Springfield Township High School

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Springfield Township High School
Springfield Township High School in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania.jpg
Address
Springfield Township High School
1801 E. Paper Mill Road

Erdenheim
,
Pennsylvania
19038

United States
Information
School type Public high school
Established1924
School district Springfield Township School District
PrincipalCharles E. Rittenhouse
Teaching staff53.15 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment676 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.72 [1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)Blue and Steel   
Mascot Spartan
PublicationThe Chronicle
YearbookRetina
Information215-233-6030
Website http://www.sdst.org/shs/

Springfield Township High School (commonly STHS) is a public high school serving grades 9-12. The school serves Springfield Township, Pennsylvania and is the sole high school of the Springfield Township School District.

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History

The former Springfield Township Senior High School building is now Phil-Mont Christian Academy Phil-Mont Christian Academy, the former Springfield Township Senior High School.jpg
The former Springfield Township Senior High School building is now Phil-Mont Christian Academy

In 1922, Springfield Township planned to construct a high school to serve area students in grades 7-11. The original 12-classroom school was completed in 1924, built at Hillcrest Pond, the former site of White City amusement park.

Six more classrooms, a library, a new cafeteria, and administration offices were added in 1930. A new gym was completed 1939. Another wing of classrooms was added in 1948. Despite constant expansion, the growing township demanded a bigger high school campus and the current campus, located at 1801 Paper Mill Rd., was built in 1954 to house grades 9-12. The junior and senior high school students were split and after STHS moved out, the old campus served as Hillcrest Junior High for grades 7-8. It is now home to Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian Academy.

After the new high school was built, students from surrounding townships that had yet to establish school districts would also attend Springfield, with class size swelling to upwards of 300 students in the 1960s. A wing with ten more classrooms was added in 1961. In 1963 the maintenance area was converted into a faculty room and three additional classrooms. A major expansion in 1968 added a natatorium and new gymnasium. The former gymnasium became the new library. The old library was turned into additional science classrooms, and the school offices were expanded. [2]

The high school went under extensive renovation starting in 1999, which also included the renovation of Spartan Stadium, and the construction of a field house. In 1995, to ease crowding in the elementary schools, 8th grade was moved to the high school. On October 20, 2009 the School Board approved a restructuring plan that relocated 8th grade to the middle school leaving grades 9-12 in the high school. [note 1] This move became effective for the 2010-2011 school year. In 2019 a new auxiliary gym was built in addition to the renovated athletic complex.

Academics

The Springfield Township High School auditorium The Springfield Township High School auditorium.jpg
The Springfield Township High School auditorium

The school offers fourteen Advanced Placement exams and the opportunity to earn college credit from Penn State University and Montgomery County Community College. [3]

The students take three or four 90 minutes classes in the school's intensive block scheduling program. [3]

The school's library has received several awards, including best high school library website.[ citation needed ]

Springfield Township High School has also been a pioneer in developing a national computer science curriculum for high school students. The school took part in the creation of the AP Computer Science Principles program, as well as maintaining a computer science graduation requirement for all students.

In 2009, 93% of the graduating students continued on the higher education, 77% to four-year programs and 16% to two-year programs. Springfield students averaged a 1628 on the SAT I (out of a possible 2400), and outscored the national average by more than 20 points in each of the three sections. [note 2] [3]

Athletics

Undefeated 1970 Suburban One Champions STHS1970footballteam.png
Undefeated 1970 Suburban One Champions

Springfield Township High School is a AA member of the PIAA District One. The school has also been a member of the Suburban One League since 1969, participating in the American Conference. From 1925 to 1969, Springfield played in the Bux-Mont league. Springfield briefly left Suburban One in the 2010-2011 school year for the Bicentennial League, but returned to Suburban One for the 2012-2013 school year.

In 1969, the football team won the Bux-Mont League title. In 1970, The Spartan Football Team was undefeated champions of the Suburban One League.

In 2022, the wrestling team had a historic season, finishing 4-0 in suburban one league, winning the league championship during senior night against Upper Moreland, winning its first league championship in the programs history.

Championships since 1986
SportYear
Baseball1997
Cross Country (M)2008
Football1995
Tennis (M)1997
Track & Field (M)2002
Field Hockey1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007
Basketball (W)1992
Lacrosse (W)1993, 2002, 2003, 2005
Track & Field (W)1999
Golf1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000
Softball1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999
Swimming (M)2009, 2010, 2011
Wrestling2022

Springfield also has five individual state championships. 1992 Men's 100 yard breaststroke, 1999 state cross country, 2000 state tennis singles, and 2011 state 3200 meters, 2021 Women's 100 butterfly And freestyle. In 2021 the men’s and women’s water polo teams won the small school state championship. [4]

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ↑ Meeting Minutes
  2. ↑ Springfield students outscored the National Average by 24 points in Mathematics, 47 in Writing, and 48 in Critical Reading.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Springfield Twp HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The story of Springfield". The Spartan Student Handbook 1969-1970 of the Springfield Township High School. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Springfield Township School District. 1969. pp. 7–8.
  3. 1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2009-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ McGlincheySportswriter, Thomas D. "Track and Field: Springfield's Trueman wins 3,200 state title". Montgomery News. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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