Emmaus High School
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| Established | 1955 |
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| School type | Public |
| Principal | Liz Drake |
| Students | 2,783 |
| Mascot | Green Hornet |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Location | 500 Macungie Avenue |
| Website | http://www.eastpenn.k12.pa.us/ehs/ |
Emmaus High School is a public high school located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 in Pennsylvania's East Penn School District.
The school is located off of Cedar Crest Boulevard, at 500 Macungie Avenue in Emmaus.
The Emmaus High School mascot is the "Green Hornet", and the school's colors are green and gold.
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[edit] Student population
As of the 2006-2007 academic year, the high school is attended by 2,783 students. Emmaus High School serves students from Alburtis, west-side Allentown, Ancient Oaks, Emmaus, Lower Macungie Township, Macungie and Upper Milford Township.
Emmaus High School ranks among the top Lehigh Valley high schools in its percentage of graduating students who pursue post-secondary education. The school also maintains a developed program for academically gifted students.
Two middle schools, Eyer Middle School (located in Macungie) and Lower Macungie Middle School (located in Lower Macungie Township), both serve grades six through eight and feed into Emmaus High School.
[edit] History
The school was founded in 1955 and is still located at its original location. It underwent a vast renovation and expansion in 2000 that added many facilities and incorporated the former Emmaus Junior High School into the high school as the high school's new North Wing. The school completed a second addition in 2004.
[edit] School accomplishments
[edit] Academics
Emmaus High School's academic team has made several appearances at the national level, appearing the last three years (2003, 2004 and 2005) in the Panasonic Academic Challenge at Disney World and placing 5th nationally in 2003.
Emmaus High School also holds the record for the most wins of any high school in Pennsylvania's Scholastic Scrimmage contest, an academic quiz game televised on Pennsylvania PBS affiliates. Emmaus has won the contest seven times (1981, 1983, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2003 and 2004) and placed second three times (1986, 1992 and 2002).
[edit] Athletics
Emmaus High School's highly successful girls field hockey team has won seven Pennsylvania state championships over the past 15 years (1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001 and 2004). The team is regularly ranked among the best girls field hockey teams in the nation. Emmaus High School's physical fitness team also has often ranked among the nation's best.
Emmaus's baseball, golf, soccer and boys and girls swimming teams have been highly successful and usually among the best in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region.
Emmaus competes athletically in the Lehigh Valley Conference in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The school fields teams in all of the association's sports.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Roy C. Afflerbach, former mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Charles Bierbauer, former television journalist, CNN
- Keith Dorney, former professional football player, Detroit Lions
- Michael Johns, health care executive and former White House speechwriter
- Marty Nothstein, 2000 Summer Olympics gold-medal winner, track cycling
- Nicole Reinhart, former professional cyclist
- Cindy Werley, 1996 Summer Olympics women's field hockey player
- Seth Davis, PSU Student
