WILLIAM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL

'William Allen High School' is one of two public high schools located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The school, which is located at 126 North 17th Street, serves students from the western and southern parts of the city. Allentown's other public high school, Dieruff High School, serves students from the city's eastern and northern parts. Until Dieruff's opening in 1959, William Allen High School was known as Allentown High School.
With 3,577 students in the 2005-2006 school year, William Allen High School is the largest high school in the city of Allentown, the largest high school in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, and the fourth largest high school in the state of Pennsylvania. ^[1]
A 2005 ''Newsweek'' article ranked William Allen High School 924th out of 27,468 public high schools on their "Best High Schools in America" list. ^[2]

Contents

History

Academic honors

Athletics

Athletic honors

Notable alumni

Principals

References

External links

History

Allentown High School was first established in a building on South Penn Street in 1858. In 1869, the first commencement ceremony took place - three students graduated. A new high school was built in 1894 (which is now used as Central Elementary School) at Lumber and Turner Streets. In 1916, a new Allentown High School was opened at its current location on Seventeenth Street. The Annex and Little Palestra were built in 1930, and the Linden Street Wing was opened in 1957. The school was renamed William Allen High School in 1960. In 1975, a Library-Science Center was built on the site of the Little Palestra.
The school is named after William Allen, Chief Justice of the Province of Pennsylvania and former mayor of Philadelphia. He founded the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1762.

Academic honors

★ '2001:'

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★ Second place, ''Scholastic Scrimmage'' (losing to Parkland High School in finals).

★ '1992:'

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★ First place, ''Scholastic Scrimmage'' (defeating Moravian Academy in finals).

★ '1991:'

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★ First place, ''Scholastic Scrimmage'' (defeating Emmaus High School in finals).

★ '1988:'

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★ Second place,'' Scholastic Scrimmage'' (losing to Parkland High School in the finals).

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★ Pennsylvania State Champions, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").

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★ World Finals - Fourth place, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").

★ '1987:'

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★ Pennsylvania State Champions, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").

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★ World Finals - Second place, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").

★ '1986:'

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★ Pennsylvania State Champions, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").

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★ World Finals - 16th place, Odyssey of the Mind ("structural problem").

Athletics

William Allen is one of 12 high schools that compete in the Lehigh Valley Conference, which has produced an abundant number of NCAA Division I and professional athletes.
The school plays its home football and some of its soccer games at J. Birney Crum Stadium, a 15,000 capacity stadium in the city. Most of its indoor athletics are played in the school's J. Milo Sewards Gymnasium. The school's primary athletic rivalry is with cross-town Dieruff High School.

Athletic honors

★ '2006:'

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★ First place, Lehigh Valley Conference Boys Basketball (26th time).

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★ First place, PA District XI AAAA Boys Basketball Champions (17th time).

★ '2003:'

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★ Second place, PA District XI AAAA Boys Basketball.

★ '2002:'

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★ First place, PA District XI AAAA Boys Basketball.

★ 'Historical:'

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★ Five-time Pennsylvania State Boys Basketball Tournament Champions.

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★ One-time Pennsylvania State Girls Basketball Tournament Champions.

Notable alumni

★ Charlie Dent - U.S. Congressman.

★ Lee Iacocca - former chairman of Chrysler Corporation.

★ Lara Jill Miller, voice actress, Cartoon Network's ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee''.

★ Irene Ng - former actress, Nickelodeon's ''The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo''.

★ Amanda Seyfried, model and actress, The CW's ''Veronica Mars'' and HBO's ''Big Love''

Principals

★ 1858 to (Date Unknown): Prof. R.W. McAlpine

★ (Dates Unknown): Prof. Armagnac

★ (Dates Unknown): Rev. Tobias Kessler

★ (Dates Unknown): Dr. R.K. Buehrle

★ 1880 to 1893: Francis Dimmick Raub

★ 1916 to 1943: Daniel Hamm

★ 1943 to 1946: Dr. James W. Richardson

★ 1946 to 1969: Clifford S. Bartholomew

★ 1969 to 1971: Samuel A. Miller

★ 1971 to 1982: Dr. John F. McHugh

★ 1982 to 1991: Ray Erb

★ 1991 to 1999: Louis P. DeLorenzo

★ 1999 to Present: Keith R. Falko

References

1. Pennsylvania Department of Education: 2005-2006 Public Enrollment by County, School, and Grade
2. Newsweek - The Top of the Class: The Complete List of the 1,300 top U.S. schools

External links

★ William Allen High School Official Home Page.

★ William Allen High School Alumni Web Site.

★ ''Newsweek'' magazine's "Best High Schools in America" article.

★ William Allen High School athletics schedule and scores at HighSchoolSports.net.

★ William Allen High School Page at Lehigh Valley Conference Official Web Site.

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★ Map from Google Maps.

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★ Hybrid Map & Aerial Photograph from Google Maps.