Olney High School
Olney Charter High School, formerly Aspira Charter School at Olney, and Olney High School, is a public high school located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously directly controlled by the School District of Philadelphia, it is now a charter high school.
The original historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a five-story brick building on a granite base with a five-story tower in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features Gothic arched openings and limestone details. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.Alumni
- Leon Eisenberg – MD, child psychiatrist, social psychiatrist.
- Raymond G. Perelman, philanthropist.
- Dennis Dalbey Jr., Historian.
- Jerry Ross, Songwriter, record producer, founder of Heritage Records.
- Al Spangler, former Major League Baseball outfielder.
- Del Ennis, former Major League Baseball outfielder.
- Debra Sledge – Singer, Eldest and founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.
- Joan Sledge – Singer, Founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.
- Kim Sledge – Singer, Founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.
- Kathy Sledge – Singer, Founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.
