Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School
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| Plymouth Whitemarsh High School | |
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201 East Germantown Pike , , 19462 | |
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| School type | Public, 4 year |
| School district | Colonial School District |
| Principal | Jason Bacani |
| Staff | 201 (2011-2012) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1566 (2011-2012) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | red, white, blue |
| Athletics | PIAA District 1 |
| Athletics conference | Suburban One League |
| Mascot | The Colonial |
| Publication | The Continental |
| Newspaper | Town Crier |
| Yearbook | Milestone |
| Website | School Website |
Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School is a high school in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Colonial School District, with a current enrollment of approximately 1,600 students.
Plymouth-Whitemarsh is a public high school in the Philadelphia region, and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The curriculum is aligned with state and national standards and offers more than 200 courses, including 24 Advanced Placement (AP) courses audited by the College Board and more than 30 honors level courses. A technical education program is available through the Central Montco Technical High School.
Notable alumni
- Beth Anders, All-American in Field Hockey and Lacrosse, Olympic Field Hockey Captain, 1984 bronze medalist, 9 time NCAA champion as coach of Old Dominion.
- Owen Biddle, Class of 1995; Grammy Award winning member of the legendary Philadelphia Hip Hop group, The Roots, from 2007-2011. Starting in 2009, Biddle performed nightly on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, while still with The Roots, as Fallon's house band. As part of a recurring sketch on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon called "The Real Housewives of Late Night", Biddle portrayed his fictional wife, Renee, who is an alcoholic.[1][2]
- Joe Daley (golfer), professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. He now plays on the Champions Tour. On 1 July 2012, Daley won the Senior Players Championship for his first major victory on the Champions Tour. Class of 1978.
- Deanna Durante- Class of 1993; current anchor woman/ news reporter for NBC 10 Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
- Jackie Frazier-Lyde, attorney and boxer (daughter of Joe Frazier), who fought Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, in noted women's bout.
- Marvis Frazier - boxer (son of Joe Frazier).
- Neil Gershenfeld, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, head of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms.[3]
- James Martin (Jesuit writer), Jesuit priest and author, as well as a frequent commentator on Roman Catholic news for The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, ABC, NBC, FoxNews, CNN and NPR.
- Ronald Moore, former Siena guard 2006-10, professional basketball player, plays in Slovakia [1]
- John Pergine, former professional football player, University of Notre Dame, Washington Redskins.
- Tom Mitchell, former professional football player Bucknell, Baltimore Colts
- John Salmons, professional basketball player, plays for the NBA's Sacramento Kings
- Da'Rel Scott, running back for the New York Giants, former running back for the Maryland Terrapins.
Sports and traditions
- Boys' basketball: The team has won seven district championships and three state championships (1963,[4] 1997[5] and 2010). On Saturday March 27, 2010, Plymouth-Whitemarsh defeated Penn Wood in the championship game, 58-51 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center - capturing their third Pennsylvania state basketball title. C. J. Aiken finished as the 2009-2010 PIAA AAAA Boys Basketball Player of the Year (16.9 PPG, 7.2 BPG, 9.6 RPG).
- Golf: PW Golf won Suburban One American titles in 2007,2008,2009.
- Boys' tennis: League championships in 2008 and 2009.
- Football: League Champions in 2005. In the 1990s Plymouth Whitemarsh Football placed 8th in winning percentage in the state of Pennsylvania out of 563 High Schools with a record of 94-20-2, including 7 league championships.
- Bowling: 2009-2010 Suburban One American League co-champions of Boys Bowling with a 55-11 varsity record.
- Baseball: 1994 State Champions, ranked 6th best high school baseball team in the country in USA Today.
- Boys' lacrosse: 2011 marked the Colonials' first Suburban One American Boys Lacrosse title in PW history, playing to an undefeated 12-0 league campaign.
- Cheerleading: Numerous first place wins each year as well as bids to National competitions in Florida, Virginia, and Pittsburgh. In 2009, the Colonial Cheerleaders captured the ECA National title in Virginia.
- Ice hockey: During the 2008-2009 season the team won the league championship claiming their first title in the team's history.
- Boys' soccer: Suburban One Liberty Boys Soccer champions in 1985.
- Wrestling: Justin Giovinco captured the PIAA, AAA state championship in 1998 and 1999 for 140 and 145. John Michael Staudenmeyer finished 43-0 along with the 171 PIAA, AAA state championship in 2011.
Colonial Players
The Colonial Players are an extra curricular theatre program founded in 1977 that strives to produce professional-quality musicals and plays. They serve primarily to enhance live theatre performances in the local community and to give students an opportunity to express themselves. The musical productions earn critic acclaim by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies, a high school theatre awards program, and took home their first Cappie award in 2006 in Props and Effects for the design of an oversized piano in Big, The Musical. In 2009, the Colonial Players earned 13 Cappie nominations for their production of Little Shop of Horrors, "Best Show" being among them. The Colonial Players' production of Romeo and Juliet and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which was nominated for 16 Cappie Awards, the most of any school participating in the Greater Philadelphia Cappies. In the 2012-2013 season, the Colonial Players put on Father of the Bride and Guys and Dolls, which was well revered by the high school Cappie reviewers.[6][7]
- ^ "Late Night with Owen Biddle, the pride of Plymouth Whitemarsh". Montgomery News. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ Owen Biddle - IMDb
- ^ MIT (2007). "Center for Bits and Atoms - Executive Summary". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ^ Pennsylvania Basketball Website (2007). "Pennsylvania High School Basketball Records". Pennsylvania Basketball Website. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (2007). "PIAA Champions" (.pdf). Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ^ http://www.garnetvalleyspringmusical.com/docs/Cappies_2009_final.doc
- ^ http://www.colonialplayers.org/
