Hempfield High School | |
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Location | |
Landisville, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County United States |
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Information | |
School type | Public, secondary |
School district | Hempfield School District |
Faculty | ~130 |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Enrollment | ~2,480 |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) |
Red and black |
Mascot | Black Knight |
Rival | Manheim Township High School |
Alma Mater | Our loyalty we give to thee, and sacred honor too. To help us in our future, that we our best may do. Honor, gratitude, loyalty, All of these we give, to thee! |
Mission statement | The mission of the Hempfield School District community is to provide rigorous, relevant, responsive, and safe educational opportunities for students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a diverse, global society. |
Website | www.hempfieldsd.org/hhs |
Hempfield High School is a public senior high school located in Landisville, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves both East and West Hempfield townships and serves as the only high school for Hempfield School District.
Hempfield High School continually shows test results above the state average on the PSSA tests and the SAT. The school has a 95% graduation rate, with almost 82% of Hempfield graduates continuing on to excel in post-secondary education.
In 2005-2006, thirteen students were honored as National Merit Finalists. Finally, Hempfield students have consistently excelled in the Pennsylvania Math League. In 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Math Team were the first in their region, and in 2001, 2006, and 2008, they were first in the league.
Hempfield offers a number of Advanced Placement courses, including classes in Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Science, English, French, German, and Spanish Literature, Art, Music Theory, Physics, Statistics, US History, and US Government and Politics. AP exams for college credit are also offered in all of these areas. Honor weighted courses in the Humanities are offered; however, no AP exam accompanies them.