School in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whitehall High School is a public high school based in Whitehall Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Whitehall-Coplay School District. As of the 2023–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,447 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.
Whitehall High School | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Location | |
![]() | |
3800 Mechanicsville Road , , 18052 United States | |
Coordinates | 40.6481°N 75.5041°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
School district | Whitehall-Coplay School District |
NCES School ID | 422625002848[1] |
Principal | Peter J. Mayes |
Teaching staff | 91.42 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9th–12th |
Enrollment | 1,447[1] (2023–24) |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.83[1] |
Campus type | Suburb: Large |
Color(s) | Maroon and gold |
Athletics conference | Eastern Pennsylvania Conference |
Team name | Zephyrs |
Rival | Emmaus High School, Parkland High School, and Northampton Area High School |
Website | www |
Whitehall High School is located at 3800 Mechanicsville Road in Whitehall Township. The school's mascot is the Zephyr, a train that used to travel through Whitehall Township, and the school's colors are maroon and vegas gold.
Whitehall's primary athletic rivals are Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Emmaus High School in Emmaus, and Northampton Area High School in Northampton.
In 2007, Whitehall High School earned second place in the Scholastic Scrimmage final.
Whitehall High School has won several Freddy Awards for their play and musical productions, including:
Whitehall High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation.
Three notable Whitehall High School football players have gone on to successful careers in the National Football League:
All three players' Whitehall jerseys (Barkley's #21, Koppen's #77, and Millen's #83) have been permanently retired by the high school in honor of their respective football accomplishments.[2]
Whitehall has distinguished itself nationally and in the state of Pennsylvania with the following state and national championships:
Whitehall has won many conference championships, including the following sports and years (Eastern Pennsylvania Conference since 2014, Lehigh Valley Conference 2002–2014, Mountain Valley Conference 1997–2002, East Penn Conference 1976–1997, Lehigh Valley League prior to 1976):
Whitehall holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in boys basketball.[3]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.