Salisbury High School (Pennsylvania)

Public high school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Salisbury High School

Salisbury High School in June 2015

Address

500 East Montgomery Street

Allentown

Pennsylvania

18103-5225

United States

Coordinates| 40°35′3″N 75°26′32″W﻿ / ﻿40.58417°N 75.44222°W﻿ / 40.58417; -75.44222
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1963; 61 years ago (1963)
School district| Salisbury Township School District
NCES School ID| 422073002833[1]
Principal| Heather Morningstar
Staff| 35.49 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9th–12th
Enrollment| 524[1] (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio| 14.76[1]
Campus type| Suburb: Large
Color(s)| Navy and White
Athletics conference| Colonial League
Website| www.salisburysd.org

Salisbury High School is a public high school located in Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school within the Salisbury Township School District.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 524 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

## History

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Salisbury Township was founded in 1834. In 1955, the construction for Salisbury High School was planned. Construction started in 1962 and was finished in 1963.

Until 2011, Salisbury High School served 10th through 12th grades, with ninth grade attending Salisbury Middle School. The high school underwent major renovations between 2009 and 2011, which included making space to move the district's 9th-grade students into the high school.[2]

## Athletics

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See also: Colonial League

### Districts

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Salisbury participates in the Colonial League of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's District XI. The Colonial League includes Lehigh Valley high schools deemed too small to participate in the East Penn Conference.

See also: Colonial League

* Boys Basketball (1971, 1976, 1987, 1990, 1996, 2010)
* Baseball (1980, 1985–1987, 1996, 2003, 2011, 2013)
* Boys Soccer (1985–1987, 1992, 2003, 2010)
* Rifle Team (2006)
* Boys Swimming (2012, 2013, 2014)

### Colonial League titles

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* Boys Basketball (1977, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2011)
* Baseball (1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2012, 2013)
* Girls Basketball (1989, 1990, 1993, 2010)

### Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championship

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* Football (2006)[3]

### State championship titles

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* Swimming (2013)

The school fields teams in most major sports, including boys baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys tennis, cheerleading, girls field hockey, girls softball, football, soccer, rifle, wrestling, and track and field.[4]

### Teams

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Salisbury has the Colonial League titles in Basketball and Baseball. The Field hockey team has never made a district appearance. The District Swimming Team won districts in 2012. Salisbury offers twenty-one varsity and twelve junior varsity sport programs.[5]

Varsity

Boys

* Baseball \- AA
* Basketball\- AAA
* Cross Country \- AA
* Football \- AA
* Golf \- AA
* Rifle \- AAAA
* Soccer \- AA
* Swimming and Diving \- AA
* Tennis \- AA
* Track and field \- AA
* Wrestling \- AA

Girls

* Basketball - AA
* Cheer - AAAA
* Cross Country - AA
* Field hockey \- AA
* Golf - AA
* Rifle - AAAA
* Soccer (Fall) - AA
* Softball \- AA
* Swimming and Diving - AA
* Girls' Tennis - AA
* Track and Field - AA

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## Notable alumni

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* Michael Crowther, wildlife conservationist and former president and chief executive officer, Indianapolis Zoo
* Ian Riccaboni, host of All Elite Wrestling's Ring of Honor
* Jason Yeisley, former professional soccer player, FC Dallas, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Reading United AC, and Richmond Kickers

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Salisbury High School (422073002833)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
2. ^ "High School Construction / High School Construction". www.salisburysd.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
3. ^ "EasternPAFootball - Your source for High School Football in Eastern PA". easternpafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-09.
4. ^ Sports Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2013). "PIAA School Directory".

## External links

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* Salisbury Township School District official website
* Salisbury High School athletics official website
* Salisbury High School at The Express-Times

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Colonial League

* Bangor Area
* Catasauqua
* Moravian Academy
* Northern Lehigh
* Northwestern Lehigh
* Notre Dame
* Palisades
* Palmerton Area
* Pen Argyl Area
* Salisbury Township
* Saucon Valley
* Southern Lehigh
* Wilson Area

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Schools in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

School districts

Allentown|

* Allen High School
* Dieruff High School
* Harrison-Morton Middle School
* Raub Middle School
* South Mountain Middle School
* Trexler Middle School

East Penn|

* Emmaus High School
* Eyer Middle School
* Lower Macungie Middle School

Northwestern Lehigh|

* Northwestern Lehigh High School
* Northwestern Lehigh Middle School

Parkland|

* Parkland High School
* Orefield Middle School
* Springhouse Middle School

Salisbury Township|

* Salisbury High School
* Salisbury Middle School

Southern Lehigh|

* Southern Lehigh High School
* Southern Lehigh Middle School

Whitehall-Coplay|

* Whitehall High School
* Whitehall-Coplay Middle School

Other schools

Bethlehem Area (partially located in Northampton County)|

* Freedom High School
* Liberty High School
* Broughal Middle School
* East Hills Middle School
* Nitschman Middle School
* Northeast Middle School

Catasauqua Area (partially located in Northampton County)|

* Catasauqua High School
* Catasauqua Middle School

Charter schools|

* Circle of Seasons Charter School
* Executive Education Academy Charter School
* Innovative Arts Academy Charter School
* Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School
* Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
* Medical Academy Charter School
* Roberto Clemente Charter School
* Seven Generations Charter School

Northern Lehigh (partially located in Northampton County)|

* Northern Lehigh High School
* Northern Lehigh Middle School

Private schools|

* CAI Learning Academy
* Salem Christian School

Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown|

* Allentown Central Catholic High School
* Bethlehem Catholic High School

Vocational schools|

* Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School
* Lehigh Career and Technical Institute

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High schools in the Lehigh Valley

* Allen
* Allentown Central Catholic
* Bangor Area
* Bethlehem Catholic
* Catasauqua
* Dieruff
* Easton Area
* Emmaus
* Freedom
* Lehigh Career and Technical
* Lehigh Valley Charter for the Arts
* Liberty
* Lincoln Leadership
* Moravian
* Nazareth Area
* Northampton Area
* Northern Lehigh
* Northwestern Lehigh
* Notre Dame
* Parkland
* Pen Argyl Area
* Roberto Clemente Charter
* Salem Christian
* Salisbury
* Saucon Valley
* Southern Lehigh
* Whitehall
* Wilson Area

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