Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School Explained

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School
Address:201 East Germantown Pike
City:Plymouth Meeting
State:Pennsylvania
County:(Montgomery County)
Zipcode:19462
Country:US
Coordinates:40.0998°N -75.2702°W
Type:Public high school
District:Colonial School District
Principal:Jason Bacani[1]
Grades:9–12
Gender:Co-educational
Teaching Staff:107.00 (FTE) (2017–18)
Enrollment:1,508 (2017–18)
Ratio:14.09 (2017–18)
Campus:Large Suburban
Athletics:PIAA District 1
Conference:Suburban One League
Mascot:Colonials
Publication:The Continental
Newspaper:Town Crier
Yearbook:Milestone
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Plymouth Whitemarsh High School is a public high school in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, US. It is part of the Colonial School District.

Plymouth Whitemarsh is a public high school in the Philadelphia region, and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The curriculum is aligned with state and national standards and offers more than 200 courses, including 24 Advanced Placement (AP) courses audited by the College Board and more than 30 honors level courses. A technical education program is available through the Central Montco Technical High School.

Sports and traditions

PW won Suburban One American titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Suburban One American champions in 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2019. In the 1990s Plymouth Whitemarsh Football placed 8th in winning percentage in the state of Pennsylvania out of 563 High Schools with a record of 94–20–2, including seven league championships. In the early 1970s, the Colonials had a 33-game unbeaten streak.

2006 Suburban One individual champion Chris Lawler. 2007 Suburban One individual champion Kevin Rexroth. 2010 Suburban One Continental/American boys co-champions with Norristown. Chris Hammes in 2008 and Julius Selfinger in 2012 bowled perfect games. PW's bowling program began in 2004.

1994 State Champions, ranked 6th best high school baseball team in the country in USA Today. SOL American champions in 2019.

Suburban One American champions in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

2008 Suburban One American quad-champions with Methacton, Upper Merion, and Cheltenham. PW recorded lone playoff victory in 2009. District 1 AAAA appearances: 2008 (first round), 2009 (first and second rounds), 2011 (first round), and 2016 (first round). Dana Moyer has coached the Lady Colonials since spring 2011.

Numerous first place wins each year as well as bids to national competitions in Florida, Virginia, and Pittsburgh.

2008-2009 SHSHL A Champions, 2019-2020 SHSHL A Champions. 13 Flyers Cup Appearances have been made by the team, with recent success making the tournament five seasons in a row dating from 2018–2019 to 2022–2023.

Matt Golebiewski was a four-time state champion, winning the 200- and 500-yard freestyle as a junior in 2004 and then repeating the double in 2005. In the 200, he broke the state record at the time.

Justin Giovinco captured the PIAA AAA state championship in 1998 and 1999 at the 140 lbs. and 145 lbs. weight classes. Giovinco finished his career with a 144–8 record and went on to wrestle at the University of Pittsburgh. John Michael Staudenmayer won the PIAA, AAA state championship in 2011 at the 171 lbs. weight class. Staudenmayer finished his career with a 168–11 record and went on to wrestle at the University of North Carolina. Long-time coach Bob Lorence retired in 2008 and finished with a 357–180–6 career coaching record. Lorence was inducted into the Southeast Pennsylvania Hall of Fame in 2002 and the PIAA Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006.

Colonial Players

The Colonial Players are an extra curricular theatre program founded in 1977 that strives to produce professional-quality musicals and plays. They serve primarily to enhance live theatre performances in the local community and to give students an opportunity to express themselves. The musical production's earn critic acclaim by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies, a high school theatre awards program, and took home their first Cappie award in 2006 in Props and Effects for the design of an oversized piano in Big, The Musical. In 2009, the Colonial Players earned 13 Cappie nominations for their production of Little Shop of Horrors, "Best Show" being among them. The Colonial Players' production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was nominated for 16 Cappie Awards, the most of any school participating in the Greater Philadelphia Cappies. In the 2012–2013 season, the Colonial Players put on Father of the Bride and Guys and Dolls, which was well revered by the high school Cappie reviewers.[5] [6]

Notable alumni

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School . . www.piaa.org . July 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: Pennsylvania High School Basketball Records . December 21, 2007 . Pennsylvania Basketball Website . 2007 . Pennsylvania Basketball Website.
  3. Web site: PIAA Champions . December 21, 2007 . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. . 2007 . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. . .pdf.
  4. Web site: Plymouth Whitemarsh gets its perfect ending with state championship win over Mt. Lebanon – PA Prep Live . March 27, 2022 .
  5. http://www.garnetvalleyspringmusical.com/docs/Cappies_2009_final.doc{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  6. Web site: cphome . cphome.
  7. News: Beth Anders announces unretirement . Tony . Ledora . . www.timesherald.com . January 15, 2012 . July 1, 2019.
  8. Web site: Late Night with Owen Biddle, the pride of Plymouth Whitemarsh . Montgomery News . January 12, 2010 . October 14, 2010.
  9. Web site: Owen Biddle . IMDb.
  10. http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/breaking/161029585.html
  11. Web site: Prof. Neil Gershenfeld CV . MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms . ng.cba.mit.edu . . July 1, 2019.
  12. Holmes, Kristin E. (December 2, 2006). "Every saint's a sinner". Philadelphia Inquirer. Available at www.philly.com (Philadelphia Inquirer Archive).
  13. Web site: Tom Mitchell Stats . . July 2, 2019.
  14. Web site: John Pergine Stats . . July 2, 2019.
  15. Web site: Player Bio: John Salmons . University of Miami Athletics . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309040733/http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=205555767 . March 9, 2016 .
  16. Web site: Da'Rel Scott Stats . . July 2, 2019.

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