Reading High School (Reading, Pennsylvania)
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Affectionately known as "The Castle on the Hill," Reading High School in Reading, Pennsylvania
, United States is home to nearly 3,000 students and several hundred teachers. The school houses 11th through 12th grade students from within the city limits in one of the largest school buildings on the east coast, with over 7 miles of hallway. The school is ethnically diverse—a broad spectrum of nationalities are well represented within the school’s population—and academically diverse—a multitude of unique electives and varied extracurricular activities are offered. While much is made of the urban environment and rumors of violence seem to fill the media, many students have been quite successful. Contrary to the common perception, over the last fifteen years the school's diverse urban atmosphere combined with exceptional teaching and advanced placement programs has contributed to the acceptance of many of Reading High’s top students at several prestigious universities, including Harvard, Yale, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania
, Dickinson College
, Oberlin College
, the University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University
, and Syracuse University
.
The team finished 28–3 Overall. The basketball program also has the most wins in the state with over 1900 wins.
Girls Basketball won the Berks Conference I Division, another Berks County Championship in 2 years, and finished 4th in the PIAA District 3 Tournament.
The team finished 23–5 Overall.
channel. They also participate, along with several other county schools, in a show called Bridging the Generation Gap, co-produced with Berks County Television (BCTV). A new program, the Red Knight Report (RKR), features student produced film and news productions highlighting a variety of events throughout the school district. RKR is student run and incorporates interviews, round table discussions, and creative stylistic and graphic designs to present a well rounded and dynamic portrayal of current happenings within the Reading School District.
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
, United States is home to nearly 3,000 students and several hundred teachers. The school houses 11th through 12th grade students from within the city limits in one of the largest school buildings on the east coast, with over 7 miles of hallway. The school is ethnically diverse—a broad spectrum of nationalities are well represented within the school’s population—and academically diverse—a multitude of unique electives and varied extracurricular activities are offered. While much is made of the urban environment and rumors of violence seem to fill the media, many students have been quite successful. Contrary to the common perception, over the last fifteen years the school's diverse urban atmosphere combined with exceptional teaching and advanced placement programs has contributed to the acceptance of many of Reading High’s top students at several prestigious universities, including Harvard, Yale, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
, Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, the University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, and Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
.
Basketball 09-10 Season
Boys Basketball won the Berks Conference I Division, another Berks County Championship in 2 years and their 20th PIAA District 3 Title.The team finished 28–3 Overall. The basketball program also has the most wins in the state with over 1900 wins.
Girls Basketball won the Berks Conference I Division, another Berks County Championship in 2 years, and finished 4th in the PIAA District 3 Tournament.
The team finished 23–5 Overall.
TV Studio
The school has received a great deal of broadcasting and recording equipment from Bob Seidel, Vice President of CBS Engineering and Advanced Technology, who is an alumnus of Reading High School. Students who are members of Knight Life, the school's television club, produce live morning announcements and a live weekly, hour-long television show cablecast on a local Public-access televisionPublic-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
channel. They also participate, along with several other county schools, in a show called Bridging the Generation Gap, co-produced with Berks County Television (BCTV). A new program, the Red Knight Report (RKR), features student produced film and news productions highlighting a variety of events throughout the school district. RKR is student run and incorporates interviews, round table discussions, and creative stylistic and graphic designs to present a well rounded and dynamic portrayal of current happenings within the Reading School District.
GAEP
The German American Exchange Program provides a yearly activity that affords Reading High School students the opportunity to travel to Germany and live in the culture for two weeks and then reciprocate in the spring when the German students come to Pennsylvania for two weeks. Students are allowed to sign up at the end of their sophomore year. This opportunity not only allows students to experience a new culture, but gives students the goal to be responsible for themselves such as fund raising for their trip. The GAEP is one of the opportunities that makes Reading High School diverse – this program is one of its kind throughout all of the public Berks County high schools.Notable alumni
- Thomas CaltagironeThomas CaltagironeThomas R. Caltagirone is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 127th District and is presently the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a member of the Gaming Oversight Committee....
– Politician – Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Donyell MarshallDonyell MarshallDonyell Lamar Marshall is a retired American professional basketball player, at the small forward and power forward positions. During his extensive NBA career, he played with eight different teams...
– NBA Player, Philadelphia 76ers - Stu JacksonStu JacksonStuart Wayne Jackson is an American former head coach and current executive in the National Basketball Association. He has coached two different NBA teams: the New York Knicks in 1990 and 1991, and the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1997; he also has served as the Grizzlies' general manager...
– NBA Executive, and former head coach of the New York Knicks and Vancouver Grizzlies. - Lenny MooreLenny MooreLeonard Edward Moore is a former American football halfback who played for Penn State in college and the Baltimore Colts. He came to the Colts in 1956, and had a productive first pro season and was named the NFL Rookie of The Year...
– Professional Football Player with the Baltimore Colts. - Lawrence Santoro – Multiple Bram Stoker-nominated horror/fantasy author.
- Stephen MullStephen MullStephen D. Mull is a Senior Foreign Service officer who previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs and United States Ambassador to Lithuania.-Biography:Mull was born in Reading, Pennsylvania...
– Ambassador to Lithunia.