Upper Merion Area High School
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Upper Merion Area High School is a high school
of the Upper Merion Area School District
located at 435 Crossfield Road in King of Prussia
, Pennsylvania
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In 2004, Upper Merion Area High School's varsity track and field relay team placed 6th in the state of Pennsylvania in the 4x800 meter relay at Shippensburg University. Clocking in at a time of 7:55.30, it broke a 26-year-old school record by less than a second. The winning team consisted of leadoff leg, Mike Brothers, 2nd leg, Jon Gries, 3rd leg, Matthew Cunningham, and anchor, Ronak Patel.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity track and field relay team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in the 4x400 meter relay in the 2005 Spring season clocking in at 3.25.82. The winning relay team consisted of leadoff leg, Nicholas Tsipras, 2nd leg, Matthew Cunningham, 3rd leg, Ronak Patel, and anchor, Sean Donovan.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity baseball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in their 2008-2009 season.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity boys lacrosse team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in their 2010 season.
The varsity girls volleyball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in the 2010-2011 season. They went on to compete in the PIAA State Championship where they finished as the 2nd best volleyball team in Pennsylvania.
In 1987, the school was the setting for "Echoes in the Darkness", a book written by Joseph Wambaugh detailing the murder of a teacher and her two children for insurance money, allegedly by the head of the English department and the former principal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echoes_in_the_Darkness). This was later converted into a made-for-TV movie and released with critical acclaim.
In 2002, teacher Mr. Robert Lester was charged with sending pornographic e-mails to a supposed 12-year-old girl and boasted of sex with two teenage students and a teenage girl in his backyard pool (http://articles.philly.com/2002-12-20/news/25359593_1_e-mails-mails-high-school-teacher).
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
of the Upper Merion Area School District
Upper Merion Area School District
The Upper Merion Area School District serves Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, and West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania...
located at 435 Crossfield Road in King of Prussia
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
King of Prussia is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,936. The community took its name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, which was named after...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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In 2004, Upper Merion Area High School's varsity track and field relay team placed 6th in the state of Pennsylvania in the 4x800 meter relay at Shippensburg University. Clocking in at a time of 7:55.30, it broke a 26-year-old school record by less than a second. The winning team consisted of leadoff leg, Mike Brothers, 2nd leg, Jon Gries, 3rd leg, Matthew Cunningham, and anchor, Ronak Patel.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity track and field relay team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in the 4x400 meter relay in the 2005 Spring season clocking in at 3.25.82. The winning relay team consisted of leadoff leg, Nicholas Tsipras, 2nd leg, Matthew Cunningham, 3rd leg, Ronak Patel, and anchor, Sean Donovan.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity baseball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in their 2008-2009 season.
Upper Merion Area High School's varsity boys lacrosse team was crowned Suburban One-American Champions in their 2010 season.
The varsity girls volleyball team was crowned PIAA District I Champions in the 2010-2011 season. They went on to compete in the PIAA State Championship where they finished as the 2nd best volleyball team in Pennsylvania.
In 1987, the school was the setting for "Echoes in the Darkness", a book written by Joseph Wambaugh detailing the murder of a teacher and her two children for insurance money, allegedly by the head of the English department and the former principal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echoes_in_the_Darkness). This was later converted into a made-for-TV movie and released with critical acclaim.
In 2002, teacher Mr. Robert Lester was charged with sending pornographic e-mails to a supposed 12-year-old girl and boasted of sex with two teenage students and a teenage girl in his backyard pool (http://articles.philly.com/2002-12-20/news/25359593_1_e-mails-mails-high-school-teacher).