Northeast High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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Northeast High School is a high school located at 1601 Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Northeast is one of the oldest high schools in Philadelphia, founded in 1890 as the Northeast Manual Training School. Before 1958, it was located at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia. As of 2010 Northeast High School will have had 169 Graduating Classes. Some of the best known alumni include Herb Adderley (hall of fame football player), Eddie Stanky (major league baseball player and manager), Guy Rodgers (hall of fame basketball player), and Sonny Hill (organizer of Philadelphia summer basketball leagues).

The Northeast High School website is located at http://NEHS1.com and has been developed and maintained by Northeast's web design classes.

1 Population
- 1.1 Transportation Access
2 Rivalries
3 Teams
4 Programs in NEHS
5 Notable alumni
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Population

At Northeast High School, there are about 3600 students. When added with the teachers and staff, the school contains more than 3700 people. When changing classes the halls are packed including many intersections including the infamous "cross-roads" where the physical education, science, and other classes meet up to change classes. Some classes struggle to maintain a maximum of 33 students, as the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) contract requires. The school also represents the diversity of Northeast Philadelphia, as it is home for practically all ethnic and immigrant groups in the greater Philadelphia region.

[edit] Transportation Access

Northeast High School is easily accesed by SEPTA bus routes 19, 59, 67, 70, and 77. These routes connect with several other routes in the area such as 1, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24, 58, and the R8 Regional Rail line at Ryers Station.

Many students who live out of the immediate area get to school by one of these bus routes from across the city. Farrell Elementary

[edit] Rivalries

Northeast High School and Central High School have the longest running sports rivalry between public schools in the country, dating back to 1892.^{[citation needed]} The apex of this rivalry comes on Thanksgiving when the two schools football teams square off against one another.

[edit] Teams

Northeast High School has many sports teams, all of which are known as The Vikings.

[edit] Programs in NEHS

Northeast High School has many different programs known as Small Learning Communities (SLCs). One of these SLCs is the Aerospace, Medical and Engineering Magnet Program which accepts students from all sections of Philadelphia that were among the top of their classes in their previous schools. There are also SLCs for those who want to be in the fields of business, medicine, and media as well as many others. Northeast also boasts an award winning student newspaper, The Megaphone.