Souderton Area High School

Souderton Area High School
Address
625 Lower Road


, ,
18964

United States
Coordinates40°18′52″N 75°18′52″W / 40.31444°N 75.31444°W / 40.31444; -75.31444
Information
TypePublic
Opened2009 (New Building) 1931(Original Building)
School districtSouderton Area School District
PrincipalSam Varano
Teaching staff127.45 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,132 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.73[1]
Color(s)    Red and White
SloganGreat History, Exceptional Future
Fight songVictory March
Athletics conferenceSuburban One Sports
SportsFall Sports: Football, Soccer, Water Polo, Volleyball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Tennis, Cheerleading. Winter Sports: Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Indoor Track, Wrestling. Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Track, Unified Bocce, Volleyball
Mascot"Big Red"
NicknameSoudy
Team nameIndians/Big Red
RivalNorth Penn High School
NewspaperThe Arrowhead
WebsiteSouderton Area High School
Souderton Area School District region in Montgomery County

Souderton Area High School is a large public high school in the Montgomery County suburbs of Philadelphia located at 625 Lower Road in Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States, and serves residents in Souderton and Telford boroughs, and Franconia, Lower Salford and Upper Salford townships. It is the only high school in Souderton Area School District.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. There are currently 75 different clubs students can join.[2]

Notable alumni

  • 1965: Donald Haldeman, 1976 Summer Olympics gold medalist in trapshooting
  • 1975: Alex McArthur, film and television actor; appeared in Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" video
  • 1981: Jamie Moyer, pitcher for eight Major League Baseball teams from 1986-2012. 2008 World Series champion with the Philadelphia Phillies. Oldest MLB pitcher to win a game.
  • 1982: Steven Grasse advertising distiller founder/owner of Gyro Worldwide and Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
  • 1984: Jon Wurster Drummer for Superchunk, The Mountain Goats, & Bob Mould and comedian with Scharpling and Wurster
  • 1986: Rob Kampia, Marijuana activist
  • 1988: Steven Stefanowicz Private military contractor at Abu Ghraib prison. Accused of ordering abusive interrogations some have labeled torture.
  • 1989: Jared Hasselhoff, actor, moderator, radio host and Bloodhound Gang bass player
  • 1997: Michael Joseph "Spanky G" Guthier. Former drummer for popular comedy rock group The Bloodhound Gang
  • 2009: Jake Metz former Defensive End for the Buffalo Bills and former Arena Football League player for the Philadelphia Soul

References

  1. ^ a b c "Souderton Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Activity Guide". sahs.soudertonsd.org. Retrieved March 10, 2023.