William Allen High School

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William Allen High School
Location
126 North 17th Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates 40°35′55″N 75°29′36″W / 40.598672°N 75.493197°W / 40.598672; -75.493197
Information
Type Public
Established 1858
School district Allentown School District
Principal Keith R. Falko
Grades 9-12
Number of students 3,705 [1]
Color(s) Blue and Yellow         
Mascot Canary
Newspaper The Canary
Yearbook The Comus
Website Official website

William Allen High School is one of two public high schools located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

The school, which is located at 126 North 17th Street, serves students from the western and southern parts of the city. Allentown's other public high school, Dieruff High School, serves students from the city's eastern and northern parts. Until Dieruff's opening in 1959, William Allen High School was known as Allentown High School.

With 3,705 students in the 2006-2007 school year, William Allen High School is the largest high school in the city of Allentown, the largest high school in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, and the third largest high school in the state of Pennsylvania. [1]

A 2005 Newsweek article ranked William Allen High School 924th out of 27,468 public high schools on their "Best High Schools in America" list. [2]

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[edit] History

Allentown High School was first established in a building on South Penn Street in 1858. In 1869, the first commencement ceremony took place - three students graduated. A new high school was built in 1894 (which is now used as Central Elementary School) at Lumber and Turner Streets. In 1916, a new Allentown High School was opened at its current location on Seventeenth Street. The Annex and Little Palestra were built in 1930, and the Linden Street Wing was opened in 1957. The school was renamed William Allen High School in 1960. In 1975, a Library-Science Center was built on the site of the Little Palestra. Currently, a new 9th grade center is being built on what used to be the site of the St. Cloud Building at the corner of Linden and St. Cloud streets. It is expected to be completed and ready for use in 2011.

The school is named after William Allen, Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsylvania and former mayor of Philadelphia. He founded the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1762.

[edit] Academic honors

  • 2005:
  • In its annual ranking of the nation's "Top Public High Schools," Newsweek magazine ranked Allen High School the ninth best public high school in Pennsylvania and the 924th best in the nation.[3]
  • 2003:
    • Second Place, Odyssey of the Mind, State Finals (Fooled Ya)
    • Fifteenth Place - Odyssey of the Mind, World Finals
  • 2001:
  • 1992:
  • 1991:
  • 1988:
    • Second place, Scholastic Scrimmage (losing to Parkland High School in the finals).[7]
    • Pennsylvania State Champions, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").[8]
    • World Finals - Fourth place, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").[9]
  • 1987:
    • Pennsylvania State Champions, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").[10]
    • World Finals - Second place, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").[11]
  • 1986:
    • Pennsylvania State Champions, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").[12]
    • World Finals - 16th place, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").[13]

[edit] Athletics

William Allen is one of 12 high schools that compete in the Lehigh Valley Conference. The school plays its home football and some of its soccer games at J. Birney Crum Stadium. Most of its indoor athletics are played in the school's J. Milo Sewards Gymnasium. The school's primary athletic rivalry is with cross-town Dieruff High School.

[edit] Athletic honors

[edit] Basketball

  • 2007-2008:
    • PIAA District XI AAAA Girls Basketball Champions.[14]
  • 2005-2006:
  • 2003:
    • Second place, PIAA District XI AAAA Boys Basketball.
  • 2002:
    • First place, PIAA District XI AAAA Boys Basketball.
  • Historical:
    • Five-time Pennsylvania State Boys Basketball Tournament Champions.
    • One-time Pennsylvania State Girls Basketball Tournament Champions.
    • 7th in Pennsylvania History for all time Boys Basketball wins 1,588

[edit] Football

  • 520 overall wins
  • 21 Conference Championships
  • District 11 champions 1992[15]
  • Eight undefeated teams (1929, 1930, 1931, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1953, and 1957).

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Alma mater

William Allen High School's Alma mater was written by Dorothy Newhard Knoff in 1912, and was set to music composed by Dr. Warren F. Acker in 1900.[17]

All hail our Alma Mater dear,

Our voice of praise and glory hear
To whom all reverence we bear,
Of you forgetful we'll be ne'er.
We shall forever for you yearn
And cherish all that we may learn
Through future days of life,
'Mid joy and strife;
True may we stand, both to you
And Canary and Blue.

Throughout the land of you we'll sing,
Loud will our praises ever ring,
Of days that have passed by,
Fond memories of dear old high.
Oh Alma Mater, hear our praise;
To you all honor we do raise;
Through future days of life,
'mid joy and strife;
True may we stand, both to you

And Canary and Blue.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Pennsylvania Department of Education: 2006-2007 Public Enrollment by County, LEA, School, and Grade". http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12statistics/lib/k12statistics/0607PubEnrCtySchGra.xls. Retrieved 2007-11-11. 
  2. ^ "Newsweek - The Top of the Class: The Complete List of the 1,300 top U.S. schools". http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Location&count=1236&start=0&limit=100&year=2005. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
  3. ^ "America's Top Public High Schools," Newsweek magazine, 2005.
  4. ^ Musolino, Nick; Simpson, Wendy (June 8, 2001), "Parkland Beats Allen In Finals Of "Scholastic Scrimmage' ** Final Score Is 540 To 200. Students Flex Their Brains On A Variety Of Tough Questions", The Morning Call: B.1, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=73815034&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  5. ^ Csencsits, Sonia (June 5, 1992), "Allen High Again Defends Title, Wins 4th Scholastic Scrimmage", The Morning Call: B.1, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92021428&sid=3&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  6. ^ Harry, Rich (June 7, 1991), "Allen High Holds On To Win TV Scholastic Scrimmage", The Morning Call: B.1, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=91928872&sid=4&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  7. ^ Harry, Rich (June 10, 1988), "Showdown Pits High IQs At 20 Paces Parkland Trounces Allen 385-25 In Scholastic Scrimmage Final", The Morning Call: B.1, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92454549&sid=5&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  8. ^ "AHS Kids Attempt To Build A Stronger Structure", The Morning Call: N.03, May 19, 1988, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92451149&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD . "In April, the team won a gold medal in the state finals held at Altoona, Blair County."
  9. ^ Guth, Phyllis (June 9, 1988), "Team Doesn't Mind 4th Place", The Morning Call: N.09, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92453674&sid=7&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  10. ^ "Allen High Team Wins State Olympics Of Mind", The Morning Call: B.03, March 30, 1987, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92389992&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  11. ^ "AHS Kids Attempt To Build A Stronger Structure", The Morning Call: N.03, May 19, 1988, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92451149&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD . "Last year, in world competition with 46 teams, the Allen group captured second place."
  12. ^ "Allen Team Reaches 'Olympics Of Mind' World Finals", The Morning Call: B.10, April 9, 1986, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92325409&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  13. ^ "Olympians' From Allen Take 16th At Finals Tasks Challenge Their Minds", The Morning Call: B.05, June 3, 1986, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92345226&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  14. ^ a b "Lehigh Valley Conference District Titles" (PDF). Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference. http://www.lviac.net/pdf/district_titles.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-07. 
  15. ^ Groller, Keith (March 4, 1993), "Canaries And Their Outgoing Coach Celebrate District 11 Football Title", The Morning Call: N.45, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=92116324&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=53705&RQT=309&VName=PQD 
  16. ^ Lauer-Williams, Kathy (June 7, 2009), "Designs on a Tony: Allentown Native Michael McDonald is Nominated for Broadway's Top Honor for Costumes for 'Hair'", The Morning Call 
  17. ^ "WAHS - Tradition - Alma Mater". http://www.allentownsd.org/WAHS/Campus/alma%20mater.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 

[edit] External links

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