New Hope-Solebury High School

New Hope-Solebury High School
Location
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182 W Bridge St
New Hope, Pennsylvania, PA 18938

United States
Information
School typePublic
School districtNew Hope-Solebury School District
SuperintendentCharles Lentz
NCES School ID421686001084
PrincipalPatrick Sasse
Faculty40.95 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students445 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.87[1]
Schedule typeBlock
Color(s)Royal Blue, Gold   
AthleticsPIAA
MascotLions
Graduates (2023)117
Websitehttps://www.nhsd.org/o/nhshs

New Hope-Solebury High School is a public high school located in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The school houses grades 9 through 12 and is the only public high school located in the New Hope-Solebury School District. The school's mascot is the Lion, and its colors are royal blue and gold. Students are largely received from New Hope-Solebury Middle School, which is on the same campus as New Hope-Solebury High School. As of the 2022–23 school year, the school has 445 students. In 2024, the high school was ranked fifteenth-best in the state of Pennsylvania by the U.S. News & World Report.[2] Patrick Sasse is the current principal of New Hope-Solebury High School.[3]

Student body

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As of the 2022-23 school year, 13.7% of students are considered economically disadvantaged, 10.8% are in special education, and 9.4% are in gifted education. A total of 43 students are free or reduced lunch price eligible. The student teacher ratio is 10.87.[4][5]

Group Number of students Percent
All 445 100%
White 347 78.0%
Black 0 0.0%
Asian 26 5.8%
Hispanic 36 8.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 0.2%
Two or More Races 34 7.6%
Male 221 49.7%
Female 224 50.3%

Academics

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New Hope-Solebury High School is divided into departments for mathematics, science, social studies/history, foreign languages (Spanish and French), English, fine arts, business education, gifted students, health and physical education, information technology, and practical arts technology. As of 2024, Advanced Placement (AP) Courses are offered in at least nineteen subjects.[6]

For the 2022-23 school year, the average SAT score for New Hope-Solebury students was 613 for reading and 616 for math. The average ACT score for the 2022-23 school year was 25. New Hope-Solebury High School weighs Honors and AP classes above their unweighted 4.0 GPA scale. The 50th percentile unweighted GPA for the graduating class of 2023 was 3.737.[6]

New Hope-Solebury High School was rated the second-best high school in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[7][8][9] In 2024, they were ranked the 15th-best high school in Pennsylvania, the highest out of all public high schools in Bucks County.[2][10]

Students also may take courses at Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, offering them more vocational based educations.[citation needed]

Performing arts

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New Hope-Solebury High School's band, orchestra, and choir programs are open to students in all grade levels. The programs give concerts several times every year. Select groups have performed in San Francisco, Toronto, Hersheypark, Chicago, Nashville, London, Paris, Philadelphia, Disney World, Disney Land, and Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom.[11] At several of these locations, they played in competitions, and their performances resulted in several awards. In 2012, the orchestra played at the White House in Washington, D.C. In 2018, the orchestra played at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2019, they played in Italy at several locations.[11] In December 2021, the orchestra, band, and choir traveled to Hawaii to participate in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade.[12]

The Stephen J. Buck auditorium houses roughly 500 people and is used for theater productions; band, choir, and orchestra concerts; assemblies, community town halls, club meetings, and class meetings.[citation needed]

Activities

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The school has a selection of student clubs and extracurricular activities, notable examples including Model United Nations, Future Business Leaders of America,[13] and National Honors Society.

New Hope-Solebury High School sports are governed by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). In 2019, the school joined the localized Suburban One League.[14]

The school competes in varsity and junior varsity cross country, golf, field hockey, volleyball, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball, football, softball, lacrosse, tennis, bocce, and track.[15] The school also competes in PIAA-affiliated esports.[16]

In 2010, the boys' soccer team won the PIAA State Finals, after beating the Mercyhurst Prep team with a score of 2-1.[17] In 2011, the boys' soccer team won the PIAA State Finals again, beating Mercyhurst Prep 3-2.[18] The boys' soccer team came 2nd in the PIAA State Finals in 2006 and 2019.[19][20]

The boys' golf team won the state golf finals in 2014 and came 2nd in the state finals in 2015.[21][22] The boys' baseball team made it the PIAA state final tournament in 2010.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "New Hope-Solebury HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rapp, Julia (April 26, 2024). "Here are the Best Bucks County High Schools in Pennsylvania". BUCKSCO Today. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "New Hope-Solebury appoints new high school principal, director of education". The Bucks County Herald. November 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "New Hope-Solebury High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "School Fast Facts - New Hope-Solebury HS - Future Ready PA Index". Future Ready PA. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "2023-2024 School Profile". NHSD. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Chambless, J. (May 14, 2015). "County high schools on list of nation's best in U.S. News | Chester County Press". Chester County Press. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Weckselblatt, Gary (April 19, 2016). "A dozen area high schools receive top grades". PhillyBurbs. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  9. ^ Smith, Sandy (April 26, 2017). "Usual Suspects Top 2017 U.S. News Best High Schools List". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "New Hope-Solebury High School". U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "New Hope Strings - Trip / Touring Information". Google Sites. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Fishman, Kate (January 7, 2022). "New Hope-Solebury Musicians Perform In Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade". Patch Media. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "New Hope-Solebury students qualify for FLBA competition". The Bucks County Herald. February 19, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "Lower Moreland, New Hope-Solebury to join Suburban One League in 2020-2021". PA Prep Live. September 13, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "Our Sports". NHSD. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  16. ^ "K-12 STEAM Overview". NHSD. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  17. ^ Melchiorre, Chris (21 November 2010). "New Hope-Solebury wins first title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  18. ^ Burgos, Evan (November 20, 2011). "Barile powers New Hope-Solebury to a repeat title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  19. ^ Assad, David (November 22, 2006). "PG South: Realization of title sinks in for Seton-LaSalle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  20. ^ Sangillo, Karen (November 20, 2019). "Boys soccer: New Hope concludes impressive run in Hershey". The Bucks County Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  21. ^ London, Stuart (October 13, 2015). "GOLF: New Hope-Solebury sweeps; Souderton's Guzman finishes second". PhillyBurbs. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  22. ^ "PIAA Boys' Golf Champions - Team". WPIAL. July 27, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  23. ^ "BUCKS COUNTY 'POD' WAS LAUNCHING PAD FOR WEEN". The Morning Call. March 14, 1992. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  24. ^ "Ween". Vogue. Forty5. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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