| Thomas Alva Edison High School and John C. Fareira Skills Center | |
|---|---|
| Edison | |
| Motto | Integrating Learning for Success |
| Established | 1903 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Marilyn Perez |
| Students | diverse |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Colors | Green and Yellow |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Yearbook | The Edisonian |
| Newspaper | none |
| Website | http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/e/edison-fareira |
Thomas Alva Edison High School and John C. Fareira Skills Center is a high school serving grades 9-12 in 151 West Luzerne Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (Location: )
The school serves several neighborhoods, including Fairhill.[1][2]
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The original Edison High School building was opened in 1903 as the all male Northeast Manual Training High School located at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue. Eventually the school became Northeast High School. The auditorium was added in 1916 and in 1936 vocational education shops and many regular classrooms were added to the original building. The building had been vacant since 2002 and was recently sold to developers. Sadly, the building was destroyed by fire on August 3, 2011.[3][4] A Facebook page was organized for those wishing to leave memorials about their time at the original school.
In January 1957, a new Northeast High School was opened at Cottman and Algon Avenues. All of the trophies, most of the teaching staff and memorabilia were transferred to the new building. At the same time, a new school, Thomas Alva Edison High, was opened at the site. Because of our facilities, Edison remained all male until September 1979. Edison is now a fully co-educational high school.
Finally, in 1988, the original school was replaced by a new co-educational Edison/Fareira High School, named in part for its late principal, John C. Fareira. The new Edison/Fareira is a combined academic high school and vocational skills center. It is located at Front & Luzerne Streets with an outdoor athletic facility on the same site.
The school lost 54 former students during the Vietnam War, more than any other U.S. high school.[5][6]
John B. Stetson Middle School feeds into Edison.[2] Feeder K-8 schools include Julia deBurgos School, Fairhill School, Joseph C. Ferguson School, William H. Harrison School, John F. Hartranft School, Hon. Luis Muñoz Marín School, and Potter-Thomas School.[2]
Thomas Edison High School Enrollment: Total Enrollment - 2812 Rank Nationally - 415 out of 19379 Rank in Pennsylvania - 12 out of 689
Thomas Edison High School Students by Grade: 9th - 1040 10th - 688 11th - 553 12th - 531
Thomas Edison High School Students by Gender: Male - 1410 (50%) Female - 1402 (50%)
Thomas Edison High School Students by Ethnicity: American Indian - 6 (0%) Asian - 17 (1%) Black - 546 (19%) Hispanic - 2186 (78%) White - 57 (2%)
In Steven Spielberg's film, Saving Private Ryan, United States Army Rangers Captain John Miller (played by Tom Hanks) states that he is an English Composition teacher at Thomas Alva Edison High School in Pennsylvania.[7]