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Live. Learn. Lebanon.
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| 1000 S. 8th Street Lebanon, PA, Lebanon County, 17042 United States |
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| School type | Public, Secondary |
| Established | 1852 (current building - 1969) |
| School district | Lebanon School District |
| Superintendent | Marianne T. Bartley[1] |
| Principal | Thomas Jordan |
| Mascot | Cedars |
| Rival | Cedar Crest High School |
| Feeder schools | Lebanon Middle School |
| Information | (717) 273-9391 |
| Website | Lebanon High School |
| Lebanon Cedars athletic logo | |
Lebanon Senior High School (LHS) houses grades nine through twelve for the Lebanon School District, and is located in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The current building also serves as district headquarters. The school's mascot is the cedar tree. It is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "three-ring circus" because of its unique architecture: three circular buildings joined by glass enclosed walkways.
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Each of the school's three buildings includes a principal occupant (Library, Gymnasium, or Auditorium) which is used to identify the specific building. The "Library" building contains most of the school's classrooms and the library itself features a glass dome ceiling. In addition to the gym, the "Gymnasium" building includes the school's cafeteria. The offices of the high school and school district are found in the "Auditorium" building. Lebanon High School, which opened to students for the 1969-70 school year, is currently under extensive renovation with anticipated completion sometime in 2012.
2010 - 83% [2]
2009 - 79%
2008 - 80% [3]
2007 - 80% [4]
2006 - 77%, State 88% [5]
The high school is in Making Progress: in Corrective Action II AYP status in 2010 due to chronic low academic achievement in reading and mathematics.[6] In 2009, the school was in Did not make AYP - Corrective Action II 2nd Year AYP status.
PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading
2010 - 49% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 67% of 11th graders on grade level.[7]
2009 - 44%, State - 65% [8]
2008 - 33%, State - 65%
2007 - 45%, State - 65%[9]
2006 - 43%, State - 65%
2005 - 39%, State - 65%
11th Grade Math:
2010 - 51% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.[10]
2009 - 44%, State - 56% [11]
2008 - 33%, State - 56%
2007 - 40%, State - 53%
2006 - 36%, State - 52%
2005 - 42%, State - 51%
11th Grade Science:
2010 - 24% on grade level. State - 40% of 11th graders on grade level.
2009 - 17%, State - 40% [12]
2008 - 11%, State - 40%[13]
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 42% of Lebanon School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[14] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[15] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
The high school offers a Dual Enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. At LHS the courses are offered at Harrisburg Area Community College, Lebanon Valley College, and Harrisburg University of Science and TEchnology.[16] Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school, including the graduation ceremony. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist enrollees in costs for tuition, fees and books.[17] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[18]
For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $15,812 for the program.[19]
By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.[20]
Beginning with the class of 2015, students must take the Keystone Exams in Literature and Algebra 1.[21]
Lebanon High School has been known to have a positively rated music program, especially its vocal music department. It has many performing groups including: Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Show Choir, Women's Choir, Men's Chorus, Overtones, Band, Jazz Band, and Orchestra.
The Chamber Singers have been selected to perform at the state music conference in the past, and its most recent musical production, Cats, has been nominated for several awards by the Hershey Theater's Apollo Awards.
As of January 2008, the school enforced a strict dress including the prohibition of jeans, profane language on clothing, and spiked jewelry. Though there were rumors of protest from several parents of students, who said they could not afford to buy clothing acceptable of the new dress code, no serious protest was taken. The dress code received generally positive reviews after being enforced. There was speculation that the dress code was enforced to improve the image LHS had compared to other schools.
Lebanon High School, like many other high schools, has had incidents take place involving bullying, harassment, and violence. There have been a few times in the past where law enforcement has had to come into the school and arrest students. However, despite perceptions associated with its status as a multi-ethnic urban district, the school has an excellent track record demonstrating cooperation, tolerance, and acceptance among students with a wide variety of ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds.
The Lebanon School District has struggled to meet the goals established by the state Department of Education through the federal government's No Child Left Behind law. However, in 2009-2010, the district met nearly all of its goals. and now carries an AYP status of "Making Progress: in Corrective Action II"