Souderton Area High School is a large public high school in the Montgomery County suburbs of Philadelphia located at 625 Lower Road in Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States, and serves residents in Souderton and Telford boroughs, and Franconia, Lower Salford and Upper Salford townships. It is the only high school in Souderton Area School District.
| Souderton Area High School | |
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| Address | |
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625 Lower Road , , 18964 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°18′52″N 75°18′52″W / 40.31444°N 75.31444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 2009 (New Building) 1931(Original Building) |
| School district | Souderton Area School District |
| Principal | Sam Varano |
| Enrollment | 2,021 (2021-2022) |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Slogan | Great History, Exceptional Future |
| Fight song | Victory March |
| Athletics conference | Suburban One Sports |
| Sports | Fall Sports: Football, Soccer, Water Polo, Volleyball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Tennis, Cheerleading. Winter Sports: Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Indoor Track, Wrestling. Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Track, Unified Bocce, Volleyball |
| Mascot | "Big Red" |
| Nickname | Soudy |
| Team name | Indians/Big Red |
| Rival | North Penn High School |
| Newspaper | The Arrowhead |
| Website | Souderton Area High School |
Extracurriculars
editThe district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. There are currently 75 different clubs students can join.[1]
Notable alumni
edit- 1965: Donald Haldeman, 1976 Summer Olympics gold medalist in trapshooting
- 1975: Alex McArthur, film and television actor; appeared in Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" video
- 1981: Jamie Moyer, pitcher for eight Major League Baseball teams from 1986-2012. 2008 World Series champion with the Philadelphia Phillies. Oldest MLB pitcher to win a game.
- 1982: Steven Grasse advertising distiller founder/owner of Gyro Worldwide and Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
- 1984: Jon Wurster Drummer for Superchunk, The Mountain Goats, & Bob Mould and comedian with Scharpling and Wurster
- 1986: Rob Kampia, Marijuana activist
- 1988: Steven Stefanowicz Private military contractor at Abu Ghraib prison. Accused of ordering abusive interrogations some have labeled torture.
- 1989: Jared Hasselhoff, actor, moderator, radio host and Bloodhound Gang bass player
- 1997: Michael Joseph "Spanky G" Guthier. Former drummer for popular comedy rock group The Bloodhound Gang
- 2009: Jake Metz former Defensive End for the Buffalo Bills and former Arena Football League player for the Philadelphia Soul
References
edit- ^ "Activity Guide". sahs.soudertonsd.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
External links
edit- Souderton Area High School
- Souderton Big Red Marching Band
- Souderton Forte Indoor Color Guard
- Souderton Mirage Drumline
- Souderton Jazz Band[permanent dead link]
- Souderton Academic Decathlon
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