- Thomas A. Edison High School (Pennsylvania)
Infobox Secondary school
name = Thomas A. Edison High School
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type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
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city =Philadelphia
state =Pennsylvania
country = USA
enrollment =
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principal= David Lugo
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yearbook = [http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/schools/edison/studact.html The Edisonian]
website = http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/schools/edison/Thomas A. Edison High School is a
high school serving grades 9-12 inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania .Its street address is 151 W. Luzerne Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 19140. (Location: Coord|40.0122|-75.1291)
The original Edison High School building was opened in 1903 as the all male Northeast Manual Training High School located at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue. Eventually the school became Northeast High School. The auditorium was added in 1916 and in 1936 vocational education shops and many regular classrooms were added to the original building.
In January 1957, a new Northeast High School was opened at Cottman and Algon Avenues. All of the trophies, most of the teaching staff and memorabilia were transferred to the new building. At the same time, a new school, Thomas Alva Edison High, was opened at the site. Because of our facilities, Edison remained all male until September 1979. Edison is now a fully co-educational high school.
Finally, in 1988, the original school was replaced by a new co-educational Edison/Fareira High School, named in part for its late principal, John C. Fareira. The new Edison/Fareira is a combined academic high school and vocational skills center. It is located at Front & Luzerne Streets with an outdoor athletic facility on the same site.
The school lost 66 former students during the
Vietnam War , more than any other U.S. high school.cite journal | last=Bunch| first=Will| title=Different wars, different reactionsDespite unpopularity of Iraq conflict, Americans respect our soldiers - & now even Vietnam vets | journal=The Philadelphia Daily News| pages=City & Local | date=October 30, 2007 ]References
External links
* [http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/schools/edison/index.html Edison's home page]
* [https://sdp-webprod.phila.k12.pa.us/school_profiles/index.jsp?LocNum=502&LocName=THOMAS+EDISON+HIGH+SCHOOL&Region=REGION+5+EAST&code=high Demographic information and test scores] from thePhiladelphia School District
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