| Lower Merion High School | | | | Enter To Learn, Go Forth To Serve | | Location | 245 Montgomery Avenue.,
Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 19003
| | Information | | Principal | Norton Seaman | | Faculty | 107.7 FTE | | Type | High School: Public | | Established | 1894 | | Enrollment | 1,599 | | Information | 610-645-1838 | | Mascot | Bulldog/Aces | | Homepage | www.lmsd.org | Lower Merion High School, is an American public high school in Ardmore, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 618 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...
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It is the larger of the two high schools in Lower Merion School District, which serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth. It was ranked among the top 60 U.S. high schools, public or private, by the Wall Street Journal in 2005. Lower Merion High School is where NBA superstar Kobe Bryant attended before heading into professional basketball. ...
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In 2005, 1,495 students attended the school. Since September 2007, Norton Seaman has been the interim principal for Lower Merion. The athletics teams are known officially as the "Aces," but the football team is called the "Bulldogs." Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
History The school was founded in 1894, when it sat on the south side of Ardmore Avenue (photo), between West Athens and School Lane. Lower Merion High School started with twenty-one staff members under principal "Professor" Charles B. Pennypacker. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The building burned in 1900 (photo). The high school moved to a new granite and limestone building (photo) in 1910, allowing the Ardmore Avenue building to become an elementary school.
By 1940, George H. Gilbert was principal with a teaching staff of sixty-one. By 1957, the enrollment had grown to 1,663 students.
In 1963, the limestone-and-granite building was demolished and replaced with the current modern structure designed by H.A. Kuljian and Co.
A second school was built on East Montgomery Ave., sharing the location with the Lower Merion School District Administration building and, from 1922 to 1992, the Lower Merion Township Junior High School, which was known as Ardmore Junior High School. The latter school was demolished in 1992 after a long fight with the community (photo)
The school had a grounds of 17 acres and has seen several building projects. Around 1943, an adjoining building was added for technical studies along the School House Lane side. It had workshops for teaching auto repair, metal, print (photo), wood-working and drafting. The cafeteria/library wing (photo) was added in 1950 near the Pennypacker athletic field and was designed by Savory, Scheetz and Gilmour. At the same time, General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold athletic field was opened, in honor of the Lower Merion graduate. Since the 1990s, some rooms in the former Technical Building have been used for art classes and others for technology classes and extracurriculars. General of the Air Force Henry Harley Hap Arnold GCB (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an aviation pioneer and Chief of the United States Army Air Corps (from 1938), Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces (from 1941 until 1945) and the first and only General...
Academics Lower Merion is often listed among the top public high schools in the country, and graduates many students each year to the top academic colleges in the nation. However, it offers programs for students with a wide range of abilities, including AP, honors, standard, and modified classes along with supplementary programs for all types of students. The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at high schools across the United States and Canada. ...
Foreign Languages All students can take Spanish, French, or Latin; Japanese is available to upperclassmen only. For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ...
Extracurriculars Lower Merion offers extracurricular activities, for which many students stay after school as late as 9 p.m..
Student Government Lower Merion's Student Government plays a very active role in the day to day life of the student body. It currently consists of five elected officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant at Arms. It also has a variety of officer elected committees to further expand the amount the organization can achieve. The 07-08 administration rearranged committees for efficiency. Committees include: Communications, Spirit, Fundraising, National Veterans History Project/Community Service, Student Council, and Student Rights.
Current 07-08 Administration: President: Sam Helfaer Vice-President: Amy Rosenblum Secretary: Elissa Cohen Treasurer: Lilun Li Sergeant at Arms: Roger Kligerman
Culinary Arts Club The culinary arts club (aka cooking club) is one of the many clubs at Lower Merion High School. Its club members make a wide variety of gourmet food, ranging from oatmeal raisin cookies to traditional Japanese sushi, including Amaebi and Sake (salmon sushi). Club members also watch food-preparation demonstrations done by various teachers at Lower Merion High School. A culinary profession is cooking as a profession, i. ...
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LMSDtv Started as a student-run after school club at Lower Merion during the 04-05 school year. The team worked very hard against scheduling and budget issues to put together a news-type show that ultimately never got very far off the ground. Then in November 2006, with the aid of district funding and teacher training, Lower Merion started broadcasting morning announcements to homerooms through its video system, instead of the traditional PA system. Although it's not student run anymore, many of the original after-school team keep the show alive for the "Aces Update" show in the morning.
