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This article is about the high school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For the school district in Freedom, Pennsylvania, see Freedom Area School District.
Freedom High School
Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, November 2006
Address
Map
3149 Chester Avenue

Bethlehem
,
Pennsylvania
18020

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedSeptember 7, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-09-07)
School districtBethlehem Area School District
SuperintendentJoseph Roy
NCES School ID420357004957[1]
PrincipalLaurie Sage
Staff105.6 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9th–12th
Enrollment1,881 (2020–21)
Student to teacher ratio17.81
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)Black and Gold   
Athletics conferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
MascotPatriot
RivalLiberty High School
Websitebasdwpweb.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.

As of the 2020-21 school year, Freedom High School had an enrollment of 1,881 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. In 2021, the school employed 105.6 teachers (on an FTE basis) yielding a student-teacher ratio of 17.81.

Freedom High School students may choose to attend the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades.

Athletics

See also: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
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

References

  1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Freedom High School (420357004957)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ LVIAC Historical Stats. Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Freedom High welcomes long-awaited field upgrades". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

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