| Established | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Ms. Linda Caroll |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Colors | Black and Red |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | http://www.nehs1.com |
Northeast High School is a high school located at 1601 Cottman Avenue (intersecting Algon Avenue) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Northeast is one of the oldest high schools in Philadelphia, founded in 1890 as the Northeast Manual Training School. Before 1957, it was located at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia (and later became Thomas Edison High School). As of 2009 Northeast High School will have had 168 Graduating Classes. Some of the best known alumni include Herb Adderley (hall of fame football player), Eddie Stanky (major league baseball player and manager), Guy Rodgers (hall of fame basketball player), and Sonny Hill (organizer of Philadelphia summer basketball leagues).
The Northeast High School website is located at http://NEHS1.com and has been developed and maintained by Northeast's web design classes.
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Population
At Northeast High School, there are about 3600 students. When added with the teachers and staff, the school contains more than 3700 people. When changing classes the halls are packed including many intersections including the infamous "cross-roads" where the physical education, science, and other classes meet up to change classes. Some classes struggle to maintain a maximum of 33 students, as the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) contract requires. The school also represents the diversity of Northeast Philadelphia, as it is home for practically all ethnic and immigrant groups in the greater Philadelphia region.
Transportation Access
Northeast High School is easily accessed by SEPTA bus routes 19, 59, 67, 70, and 77. These routes connect with several other routes in the area such as 1, 14, 18, 19, 20, 24, 58, and the R8 Regional Rail line at Ryers Station.
Many students who live out of the immediate area get to school by one of these bus routes from across the city. For those students who live in areas further than a mile away from the school Septa provides them with free weekly bus transpasses.
Rivalries
Northeast High School and Central High School have the longest running sports rivalry between public high schools in the country, dating back to 1892.[1] The apex of this rivalry comes on Thanksgiving when the two schools football teams square off against one another. As of 2008, the record of wins and loses for Northeast High School is: W-52, L-51, T-9. Northeast High School shut out the Central High School Lancers twice in the 2008 Season.
Teams
Northeast High School has many sports teams, all of which are known as The Vikings. The Girl's Field Hockey team has won the Public League Championship the last four years. The Wrestling team went undefeated and won the school's first championship in wrestling beating Thomas Edison High School 45 to 26 on January 29, 2009.
Programs in NEHS
Northeast High School has many different programs known as Small Learning Communities (SLCs). Two of these SLCs are the Aerospace, Medical and Engineering Magnet Program and the IB Diploma Programme which both accept students from all sections of Philadelphia that were among the top of their classes in their previous schools. There are also SLCs for those who want to be in the fields of business, medicine, and media as well as many others. Northeast also boasts an award winning student newspaper, The Megaphone. The Northeast High School Instrumental Music is one of the most diverse and sought after music programs in the City of Philadelphia. The Program includes a Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and a String Ensemble. On May 2009 the Northeast High School Instrumental program competed and won first place in Orchestra, String Ensemble, and second place Concert Band at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania.
Project Space Research Center (SPARC)
Northeast High gained some notoriety with their SPARC program originated in 1962 by Mr. Robert A. G. Montgomery, Jr. Originally called the Project SPAce Research Capsule, SPARC was recognized by the Government as the first program of its kind ever attempted. Northeast High students united designed and built a three-man space capsule mock-up to test the student "astronauts ability to handle the space environment. Interest in Project SPARC was stimulated in industry and the School District Administration. With the help of a grant from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Heart Association, the program purchased electronic equipment and began to study in flight control instrumentation. Project SPARC was so highly recognized for its work that, during the summer of 1963, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invited 18 SPARC students to tour the Marshall Space Flight Center, Manned Spacecraft Center, Cape Canaveral, and the Goddard Space Flight Center.
By the end of 1963, the students had designed a simulated capsule and control area, and construction began on a wing of the stage at Northeast High School, Philadelphia, PA. The Home and School Association and the Alumni Association made many contributions to aid SPARC. In early May 1964, the first capsule test took place. The chamber was constructed as a closed oxygen-replenishment system.
SPARC has attempted several simulations in a few different simulators to the moon, orbits around the earth, and to Mars. Project SPARC operates with approximately sixty-five students classified as full-time members. These students have regular responsibilities in the areas of their specialties and operate all research activities.
Notable alumni
- Herb Adderley (hall of fame football player)[2]
- Butch Ballard (jazz drummer)
- Angelo Coia (former professional football player)
- Amy Eilberg (first female Conservative Rabbi and first female graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America)
- Howard Eskin (Philadelphia radio 610 WIP & television sports reporter & personality)
- David Feldman (songwriter)
- Sonny Hill (organizer of Philadelphia summer basketball leagues)
- Scott Linn (Washington D.C. sports radio talk-show host)
- Diane Renay (pop singer)
- Guy Rodgers (hall of fame basketball player)
- Steven Smith (Two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Basketball Player of the Year )
- Eddie Stanky (major league baseball player and manager)
- Lou Tilley (former Philadelphia television sports reporter & announcer)
- Karen Young (pop singer)
- Charles Way (former professional football player)
- Brent Grimes (Cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons)
- Je'Ron Stokes (Wide Receiver for Michigan Wolverines)
School Pranks
In 2008, a widely publicized prank was orchestrated by members of the 167 class that involved the release of 100 chickens into the school with 167 spray painted on several lockers. The media further exaggerated the prank by saying the class would be punished to the full extent of the law. In the end of this incident no one was arrested or prosecuted for it.
References
- ^ Huber, Robert. "Philadelphicon: Northeast vs. Central". http://www.phillymag.com/articles/pulse_philadelphicon_northeast_vs_central/. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ Windhausen, John D (2002) [1992]. Dawson, Dawn P. ed. Great Athletes. 1 (Revised ed.). Salem Press. pp. 14–16. ISBN 1-58765-008-8.
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