Players Players is Lower Merion High School's theatre club. Its members perform three shows a year: a fall musical, winter drama, and spring comedy. All students are allowed to audition for a role or apply for a Production Design position. When rehearsing a production, Players meets almost every day. It is an entirely student-run program, with students filling the roles of Director, Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Set, costumes, or lighting designer, and many others. It is one of the largest clubs at Lower Merion, and has been in existence for decades.
Interact Interact is the high school extension of Rotary International. It is a community service club which has an obligation to perform at least one local and international project each year, as dictated by its international Constitution. Sponsored by the Ardmore Rotary club, LM's chapter has gone on to volunteer at senior citizens centers, paint murals through the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, refurbish houses and parks in West Philadelphia through AchieveAbility, and has raises money for Rotary's Shelter Box program and Interact's BluePack campaign. The official Interact club logo Rotary Interact (commonly shortened to Interact, short for International Action) is a high school service club founded in 1962 by Rotary International. ...
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The club had originated for years until it ceased in 1995 for unknown reasons. Three years ago it was revived by teacher Mrs. Roy and students David Faich and Elissa Cohen and has grown to have over 30 members. As of 2007, English teacher Mrs. Caine has become the sponsor of the chapter. It is one of the fastest growing clubs in the school, exemplifying the student body's dedication to community service.
Ace Harmony and Ace's Angels Ace Harmony and Aces Angels are the two a cappella groups at Lower Merion. Both choral groups feature 16 students. Ace Harmony is a co-ed group, while Ace's Angels are all girls. They performed the entire Beatles album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, for their January 2007 winter concert. The manager of both groups, Joshua Hunnex, teaches in the music department at Lower Merion. He is also an accomplished singer with an extensive musical background. This article is about the vocal technique. ...
Varsity Basketball - the Aces The Lower Merion High School Basketball [1] team (a.k.a. the "Aces") has won six Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class "AAAA" State Championships, the most by a PIAA Class "AAAA" school, the most recent of which was in March 2006 under Head Coach Gregg Downer (1990-). In the 2004-2005 season, the Aces, despite being the fourth seed out of District I, won the Western bracket and became the lowest seed to ever win the State Finals. The team was led by the "Big Three," Dan Capkin, Ryan Brooks, and Garret Williamson. In 2006, Lower Merion avenged three previous losses against the Chester Clippers in a rematch at the University of Pennsylvania Palestra, and ultimately beating the heavily favored Schenley High School Spartans 60-58 in the championship game. The Aces were led by seniors Ryan Brooks and Garrett Williamson, currently attending Temple University and Saint Joseph's University. The following year, having lost six seniors (including Brooks and Williamson), the Aces went on to shock critics by advancing to the AAAA Quarterfinals, losing to Simon Gratz High School. Highlights of that year included finishing with the fewest "points allowed", two blowout wins against Springfield, and Ridley High Schools (both Central League rivals, to whom the team lost to earlier in the season), a buzzer beater win against Chester in overtime on a shot by captain Adam Ellison, another buzzer beater by team superstar sophomore Greg Robbins against Easton High School in States, and holding Souderton High School to only one point in the third quarter. The Aces' fan section, nicknamed "the dawg pound" (c. 1997), is widely considered as the most involved and dedicated as in the area. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, usually referred to as PIAA, is the governing body of high school and junior high school sports in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. ...
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Varsity Baseball The 2007 Lower Merion Baseball team recorded a 12 and 6 record, the second best in 50 years. They have only won one Central League Championship, in 2005. 2007 was a successful year for the Aces. The team was led by Jeff Calvert (Central League All Main Line), Jeff Puklin (Central League All Main Line) with the help of Devlin McConnell, (a first team all central league winner) Elliot Yodh, (second team all central league) Andy Eisenlohr, (second team all central league) Luke Porter, (honorable mention) and Anthony Fulginiti (honorable mention).
