Salisbury High School (Pennsylvania)

Infobox High School
name= Salisbury High School


headmaster=
principal= Ms. Heather Morningstar
assistant principals= Ms. Heather Piperato
mascot= Falcon
established= 1963
type= Public
location= Salisbury Township%2C Lehigh County%2C Pennsylvania
enrollment= approx 508
campus= Urban
colors= Blue and White
nicknames=
conference=
website= [http://www.stsd.org/shs/index.htm stsd.org/shs/] |

Salisbury High School is a public, co-educational High School located in Salisbury Township%2C Lehigh County%2C Pennsylvania.

History

Salisbury Township was started in 1753, and the educational system consisted of single room schools, however as time passed the need for an organized school district grew and Salisbury Township School District was officially founded in 1834. In 1955 the construction for Salisbury High School was planned, construction started in 1962 and finished in 1963. In 1989 due to the increasing size of the school's enrollment, renovations became needed. In 2002 the cafeteria was redone, and a second gymnasium was added. Recently plans have begun to relocate the 9th grade from Salisbury Middle School to Salisbury High School, and plans for an extra wing have been approved to make space for the 9th grade.

Curriculum

Planned instruction in the following areas is provided to every student in the high school program: language arts, mathematics, science and technology, social studies, environment and ecology, the arts, the use of applications of computers and software, health, safety and physical education, and LifeSmarts. The following planned instruction is available to every student in the high school program: vocational-technical education, business education, world languages, technology education, and college level advanced placement courses.

A wide range of elective courses offer students learning opportunities competitive with offerings of other Lehigh Valley school districts. In doing so, many classes run with less students than the state uses in its formula to determine building capacity. It is not uncommon to have elective classes with the number of students ranging from 10-28 students, averaging in the teens.

Courses are designed to prepare students for entrance into college and/or employment and to provide for a general education. Despite a student's career pathway, academic literacy and technology integration shape students toward global citizenship. Students enrolled in vocational and technical courses pursue their academic work at Salisbury High School and their laboratory work at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute. Honors courses are offered in English, social studies, mathematics and science. Advance Placement courses are offeded in biology, calculus AB, English composition and literature, European history, and United States history. In partnership with Lehigh Carbon Community College, Salisbury High School offers dual enrollment courses in science and art. Distance Learning in science and mathematics curricula continue to fill specialized needs of students. [ [http://salisbury21.pbwiki.com/Salisbury%20High%20School%20Profile salisbury21 wiki / Salisbury High School Profile ] ]

Extra-curricular Activities

Salisbury High School offers numerous extra activities, for example, Salisbury has Key Club [ [http://freewebs.com/salisburykeyclub/index.htm SHS Key Club | Salisbury High School ] ] , SADD [ [http://www.stsd.org/shs/sadd/index.htm Sadd ] ] , and Model UN organizations. Salisbury offers educational trips, one example is the Bike and Boat program [ [http://www.jgpress.com/IBArticles/2000/MA_24.htm Bike And Boat Blends Education With Fun ] ] . Salisbury also has sports, namely Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, and Cheerleading [ [http://www.stsd.org/shs/sports/index.htm Sports ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.stsd.org/shs/index.htm Salisbury High School homepage]
*"Salisbury." Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. LehighCounty.Org. 4 Dec. 2007
*Schmehl, William L. F.. Salisbury Township: 1753-2003. 2nd. Emmaus: Total Imaging Inc., 2003.