Hershey High School is a comprehensive four-year

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located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The high school is one of four buildings which comprise the campus of the

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and serves students in

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through

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s. Along with Hershey Middle School, the high school is nationally recognized as a

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. As of the 2019-2020 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1225 students and 82.48 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 14.85:1.

Awards, recognition and rankings

Hershey High School ranks consistently as one of the top public schools in the state of Pennsylvania. '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranks it as the number one rated school in the

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, and the tenth best high school in Pennsylvania.

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ranks the high school as the 14th best in the state. Nationally, Hershey High School is ranked as the 471st best high school in the United States according to ''U.S. News & World Report'', and the 599th best high school according to ''

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''. In 1996, the school was nationally recognized as a

by the

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for its academic excellence.

Extracurricular activities

Hershey High School has a drama program which produces a musical each year, in addition to smaller productions throughout the year. The pit orchestra for Hershey's musicals has won the Hershey Theater Apollo Award for Best Student Orchestra in four of the last six years. There are a number of clubs such as

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, Youth and Government, Young Democrats, Young Republicans, C.A.L.L., Student World Action Committee, and other organizations available for students. A student-produced online newspaper, the nationally-accredited "Broadcaster", is updated throughout the year. A literary magazine, "Nexus", is also produced with works by students.

Athletics

Hershey High has

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, cheerleading, boys and girls

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, boys and girls

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, boys and girls

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, boys and girls

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, cross country, swimming and diving, boys and girls

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, and boys and girls

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. Hershey High is a member of the Mid-Penn Conference of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, or PIAA. It is a AAAAA school. Hershey High has a

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and pep band, which support athletics throughout the year along with the cheerleaders. The bands perform songs that can be coordinated with a dance put together by the cheerleading squad.

Swimming and diving

In the 2009-2010 season the boys team went 13-0 in their duel meets and moved on to win both their district championship meet and the PIAA state championship. At the state meet David Nolan set a national age group record for high school boys going a time of 1:43.43 in the 200 yard IM, as well as setting the state record in the 100 yard freestyle. The medley relay set the national age group record with a time of 1:30.27. They earned 7 gold medals out of a possible 12 and had 17 swimmers qualify and participate at the meet. Hershey also set the record for the highest points ever scored at a PIAA state meet with 416. The Hershey High School boys swim team was the top-ranked boys' public high school team in the United States in 2010 according to Swimming World Magazine.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/SwimmersOfTheYear.asp. For the 2010-2011 season, both the Hershey boys and girls swimming and diving teams remained undefeated, winning the Commonwealth division 13-0 each, the Mid-Penn conference meet (seven combined meet records for swimming and one for diving) and the District III meet (seven first place and three district records for girls; nine first place and five records for the boys). At the 2011 PIAA state championship meet, the women's 400 yard freestyle relay team set the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) public school record (3:22.85). The boys' 200 yard freestyle relay team set the NFHS and NISCA national records (1:21.01) as the fastest high school team to that time in any class, public or independent. The boys 400 yard freestyle relay team also set the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) public school record (3:00.71) as well as the individual 100 yard national freestyle record (42.34) and two other individual national records during the state meet: 45.49 in the 100 yard backstroke, and 1:41.39 in the 200 yard IM. As of the end of 2015, both the boys and girls teams remain undefeated. Both the boys and girls swim teams won their 2011 state meets, with nine first-place finishes and eight state records combined (including the national records). The girls team accumulated a state record 269.5 points. By the end of the season, the boys team had produced ten NISCA All-America swimmers and one diver, and the girls team seven All-America swimmers, for a total of 56 event honors. In addition, four swimmers were also named Academic All-America. Swimming World magazine chose the Hershey High School men's swim team as the best in the nation in 2011 (Swimming World magazine, September 2011, 52(9):14).http://www.rodfrisco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PIAA-G-SWIM-TEAM.pdf

School symbols

*Hershey High's school colors are

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and orange. The mascot is the Trojan, and on November 16, 2007, a costumed mascot made its debut. *Hershey's principal rivals are Lower Dauphin High School,

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, and

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, all of which are in the vicinity of Hershey. *Every year, Hershey plays a football game against the Milton Hershey School, which is called the "Cocoa Bean Game". This, along with homecoming, is generally the best-attended game each year. *The fight song is "Onward Trojans", which is sung to the tune of "On, Wisconsin."

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: * Lindsey Schmidt, Principal * Gregory Miller, Assistant Principal * Laurie Wade, Assistant Principal

Demographics

Notable alumni

* Scott Campbell, professional

player in the

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*Michael Horrocks, co-pilot of United Airlines Flight 175 *

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, professional football player in the NFL * Jules Jordan, class of 1992, film director, actor, and AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame inductee, born Ashley Gasper *

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, professional baseball player in Major League Baseball * Mark Malkoff, class of 1994, comedian and writer *

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, class of 1995, professional soccer player *

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(did not graduate), professional soccer player for AC Milan * Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Tony Award-nominated actress known for playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost the Musical on Broadway * Jay Taylor, professional football player in the NFL * Chris Villarrial, professional football player in the NFL *

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References

External links

* {{authority control High schools in Central Pennsylvania Hershey, Pennsylvania Public high schools in Pennsylvania Schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Educational institutions established in 1924 1924 establishments in Pennsylvania