Whitehall High School (Pennsylvania)
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Whitehall High School is a public high school, based in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region, in the United States. As of the 2006-2007 academic school year, the school is attended by 1,393 students in grades nine through 12.
Whitehall High School is located at 3800 Mechanicsville Road, in Whitehall Township. The school's nickname is the Zephyrs, and school colors are maroon and gold. Whitehall's primary rival is Parkland High School, a larger Allentown suburban high school.
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[edit] Athletics
Whitehall High School is one of 12 high schools that comprise the Lehigh Valley Conference, generally considered one of the highest quality athletic conferences in Pennsylvania.
[edit] Whitehall alumni in NFL
Whitehall High School has given birth to two NFL players: Dan Koppen, the current starting offensive center for the New England Patriots, and Matt Millen, a former defensive linebacker with three Super Bowl-winning teams. Millen is generally considered one of the most elite linebackers to ever play the game, though his career as President and General Manager of the Detroit Lions is been generally considered very unsuccessful.
Between Koppen and Millen, they have won six Super Bowls, with Koppen winning two with the Patriots and Millen winning two with the Oakland Raiders, one with the San Francisco 49ers and one with the Washington Redskins.
Both players' Whitehall jerseys (Koppen's # 77 and Millen's # 83) have been permanently retired in their honor.
[edit] State and national championships
Whitehall has distinguished itself nationally and in the state of Pennsylvania with the following state and national championships:
- Boys Basketball: 1982 (Pennsylvania state champions).
- Cheerleading: 2001 (National champions).
- Wrestling: 2001 and 2002 (Christian Franco, Pennsylvania state champion at 140lb. weight class both years).
- Indoor Percussion: 2003 Concert Percussion Champions; 2005 and 2006 World Class Champions.
[edit] Lehigh Valley Conference championships
Whitehall has won many Lehigh Valley Conference championships, including the following sports and years:
- Baseball: 1966, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 2004 and 2005.
- Boys Basketball: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2005.
- Cheerleading: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2001.
- Football: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981 (tri-champions with Dieruff High School and Emmaus High School), 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2005.
- Girls Basketball: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 and 2000.
- Girls Softball: 1979, 1988 and 1989.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Brian Knobbs, former professional wrestler.
- Dan Koppen, professional football player, New England Patriots.
- Matt Millen, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, current President and General Manager, Detroit Lions.
