Southern Lehigh High School
| Southern Lehigh Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
| 5800 Main Street Center Valley, Pennsylvania |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Enrollment | 1050 |
| Mascot | The Spartan |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Principal | Mrs. Christine Siegfried |
| Assistant Principal | Mr. Mark Covelle |
| Newspaper Name | The Spotlight |
| Website | Southern Lehigh School District Website |
Southern Lehigh High School is a four-year public high school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Southern Lehigh School District.
The school's mascot is the Spartan, and the school colors are blue and white.
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History[edit]
Southern Lehigh was built in 1957. Before that, students attended high school at Allentown High School and elementary school at Coopersburg Elementary School.
Academics[edit]
Southern Lehigh has a high graduation rate. The school has an 96 percent graduation rate, with average SAT scores of 513 for writing, 535 for mathematics, and 526 for reading.
Southern Lehigh requires 26 credits in order to graduate. 4 credits of social studies, 4 credits of English, 3 or 4 credits of science, 3 or 4 credits of math, 4 credits for physical education, 1.8 credits for drivers education/health, and the rest of the credits are used for electives. Students are required to take a minimum of 6.6 credits and a maximum of 7.6 credits per year.
Athletics[edit]
The school's athletic teams belong to Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District XI[1] and most sports belong to the district's Colonial League.
Southern Lehigh has been known for their field hockey team, wining the 1999 state championship and state runner ups in 1998.
Southern Lehigh was a 2A State runner-up in girls volleyball in 2011.
Southern Lehigh provides a variety of sports. For boys, baseball, basketball, cross county, football, golf, lacrosse, swimming,tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling is provided. For girls, basketball, cross county, field hockey, football, lacrosse,Tennis, softball, swimming, cheerleading, track & field, volleyball, and winter track is provided.
Music[edit]
The school's theatre program is widely recognized in the Lehigh Valley as one of the best. The theatre program's crowning achievement was the 2009 Freddy Awards where the production of West Side Story garnered numerous awards including Outstanding Production of the Musical. The program is also a trend-setter with its 2010 spring musical premiere of Curtains for a high school in Eastern Pennsylvania and for its 2010 fall play premiere of Almost, Maine, a first in the Lehigh Valley.
The school also boasts one of the best marching bands in the Lehigh Valley area.[citation needed]
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