Hempfield High School
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| Hempfield High School | |
| Motto | |
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| Established | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Head | |
| Location | Landisville, Pennsylvania, |
| Campus | Suburban/Rural |
| Enrollment | ~2,400 |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Homepage | hempfieldsd.org/hempfieldhigh |
Hempfield High School is located in Landisville,
Pennsylvania. It serves both East and West
Hempfield townships and is one of three secondary schools in the
Hempfield School District.
Academics
Hempfield High School continually shows above state average test results on the PSSA tests [1] and the SATs. Academic success is also shown through national merit, where, in 2005-2006, thirteen students were honored as National Merit Finalists. [2] Finally, Hempfield students have consistently excelled in the Pennsylvania Math League. In 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, the Math Team were the first in their region, and in 2001 and 2006, they were first in the league [3].
Hempfield offers a number of Advanced Placement courses. These include
classes in Biology, Calculus,
Theater
Hempfield High School is renowned for its extensive theater program and is highly regarded for its annual original production "Dance Theatre."[citation needed] It is show which is completely original that gives the money made from three shows to various worthy foundations. Hempfield's musical theatre productions, under the direction of Alan Mudrick, is also well known for their excellence. Hempfield's Performing Arts Center is among the best constructed, and most expensive, high school stages in Pennsylvania.[citation needed] The "PAC" is often rented out by local dance companies and performance groups to hold their productions.
Athletics
In recent years, the Black Knights have celebrated victories in many sporting activities, particularly in volleyball, where the girls' team has seen two state championships and the boys' team has seen nine.[4] Athletes belonging to Hempfield's tennis, cross country, wrestling, swimming, and track and field teams have seen league championships and some of their wrestlers and swimmers have seen district championships as well.
Tom Herr, former Major League Baseball
second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals,
Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies,
San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets,
graduated from Hempfield High School. His son, Aaron Herr, who played for the
Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners,
Lancaster Barnstormers, and St. Louis
Cardinals, and who currently plays for the
Music
The Hempfield Black Knight Marching Band, under the direction of one Mr. William Powers, consists of over 115 members. Other than the marching band, Hempfield is also host to other bands. The Concert Band is a 120+ performance group which accepts all levels of musicians from all grades. The Jazz Bands include the Jazz band who hosts a variety of shows during the year and the Jazz Lab Band which performs with the Jazz Band during the spring jazz concert. All of the bands at Hempfield are supervised by the department chair of music, Mr. William Powers.
Hempfield is also home to many other performing groups such as Hempfield Singers, a high level choir; Chamber Singers, a very select group which also performs at home basketball games; Bel Canto Singers, an all female choir and Concert Chorale, a chorus open to all abilities. The Hempfield Choirs are all led by Dr. Alan Mudrick.
The Hempfield Orchestras are under the direction of Mr. Donald Grabowski. The performing groups include: Symphony Strings, an orchestra tailored to advanced musicians; Concert Strings, a performing orchestra designed for underclassmen; and Concertus Musicus; a select chamber orchestra.
All orchestras, bands and choirs perform at either the holiday concert, the winter concert and a spring concert as well. Some groups have shows outside of the Hempfield music department, which change every year.[5]
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