Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)

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Freedom High School
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Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, November 2006
Address
Freedom High School (Pennsylvania)
3149 Chester Avenue

,
18020

United States
Coordinates 40°39′50″N75°20′24″W / 40.664°N 75.340°W / 40.664; -75.340
Information
Type Public high school
EstablishedSeptember 7, 1967;56 years ago (1967-09-07)
School district Bethlehem Area School District
SuperintendentJoseph Roy
NCES School ID 420357004957 [1]
PrincipalLaurie Sage
Staff101.8 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9th12th
Enrollment1,868 [1]  (2021–22)
Student to teacher ratio18.35 [1]
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)Black and Gold   
Athletics conference Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Mascot Patriot
Rival Liberty High School
Website basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/freedom/

Freedom High School is a large urban, public high school located in Bethlehem Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Freedom High School is one of the two public high schools operated by the Bethlehem Area School District. It is located at 3149 Chester Avenue in Bethlehem Township.

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As of the 2021–22 school year, Freedom High School had an enrollment of 1,868 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The school employed 101.8 teachers on an (on an FTE basis) basis for a student-teacher ratio of 18.35.

Athletics

Freedom High School football team's home field, BASD Stadium, a 14,000 capacity stadium in Bethlehem that is one of the largest high school stadiums in the state BASD Stadium.jpg
Freedom High School football team's home field, BASD Stadium, a 14,000 capacity stadium in Bethlehem that is one of the largest high school stadiums in the state

Freedom High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. It holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in boys volleyball. [2]

In boys athletics, Freedom participates in football, basketball, golf, ice hockey, soccer, baseball, tennis, volleyball, lacrosse, swimming, wrestling, diving, rifle, track and field and cross country. In girls athletics, Freedom sponsors basketball, soccer, lacrosse, golf, cheerleading, tennis, volleyball, rifle, track and field, cross country, field hockey, swimming, and diving teams.

The Freedom High School football, soccer, and field hockey teams play their home games at Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, one of the largest high school stadiums in the state, with a capacity of 14,000. Soccer and lacrosse teams also use the newly added Turf Field, which was built in 2016 as an alternate home stadium. [3]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. "LVIAC Historical Stats". LVIAC. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008.
  3. "Freedom High welcomes long-awaited field upgrades". INSIDENOVA.COM. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-07.