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Methacton High School

1001 Kriebel Mill Road, Norristown, PA, 19403-1096 -

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Definition of Terms

Methacton High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Montgomery County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1761 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

106 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 476 students

Grade 10 - 464 students

Grade 11 - 431 students

Grade 12 - 390 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	8%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	3%
% Black	4%	14%
% White	87%	81%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(PA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Methacton Sd School District

This School's Agency

(PA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	7	4
Number of Students Managed	5,413 students	2,220 students
District Total Revenue	$70,374,000	$24,078,000
District Expenditure	$63,841,000	$23,565,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,001	$10,846
District Expenditure / Student	$11,794	$10,615
District Graduation Rates	94%	95%

Leader of the bands: PVHS takes title (The Times Herald)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:29:42 pm
PERKIOMEN TWP. — All of the preparation begins in the summer, with two-a-day practices to learn footwork and how to keep formations on the football field.
HS football previews (The Reporter)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 11:45:45 am
Quakertown at Souderton The "309 Bowl" Time/Place: Friday, 7 p.m., at Souderton On the air: The game will be broadcast live on www.wnpv1440.com.
Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook (Spring-Ford Reporter & Valley Item)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 05:07:26 am
DateBook Notes
Methacton HS combating H1N1 (Montgomery Life)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 06:23:06 pm
Five students at Methacton High School have been infected with novel influenza A/H1N1, commonly called “swine flu,” according to Methacton Superintendent Timothy Quinn.
Video: Local School Reports 5 Swine Flu Cases (King of Prussia Courier)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 07:28:14 am
There are six confirmed cases of swine flu in Montgomery County, one in Norristown and five at Methacton High School in Worcester.

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Methacton High School (MHS) is a public high school located in Fairview Village, Pennsylvania that serves students in grades 9-12 from Worcester and Lower Providence townships.
History
The school was founded in 1961. The origin of the school's name is believed to be an American Indian term for Windy Hill.
Extracurriculars
In addition to the clubs and activities found in most high schools, Methacton High School has some unique extracurricular organizations.
Methacton Electric Car Club�— explores alternative energy transportation. The club has built an electric car.
Warrior News Team�— produces news programs, including morning announcements.
Model United Nations - Methacton is one of two public schools in the Delaware Valley that has a Model UN team and competes at DELMUN, the other being from the Upper Perkiomen School District.
Key Club - Promotes community service as a branch of the Kiwanis Club. Activities include the annual March for Babies.
Academic Decathlon - A club based on academic competition in ten subjects-Math, Language and Literature, Art, Music, Economics, Science, Social Science, Speech, Essay, and Interview.
Women's Performance Group�- raises awareness about human rights, diversity through visual and performing arts.
Athletics
Methacton teams currently compete in the Pioneer Athletic Conference. Up until the 2008-2009 school year, teams had competed in the Suburban One Athletic League.
The Methacton Field Hockey team was the first sport to claim the PAC-10, or Pioneer Athletic Conference, championship title, in fall 2008.In the prior year, the field hockey team made their first journey, in a number of years, to the State Championship, and lost in the first round to Emmaus.In spring of 2009, the Methacton Boys' Tennis Team became the second to earn a PAC-10 championship title. Also, the Methacton Girls' Track and Field team clinched a tight win over Phoenixville and Springford to take home the PAC-10 title while the boys took a close second to Owen J. Roberts.
Notable alumni
Jennifer L. Holm, Newbery Honor-winning author
Courtney Friel, Fox news reporter
Elin Hilderbrand, romance novelist
Eric Wareheim, co-creator, writer, and star of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Tom Goes to the Mayor
Robbie Wine, professional baseball player for the Houston Astros (1987-1988) and since August 21, 2004, the head coach at Penn State University.
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