED LAW FIRM  WHERE HE WILL BE JOINING ITS WHITE-COLLAR AND SECURITIES-LITIGATION PRACTICE.

FINE IS A RHODES SCHOLAR AND WAS A 10TH ROUND DRAFT PICK BY THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS BASKETBALL TEAM IN 1979, Dec 2011

CHELTENHAM/ABINGTON FOOTBALL GAME RESULTS

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REVIEW SCORES OF CHS/ABINGTON GAMES OVER THE YEARS- ALUMNI WEBSITE IS: WWW.CHELTENHAMALUMNI.ORG menu item is SPORTS

Former teacher and coach Charles "Chuck" Mehelich was posthumously inducted into the PA Sports Hall of Fame on October 22, 2011.

Chuck was known as the "Iron Man." He was a two-way starter at Duquesne University, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Steelers owner Art Rooney called Chuck the toughest player he ever saw. After retiring from pro ball, Chuck taught and coached at North Catholic and CHS from 1956 until his death in 1985. He was an assistant coach in football and head baseball coach at CHS where he coached "Mr. October" Reggie Jackson.

His three adult children were on hand to accept the award. Some of Chuck's CHS friends including Rich & Joan Marburg, Bart Dunlap, Daryl Biser and Betty Cataldi were also in attendance.

Other inductees included Vince Papale, former NFL football player. . Doug Overton, NBA & NCAA basketball player. Blair Thomas, NFL & NCAA football player. and Troy Vincent, NFL & NCAA football player. Fourteen additional individuals were inducted.

IRAN FREES AMERICAN HIKERS

After more than two years of being imprisoned in Iran, JOSH FATTAL, CLASS OF 2000 and Shane Bauer were finally released on Wednesday, Sept 21, 2011.  The two along with Sarah Shourd , were friends from college, say they were hiking in a tourist region of northern Iraqi Kurdistan, when they were arrested by Iranian guards on July 31, 2009. Last month the two were charged with spying and sentenced to eight years in prison. Throughout their time in prison they said they crossed Iran's unmarked boarder accidentally.  As a humanitarian gesture Shroud was released last year after a $500,000 bail was paid. She was reportedly ill in prison.  Fattal and Bauer also paid $500,000 bail each.

On Wednesday 9/21 current CHS students gathered in the cafeteria to sign a banner welcoming the hikers home . The banner along with the outside marquee sign changed from 'FREE THE HIKERS' to ' HIKERS ARE FREE!" 09/22/11

Cheltenham High School Named One of America’s

Best High Schools, 2010 By Newsweek Magazine

1/12/11

CHS YEARBOOKS FOR SALE

If you have lost your Cheltenham High School yearbook please

contact the Alumni Association office at alumni@cheltenham.org

or 215-886-4697. There is a charge of $50. if you pick it up in the

Alumni Office or $55 if we have to ship. Proceeds go to our scholarship fund.

E-MAIL ADDRESSES WANTED

In the near future, we hope to send you our  annual newsletter by e-mail.

Won't you please take a minute and provide our office with your current e-mail.

Mail to: alumni@cheltenham.org

The Cheltenham High School Alumni Newsletter,

“Panther’s Tale”

Your newsletter is only mailed to alumnus who have joined the Alumni Association at a minium membership of a “LIFE” membership.

Our mailing cost have increased to a point that we can no longer afford to send our newsletter to non member graduates.

. There is a membership application on this web site for your convenience.

Attention: C.H.S. graduates

The Alumni Association is looking for graduates

interested in serving on our Alumni Board of Directors.

Please contact us, 215-886-4697

or

Email:   alumni@cheltenham.org

We are currently looking for copies of the football programs from the following Cheltenham/Abington games: 2002-2003 : 2003-2004 : 2005-2006

We will make copies if you do not want to give up your program.

If you have any C.H.S. memorabilia and would like to donate it to the Alumni Association, please call 215-886-4697 or e-mail alumni@cheltenham.org

A company is sending out e-mails under the name of  "New Cheltenham High School alumni archive". This organization is not sanctioned nor affiliated  with our CHS Alumni Association.

If you have ever been in the active or reserve military, please inform the alumni so you may be added to those who served

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