Swenson Arts and Technology High School

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Swenson High School
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Swenson Arts and Technology High School
2750 Red Lion Road

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19114

United States
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Type Public high school
Motto"It's always sunny at Swenson!"
Established1977
School district The School District of Philadelphia
PrincipalMs. Judy Haughton
Grades9th – 12th
Enrollment> 750
Color(s)Red , white , and blue
MascotLion
Website www.philasd.org/schools/swenson

Swenson Arts and Technology High School(Swenson High School), formally known as "Swenson Skills Center", is a full-time Technical/Vocational high school located in the greater Northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school is located at 2750 Red Lion Road, just north of the Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The school is one of the few special admission high schools in the School District of Philadelphia. The school serves students from ninth through twelve grade from all over the city, and has an approximate enrollment of about 800 students.

Coordinates: 40°05′31″N75°00′50″W / 40.091965°N 75.014°W / 40.091965; -75.014

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