Carlisle High School (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)

Carlisle High School is a public school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in the United States, and includes grades 9-12. It is a part of the Carlisle Area School District which also includes two middle schools (6-8 grades) and seven elementary schools (K-5 grades).

The high school facility is comprised of four connected buildings. On the west end of the complex is the Emma T. McGowan Building housing students in grades eleven and twelve. On the east end of the complex is the David L. Swartz Building housing students in grades nine and ten. Connecting these two buildings are the Gerald L. Fowler Education Center and the Vocational-Technical Building where the library/media center and the vocational program components are located.

The school has an active student government, varsity sports, and music programs. The student newspaper is The Periscope, and is published monthly. The school's motto is "Be Just and Fear Not", and the school colors are Green and White. Its mascot is the bison, and are also known as the Carlisle Thundering Herd. About 2000 students are currently enrolled at Carlisle High School.

Extracurricular Activities

Marching Band

The Carlisle High School Marching Band, also known as "The Big Green Machine," is a nationally recognized competitive corps style unit of approximately 150 students in grades 9-12. In addition to performances at football games and local parades, the band has participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Orange Bowl Parade, NBC's Today Show, the Carquest Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Alamo Bowl, the 2003 Hollywood Christmas Parade, and the 2005 Orlando Christmas Parade. The band has won the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships in 1988, 1990, 1991, and 1993 as well as taking 11 High Percussion Trophies. The band is a constant top finisher and has emerged champion at the Chapter VI, Group IV Tournament numerous times.

Notable Alumni

Academics

• Montgomery Sellers (1873-1942) (class of 1889), dean and professor of history, rhetoric, German, and English at Dickinson College.[1]
• Blake Lee Spahr (class of 194X?), emeritus professor of comparative literature and German at University of California, Berkeley [2]

In 2007, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the district 197th out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores.

Arts and Music

• Lawrence Loh (class of 1988), Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic since 2005. Also former Associate Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (2002-2005) and former Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (1998-2002). [3]

• Laura Choi Stuart (class of 1997), opera singer. [4][5]

• Dan Loh (class of 1990), photographer, Pulitzer Prize winner.

• Kim Varhola (class of 1994), Broadway Singer/Entertainer. Broadway credits include: Pacific Overtures, Rent, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, and Flower Drum Song. [6] [7]

Athletics

• Sid Bream, (class of 1978), eleven year career in Major League Baseball, playing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, and Houston Astros; played in the 1991 and 1992 World Series with the Braves. [8]
• David Henninger, (class of 2001), baseball pitcher drafted in 2005 by the Kansas City Royals and began playing for their Pioneer League team, the Idaho Falls Chukars; as of spring 2006 he is pitching for the class A minor league team, the Burlington Bees. [9] [10]
• Brandon James, (class of 2005) baseball pitcher drafted in 2005 by the Texas Rangers. [11] [12]
• Dave Lebo (class of 1962), various high school and college basketball coaching positions; head coach at Carlisle High for 19 seasons (1977-88, and 1990-98); guided the team to four consecutive State Championships (1985-1988); named "Pennsylvania Coach of the Year", 1988 by the Associated Press; currently assistant coach at Auburn University. [13]
• Jeff Lebo (class of 1985), first-team All-American High School basketball athlete; led team to State Championship in senior year; later played for the University of North Carolina; held numerous coaching positions in college basketball; current head basketball coach at Auburn University since 2004. [14]
• Bob Lilley (class of 199X?), current head coach, and first American coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps, United Soccer Leagues team; also, two-time A-League Soccer "Coach of the Year" with the Hershey Wildcats. [15] [16]
• Roscco Salomone (class of 1983) first-team All-State football as a junior and led his team to an undefeated season and the Pennsylvania AAAA state title; was a two-year starter at SUNY Brockport after stints at Juniata College and East Stroudsburg; current head football coach at SUNY Brockport. [17]
• John Shearer, (class of 1966?) baseball player drafted in 1966 by the Kansas City Athletics. [18]
• Billy Owens (class of 1988), First-team All-American High School basketball athlete; led team to four State Championships; later played for Syracuse University and several NBA teams (1991-2001). [19]
• Michael Owens (Class of 1986), running back, 1985 “Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year,” leading team to District Championship; MVP of the ’86 Big 33 All-Star Game; later played for Syracuse University; also played as a guard in two high school State Championship basketball games with brother, Billy and Jeff Lebo; sprinter on high school track team. [20]
• Lee Woodall (class of 1988), NFL linebacker; played with the San Francisco 49ers(1994-1999), Carolina Panthers(2000), and the Denver Broncos(2001); involved in the 49ers win of Super Bowl XXIX; also a starting forward on high school basketball team that won two State Championships. [21] [22]

External links

• Carlisle High School, on www.carlisleschools.org
• Carlisle High School Marching Band, information in pdf format.

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