Southern Lehigh High School

Last updated
Southern Lehigh Senior High School
Address
Southern Lehigh High School
5800 Main Street

Center Valley
,
Pennsylvania
18034

United States
Coordinates 40°32′04″N75°23′58″W / 40.5345°N 75.3995°W / 40.5345; -75.3995
Information
Type Public high school
Established1955;69 years ago (1955)
NCES School ID 422235002839 [1]
PrincipalJoshua Miller
Staff58.95 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9th–12th
Enrollment1,056 [1]  (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio17.91 [1]
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)Blue and White   
Athletics conference Colonial League
MascotThe Spartan
NewspaperThe Spotlight
YearbookSolehian
Website www.slsd.org/Domain/160

Southern Lehigh High School is a four-year public high school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Southern Lehigh School District.

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As of the 2022-23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,056 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

The school's mascot is the Spartan, and the school colors are blue and white.

History

Southern Lehigh High School was built in 1955. Prior to its construction, some students in the district attended high school at William Allen High School in Allentown while others attended Coopersburg High School, which closed when Southern Lehigh High School opened in 1955. [2]

Athletics

Southern Lehigh High School is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's District XI [3] and most of its sports compete in the Colonial League. Southern Lehigh High School is one of eleven Lehigh Valley-area high schools with an ice hockey team; it competes in the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Ice Hockey League. [4] In 2022, the team made school history by winning their first ever LVSHL District Championship.

Student organizations and clubs

FIRST Robotics team

Southern Lehigh High School's FIRST Robotics Competition team, the Spartechs, [5] has participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition since 2002. [6] The robotics team has competed at the FIRST Championship in 2016 and 2017. [7]

Speech and debate team

Southern Lehigh's speech and debate team was established by physics teacher David Long in 1992 and has competed at multiple national and state tournaments. [8] It has recorded five PHSSL state champions. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] The team competes in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League, the National Catholic Forensic League, and the National Speech and Debate Association competitions. [14]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Southern Lehigh High School (422235002839)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ The Cohiscan. Coopersburg, PA: Coopersburg High School. 1955. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ↑ PIAA District 11 web site, accessed February 8, 2011
  4. ↑ Southern Lehigh High School at Lehigh Valley Scholastic Ice Hockey League
  5. ↑ "About Our Program – SparTechs".
  6. ↑ Spartechs web site, accessed March 2, 2014
  7. ↑ Peterson, Margie. "Southern Lehigh robotics team honored". themorningcall.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  8. ↑ "Hometown Hero: Coach David Long". Upper Saucon, PA Patch. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  9. ↑ "Commentary Winners". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  10. ↑ "Duo Interpretation Winners". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  11. ↑ "Impromptu Speaking". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  12. ↑ "Public Forum". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  13. ↑ "Student Congress: House". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  14. ↑ "HS Honor Society Records". points.speechanddebate.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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