Ultimate Lower Merion Babaganouj, an open Ultimate team, was created in the 2005-2006 school year with the special efforts of Christian Vanni (Class of 2006). In their first season, Babaganouj fared well, placing 5th in the state and sending a group of players to nationals with the regional youth club team. As of May 2006, they are coached by Christina and Paul Minecci, and are now an official school club. Ultimate (sometimes called ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact competitive team game played with a 175 gram flying disc. ...
Technology and Engineering Club The Technology and Engineering Club was started by Technology Education teacher Mr. Piotrowski during the 2002-2003 school year. The club was primarily a Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter, and also competed in the annual mousetrap competitions at Widener University and in the JETS/TEAMS competition. The 2003-2004 school year was the first year the Technology and Engineering Club to attend the National TSA conference, taking home first place trophies in two events. During the 2005-2006 school year, Lower Merion's FIRST Robotics team was formed, choosing the team name of Dawgma and given the team number of 1712. This was formed under the supervision of English Teacher Rich Kressly, who worked with Mr. Piotrowski to make FIRST a part of the Technology and Engineering Club. During its rookie year, Dawgma competed at the Philadelphia Regional and won the Highest Rookie Seed Award and the Rookie All-Star Award. During the 2006 - 2007 school year, Dawgma competed in the Ramp Riot competition at Wissahickon High School and the Duel on the Delaware which are both off-season competitions, as well as the Philadelphia Regional where they placed 4th overall, and won the GM Industrial Design Award. Dawgma also competed in the FIRST Robotics 2007 championship where they placed 6th overall in the Galileo Division. The Technology and Engineering Club has become the second largest club at Lower Merion, having over 100 registered members during the 2005-2006 year, compared about 10 members during the 2002-2003 year. The Technology Student Association is an international organization made up of technology education students from different schools and their advisors. ...
FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to excite students about engineering and technology. ...
Wissahickon High School is the sole public high school of the Wissahickon School District, and is located in Ambler, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ...
The Merionite The Merionite is the official school newspaper of Lower Merion High School. It is completely student run, from the articles to the layout. The Merionite publishes articles by students about sports, school news, arts and entertainment, and editorials. The Merionite is distributed monthly to students, parents, teachers and subscribers. There is an estimated readership of 4000 per issue. The official website for The Merionite is www.merionite.org and their email address is merionite@gmail.com.
Planetarium The school also features a planetarium on top of the old building. It was closed after it was declared a fire hazard. It is currently used as a staff lounge room.
Notable Alumni Name (Graduation year), significance - Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (1903), General of the Army and father of the United States Air Force
- Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1942), former Army General and U.S. Secretary of State[2]
- Julius W. Becton, Jr. (1944), former Army general, director of FEMA, and CEO of the Washington, DC, public schools
- James H. Billington (1946), current Librarian of Congress
- J. Russell Peltz (1946), Hall of Fame boxing promoter
- Charles "Chuck" Barris (1947), writer/producer, host of the Gong Show
- Robert Fagles (1951), professor, and poet best known for translating ancient Greek classics
- Gerald M. Levin (1956), Former chairman and CEO of Time Warner
- Lynn Sherr (1959), ABC News correspondent
- Nancy Meyers (1967), Hollywood writer/director/producer.
- Marshall Herskovitz (1969), television writer and screenwriter
- John Hickenlooper (1970), current Mayor of Denver
- Bobbito Garcia (1984), aka DJ Cucumberslice.
- Grace Martinez (1984), spokesperson for Fitness Guru Richard Simmons appeared in Infomercials and on QVC.
- Mirah (1992): singer/songwriter on Olympia-based independent label K Records
- Samuel Proof (aka SamProof of youtube.com) (1992), Hollywood writer/actor and photographer
- Kobe Bryant (1996), Professional NBA player for the LA Lakers .
- Eric Greene (1998), Professional Rittenhouse Park Goer
- Aneesa Ferreira (2000), reality TV Star for MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge
- John Christmas (2001), 3-time High School All-American lacrosse player; plays for MLL Boston Cannons, NLL Philadelphia Wings
- Jamie Gross (2001), film editor. Credits include: Murderball, The Ten and Little Big Men
- Lauren Spiegel (2001), casting director and tv producer. Credits include: The Amazing Race, Survivor: Africa and Kid Nation
- Liz Chang (2001), poet. "Provenance" is the name of her first published collection of poetry.
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