▁and ▁organizations ▁that ▁provided ▁assistance ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁through ▁the ▁change ▁initi ative . ▁ ▁The ▁Student ▁Success ▁Center ▁played ▁a ▁huge ▁role ▁in ▁providing ▁and ▁coordin ating ▁services ▁to ▁each ▁student . ▁The ▁main ▁focus ▁of ▁SS C ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁students ▁with ▁academic ▁and ▁social ▁adv ancement . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁U CH S , ▁the ▁SS C ▁Staff ▁provided ▁resources ▁to ▁help ▁students ▁achieve ▁their ▁post - second ary ▁education ▁goals . ▁Stud ents ▁from ▁all ▁gr ades ▁were ▁provided ▁with ▁help ▁with ▁career ▁planning , ▁the ▁college ▁planning ▁and ▁application ▁process , ▁intern ships , ▁jobs , ▁academic ▁support , ▁and ▁college ▁dec isions ▁and ▁vis its . ▁Through out ▁the ▁academic ▁school ▁year , ▁student ▁intern s ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁Dre x el ▁University ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁SS C ▁to ▁provide ▁academic ▁resources ▁to ▁students . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁School ▁Reform ▁Commission ▁voted ▁to ▁close ▁University ▁City ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Dis pla ced ▁students ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Paul ▁Rob es on ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Human ▁Services , ▁Microsoft ' s ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Future , ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁ ▁Boys ' ▁sports : ▁football , ▁flag ▁football , ▁basketball , ▁s occer , ▁vol ley ball , ▁bad m inton , ▁cross ▁country , ▁track ▁and ▁field , ▁baseball ▁ ▁Girls ' ▁sports : ▁cheer leading , ▁s