Southern Lehigh High School

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.

Southern Lehigh Senior High School
Address
5800 Main Street

Center Valley
,
Pennsylvania
18034

United States
Coordinates40°32′04″N 75°23′58″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1955
PrincipalBeth Guarriello
Staff63.90 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,080 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.90[1]
Color(s)Blue and White         
MascotThe Spartan
NewspaperThe Spotlight
YearbookSolehian
WebsiteSouthern Lehigh School District Website

The school's mascot is the Spartan, and the school colors are blue and white.

History

Southern Lehigh was built in 1955. Before that, some students in the district attended high school at Allentown High School while others attended Coopersburg High School (which closed when Southern Lehigh opened later in 1955).[2]

Athletics

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.

The school's athletic teams belong to Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District XI[3] and most sports belong to the district's Colonial League.

Student organizations and clubs

FIRST Robotics team

Southern Lehigh High School's First Robotics Team, the Spartechs,[4] has participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition since 2002. The Spartechs' team number is 834.[5] The robotics team has competed at the FIRST Robotics Championship in 2016 and 2017.[6]

Speech and Debate team

Southern Lehigh's speech and debate team was started in 1992 and has competed at multiple national and state tournaments.[7] It has recorded 5 PHSSL state champions.[8][9][10][11][12] The team competes in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League, the National Catholic Forensic League, and the National Speech and Debate Association competitions.[13]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Southern Lehigh SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. The Cohiscan. Coopersburg, PA: Coopersburg High School. 1955. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. PIAA District 11 web site, accessed February 8, 2011
  4. http://team834.org
  5. Spartechs web site, accessed March 2, 2014
  6. Peterson, Margie. "Southern Lehigh robotics team honored". themorningcall.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  7. "Hometown Hero: Coach David Long". Upper Saucon, PA Patch. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  8. "Commentary Winners". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  9. "Duo Interpretation Winners". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  10. "Impromptu Speaking". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  11. "Public Forum". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  12. "Student Congress: House". phssl.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  13. "HS Honor Society Records". points.speechanddebate.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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