Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School

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Plymouth Whitemarsh High School
Address
Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School
201 East Germantown Pike

Plymouth Meeting
,
(Montgomery County)
,
Pennsylvania
19462

United States
Coordinates 40°05′59″N75°16′13″W / 40.099774°N 75.270209°W / 40.099774; -75.270209
Information
Type Public high school
School district Colonial School District
PrincipalJason Bacani [1]
Teaching staff107.00 (FTE) (2017–18) [2]
Grades 9–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment1,508 (2017–18) [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.09 (2017–18) [2]
CampusLarge Suburban
Color(s)
  •   Colonial Blue
  •   Scarlet [3]
Athletics PIAA District 1
Athletics conference Suburban One League
MascotColonials
PublicationThe Continental
NewspaperTown Crier
YearbookMilestone
Website www.colonialsd.org/our-schools/plymouth-whitemarsh-high OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School is a public high school in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, US. It is part of the Colonial School District.

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Plymouth Whitemarsh is a public high school in the Philadelphia region, and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The curriculum is aligned with state and national standards and offers more than 200 courses, including 24 Advanced Placement (AP) courses audited by the College Board and more than 30 honors level courses. A technical education program is available through the Central Montco Technical High School.

Sports and traditions

Colonial Players

The Colonial Players are an extra curricular theatre program founded in 1977 that strives to produce professional-quality musicals and plays. They serve primarily to enhance live theatre performances in the local community and to give students an opportunity to express themselves. The musical production's earn critic acclaim by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies, a high school theatre awards program, and took home their first Cappie award in 2006 in Props and Effects for the design of an oversized piano in Big, The Musical. In 2009, the Colonial Players earned 13 Cappie nominations for their production of Little Shop of Horrors, "Best Show" being among them. The Colonial Players' production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was nominated for 16 Cappie Awards, the most of any school participating in the Greater Philadelphia Cappies. In the 2012–2013 season, the Colonial Players put on Father of the Bride and Guys and Dolls, which was well revered by the high school Cappie reviewers. [7] [8]

Notable alumni

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