Hershey High School (Pennsylvania)
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550 Homestead Road Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°16′36″N 76°38′28″W / 40.2767°N 76.6411°WCoordinates: 40°16′36″N 76°38′28″W / 40.2767°N 76.6411°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1924 |
| School district | Derry Township School District |
| Principal | Dale Reimann |
| Faculty | 80 (2014) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Pupils | 1,156 pupils (2013) |
| • Grade 9 | 302 |
| • Grade 10 | 287 |
| • Grade 11 | 293 |
| • Grade 12 | 274 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 201,000 square feet (18,700 m2) |
| School color(s) | Blue and Orange |
| Team name | Trojan |
| Rival | Lower Dauphin High School, Milton Hershey School, and Palmyra Area High School |
| Newspaper | The Broadcaster |
| Communities served | Derry Township, Hershey |
| Feeder schools | Hershey Middle School |
Hershey High School is one of four buildings which comprise the campus of the Derry Township School District in Hershey, Pennsylvania. In 1996, the school was nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for its academic excellence.
The English Department includes courses in journalism, speech, composition (language), literature, and other concepts of the English language. The Mathematics Department offers courses in geometry, algebra, trigonometry, precalculus and calculus (and advanced calculus), finance, statistics, and computer science. The Social Studies department has courses in American and world history as well as courses which focus on aspects of society such as law and money. The Science Department offers classes in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and biotechnology. There are elective courses offered in foreign languages, music, drama, engineering and , accounting and business, and computers. Health courses include physical education, strength and conditioning, health, and driver's education.
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.
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