North Penn High School

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North Penn High School is a part of the North Penn School District and is located in Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania, about a mile outside of Lansdale along Valley Forge Road (PA Route 363).

When North Penn High School was created in 1955 to serve a newly consolidated school district, it incorporated students from three former schools: Hatfield High School, Lansdale High School, and North Wales High School. The original North Penn High School building was the one that had served as Lansdale High School since the 1930s. The former Hatfield and North Wales buildings were eventually converted to elementary schools. The North Wales building is still used for this purpose today. The Hatfield building, later renamed the Laudenslager School, was eventually replaced by a newer building. The old school was then sold by the North Penn School District, and now serves as the home of the Biblical Theological Seminary.

The current North Penn High School was constructed in 1971 because of severe overcrowding at the original school. The former high school building, located on Penn Street in Lansdale, is now Penndale Middle School. The students of Penndale Middle School, Pennbrook Middle School, and Pennfield Middle School graduate to North Penn High School.

North Penn High School is among the largest statewide, with student enrollment for the 2005-2006 school year at 3,423.[1] Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are represented at the high school, while freshmen (commonly the first year of high school) are enrolled in one of the three aforementioned middle schools.

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[edit] Honors

The school hosted the 75th Anniversary National Association of Student Councils (NASC) national conference from June 24-28, 2006, where students from 49 states, as well as Australia, Canada, and Puerto Rico attended.[2]

North Penn High School and Knapp Elementary School both celebrated their 50th anniversaries in the year of 2006.[3]

North Penn High School's International Thespian troupe was the first high school to start a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) high school chapter in the world.[citation needed] BC/EFA is a charity in which Broadway actors, and now high schools, can raise money which gets sent to this charity to fight AIDS. North Penn has an annual gala to raise money in addition to auctioning off many pieces of Broadway memorabilia.

[edit] In the media

In 1999 ESPN featured the football team in a documentary entitled "The Season."[4]

The school's football team was featured in the 1999 film "The Last Game." The movie includes a storyline about North Penn's former rivalry with neighboring {Central Bucks West High School}. In years since the movie, CB West has switched football divisions in the Surburban One League and is no longer a power in PA high school football.

Former North Penn football coach Mike Pettine is now on the coaching staff of the [Baltimore Ravens].

The school has 4 ice hockey teams.

Starting at the front door, it will take you roughly 10 minutes to walk to the back of the enormous 5 wing school. 20 minutes if you walk through each wing.

School colors are Navy and Carolina blue.

Crawford stadium, where the football team plays, is bigger than the majority of high school football stadiums in the country, not counting Texas schools.


In the 2001-2002 school year, the high school participated in the Y100 Food Drive for the first time, and won 1st place. As a prize, Saves the Day played a free, private concert for them.[citation needed]

In 2004 the school made national news and was the subject of a show on MTV due to the elaborate senior class prank pulled by Thomas McDonald, Brendan Mulvihill, Marty Sandeen, Andrew Molholt, Jay Habre, and 50+ participants they recruited over the course of the entire 2003-2004 academic year. On the night of June 6, the rear and cafeteria courtyards of the school's grounds were forked with over 40,000 plastic forks.[5]

In 2005, Sports Illustrated distinguished North Penn as the best athletic program in Pennsylvania, noting that the school has "won 45 state championships over the last 10 years" and "is a power in football and is also dominant in boys' swimming." The school is also prominent in boys' and girls' water polo.[6]

Also, in the 2006-2007 school year, the high school participated in the WMMR Preston and Steve Food Drive and donated over 2 tons of food. They won 1st place, and as a result, were awarded an OK Go concert.[citation needed]

[edit] Alma mater

North Penn High School's alma mater shares the same tune as that of the Pennsylvania State University. The lyrics are as follows:

As Knights, who in the olden times,
Would pledge their loyalty
To keep their honor shining,
and ever true to be.
We enter here at North Penn High,
With hearts resolved to dare.
Our noblest aim to bring to fame
Our Alma Mater Fair.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Contact information

North Penn High School
1340 Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA 19446
Phone: 215-368-9800
Fax: 215-855-0632

[edit] Current administration

Principal
Burton T. Hynes

Assistant Principals
Shaun M. Dougherty
Karen R. Holmes
Sean O'Sullivan
Amy B. Schwartz
Amy L. Linn
Donald J. Walsh

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ NPHS. North Penn High School. Schoolwires, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
  2. ^ Bryan King (2006-01-26). North Penn High School Presents.... Genesis X Designs.
  3. ^ Robert Hassler (2005-09-06). Letter from the Superintendant. NPHS.
  4. ^ Mike Scandura. Coaches Spotlight: Mike Pettine. NFLHS.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
  5. ^ Sammy Davis (2004-09-21). Forking, A Potential Threat. The Temple News.
  6. ^ Doug Huff (2005-05-16). Best Sports High Schools. Sports Illustrated.

[edit] External links

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