Springfield Township High School
| Springfield Township High School | |
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| Address | |
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1801 E. Paper Mill Road Erdenheim, Pennsylvania 19038 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1924 |
| School district | Springfield Township School District |
| Principal | Dr. Charles E. Rittenhouse |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 775 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Steel |
| Mascot | [Spartan] |
| Publication | The Chronicle |
| Yearbook | Retina |
| Information | 215-233-6030 |
| Website | http://www.sdst.org/shs/ |
Springfield Township High School (commonly STHS) is a public high school serving grades 9-12. The school serves Springfield Township, Pennsylvania and is the sole high school of the Springfield Township School District.
In 1922, Springfield Township planned to construct a high school to serve both juniors and seniors in the area. The original high school was completed in 1924, built at Hillcrest Pond, the former site of White City amusement park. Although expanded several times in the 1930s and 40's, the township needed to construct a bigger high school to meet the demands of the growing township. The old high school building served as Hillcrest Junior High, and is now home to Phil-Mont Christian Academy. The current High School, located at 1801 Paper Mill Rd. was built in 1954 with the first class graduating in 1955. Often during this time, students from surrounding townships that had yet to establish school districts would also attend the high school, with class size swelling to numbers upwards of 300 students in the 1960s. The current high school has also gone through many additions, including the addition of a natatorium, expanded gymnasium, an extra wing of classrooms, and the Jay Freeze Memorial Lobby. The high school went under extensive renovation starting in 1999, which also included the renovation of Spartan Stadium, and the construction of a field house. In 1995, to ease crowding in the elementary schools, 8th grade was moved to the high school. On October 20, 2009 the School Board approved a restructuring plan that relocated 8th grade to the middle school leaving grades 9-12 in the high school. This move became effective for the 2010-2011 school year.
The school offers fourteen Advanced Placement exams and the opportunity to earn college credit from Penn State University and Montgomery County Community College.
The students take three or four 90 minutes classes in the school's intensive block scheduling program.
The school's library has received several awards, including best high school library website.
Springfield Township High School has also been a pioneer in developing a national computer science curriculum for high school students. The school took part in the creation of the AP Computer Science Principles program, as well as maintaining a computer science graduation requirement for all students.
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