| Louis E. Dieruff High School | |
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| Location | |
| 815 North Irving Street Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1959 |
| Principal | Susan Bocian |
| Enrollment | 1,846 |
| Mascot | The Husky |
| Colors | Grey and Blue |
| Website | Louis E. Dieruff High School web site |
Louis E. Dieruff High School (typically referred to as Dieruff High School) is a public high school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school is named after Louis E. Dieruff, a noted educator in the Allentown School District.
The school, founded in 1959, is located at 815 North Irving Street in Allentown. It serves students in grades nine through 12 from the eastern and southern southern parts of the city.
Allentown's other public high school, William Allen High School (founded in 1858 as Allentown High School), serves students from the western and central parts of the city. Dieruff is the smaller of the two schools.
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Its construction began in 2004 as a prospective junior high school to serve the growing population of Allentown. In 1965 the Allentown School District Planetarium was added to the building. Additional classrooms and the East Branch of the Allentown Public Library (later closed and converted to classrooms) were built in 1970.
Under the Allentown School District's Comprehensive Facilities Plan[1], at a cost of $28million, the school has seen recent renovation and the addition of the Michael P. Meilinger wing in 2009, used mostly for freshman classes.
On September 7, 2008 just before 3pm, an EF1 tornado about 50 yards wide touched down causing minor damage to the school. This caused for classes on September 8–10, 2008 to be canceled to clean up.[2]
The school's class size is approximately 16 students per teacher, with the Pennsylvania average at 15 per teacher. The student ethnicity is as follows: Hispanic 60%, White 22%, Black 15%, Asian & Pacific Islander 2%, and Native American & Native Alaskan less than 1%. 79% of students are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch, with the state average at 33%.[3]
The Allentown School District was ranked 482nd out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts, in 2010, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic achievement on four years of PSSA results in: reading, writing, mathematics and two years of science.[4]
2009 - 481st
2008 - 480th[5]
2007 - 485th[6]
In 2010 the high school is in Corrective Action II 3rd Year level in AYP status due to chronically low student achievement for the past five years.[7] The Pennsylvania Department of Education identified the school as Persistently Low Performing in its application for the 2010 federal School Improvement Grant funding.
Graduation rate:
2010 - 68%[8]
2009 - 65%[9]
11th grade Reading:
2010 - 49% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 67% of 11th graders are on grade level in Reading.[10]
2009 - 44%, State - 65%[11]
2008 - 41%, State - 64%
11th grade Math:
2010 - 38% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level in Math
2009 - 37%, State - 55%
2008 - 35%, State - 56%
11th grade Science:
2010 - 14% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 39% of 11th graders are on grade level in Science.
2009 - 12%, State - 40%
Football::
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Dieruff High School has had many students who have won various individual awards and competitions, including:
The school's mascot, an Alaskan husky, is an actual husky dog named "Kiska V" (now the fifth dog mascot so named by the school since 1959). The husky is named in honor of the 10 men and women captured by the Japanese on Kiska Island in 1942, during World War II, some of whom were Allentown servicemen. Dieruff's teams are known as "Huskies".
Amidst Cold War fears of science education inadequacy and a general interest in astronomy before the Moon landing, the Allentown School District erected a planetarium inside Louis E. Dieruff High School in 1965 [1].
Following an acrimonious budget debate in 1991, wherein all programs that were deemed as "nonessential" were to be removed from the Allentown School District's budget, all funding for the continued operation and upkeep of the planetarium has come from private sources.
Dieruff competes in the Lehigh Valley Conference in District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). The conference is generally considered one of the most competitive in the state and nation and has produced many professional athletes.
The school plays its home football, soccer, and field hockey games at J. Birney Crum Stadium, which, with a capacity of over 15,000, is the second largest high school stadium in Pennsylvania.
Academic Bowl, Acceptance Club, AFJROTC, Art Club, Art Archives, Band (Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, etc.), Band Front, Chess Team, Choir, Class Councils, Dance Team, Debate Team, Drama Club, Environmental Club, Future Educators Association, German Honor Society, International Club, Key Club, "The Leader" Newspaper, "Ledannus" Yearbook, National Honor Society, Physical Fitness Club, SADD, Scholastic Scrimmage, School Council, Ski Club, Spanish Honor Society, Stage Crew, Strategic Gaming Club, Student Council, Student Forum, and Weightlifting Club
Dieruff High School, be our stay, Bearing proudly Blue and Gray! May we for thy spirit yearn; Help us e’er to seek and learn. Now, hail our Alma Mater strong And may we proudly say: To you we ever will belong! We salute you, Blue and Gray!
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