Souderton Area High School

Souderton Area School District region in Bucks County

Souderton Area High School is a large, suburban high school located at 625 Lower Road in Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States, and serves residents in Souderton, Telford, Harleysville, and surrounding communities. It is a part of the Souderton Area School District.

Graduation rate

In 2011, the graduation rate was 98.7%.^[2] In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Souderton Area School District's rate was 94% for 2010.^[3]

Under former calculation formula:

• 2010 – 96%
• 2009 – 96%^[4]
• 2008 – 95%
• 2007 – 97%^[5]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school achieved AYP status. In 2010, the school was in Making Progress: School Improvement Level II due to chronic, low student achievement.^[6] In 2009, the high school was in School Improvement Level I status due to lagging student academic achievement.

11th Grade Reading

• 2011 – 88.2% on grade level (% below basic). State – 69.1% of 11th graders are on grade level.^[7]
• 2010 – 82.1% on grade level (6.4% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 66% of 11th graders are on grade level.^[8]
• 2009 – 80.1% (8.3% below basic), State – 65%^[9]
• 2008 – 82.1% (7.5% below basic), State – 65%^[10]

11th Grade Math:

• 2011 – 85.6% on grade level (4.7% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 60.3% of 11th graders are on grade level.
• 2010 – 83.9% (5.9% below basic). State – 59%
• 2009 – 73.2% (11.2% below basic). State – 56%.^[11]
• 2008 – 74.5% (11.6% below basic), State – 56%

11th Grade Science:

• 2011 – 67.1% on grade level (4.5% below basic). State – 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
• 2010 – 54.3% (9.5% below basic). State – 39%
• 2009 – 66.1% (4.5% below basic). State – 40%^[12]
• 2008 – 55% (8% below basic). State – 39%

Extracurriculars

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. There are currently 61 different clubs students can join. The Souderton Area School Board determines eligibility policies to participate in these programs.^[13]

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.^[14]

Notable alumni

• 1965 Donald Haldeman, 1976 Summer Olympics gold medalist in trapshooting
• 1981 Jamie Moyer, pitcher for eight Major League Baseball teams from 1986-2012. 2008 World Series champion with the Philadelphia Phillies
• 1982 Steven Grasse advertising distiller founder/owner of Gyro Worldwide and Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
• 1983 Christine A Moore-Seidel milliner celebrity milliner and official milliner of the Kentucky Derby
• 1984 Jon Wurster Drummer for Superchunk and The Mountain Goats and comedian with Scharpling and Wurster
• 1985 Rob Bonfiglio, Carnie Wilson's husband^[15]
• 1986 Rob Kampia, Marijuana activist
• 1988 Steven Stefanowicz Private military contractor at Abu Ghraib prison. Accused of ordering abusive interrogations some have labelled torture.
• 1989 Actor, moderator, radio host and Bloodhound Gang bass player Jared Hasselhoff.
• 1997 Michael Joseph "Spanky G" Guthier. Former drummer for popular comedy rock group The Bloodhound Gang
• 2009 Jake Metz Arena Football League player for the Philadelphia Soul

References

External links

• Souderton Area High School
• Souderton Big Red Marching Band
• Souderton Forte Indoor Color Guard
• Souderton Mirage Drumline
• Souderton Jazz Band
• Souderton Academic Decathlon

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