Methacton High School

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Methacton High School
Established	1961
Type	Public high school
Principal	Judith Landis
Faculty	183 (2007-2008)
Students	1806 (2007-2008)
Grades	9-12
Location	1001 Kriebel Mill Road, Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
District	Methacton School District
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green and White
Mascot	Warriors
Newspaper	The Voice
Website	Methacton High School

Methacton High School (MHS) is a public high school located in Norristown, Pennsylvania that serves students in grades 9-12 from Worcester and Lower Providence townships.

1 History
2 Extracurriculars
3 Athletics
4 Notable Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1961. The origin of the school's name is a Lenni-Lenape term for Evil Hill.^[1] District officials claim the origin to be "Windy Hill" however the Lenape words for wind are Achpateuny and Linchen, depending on the winds direction.

[edit] Extracurriculars

In addition to the clubs and activities found in most high schools, Methacton High School has some unique extracurricular organizations.

Methacton Electric Car Club - explores alternative energy transportation. The club has built an electric car.
Warrior News Team - produces news programs, including morning announcements.
Model United Nations - Methacton is the only public school in the Delaware Valley that has a Model UN team and competes at DELMUN.
Key Club - Promotes community service as a branch of the Kiwanis Club. Activities include the annual March for Babies.
Academic Decathlon - A club based on academic competition in ten subjects-Math, Language and Literature, Art, Music, Economics, Science, Social Science, Speech, Essay, and Interview

[edit] Athletics

Methacton teams currently compete in the Suburban One American Conference. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, they will be in the Pioneer Athletic Conference.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Jennifer L. Holm, Newbery Honor-winning author
Courtney Friel, Fox news reporter
Eric Wareheim, co-creator, writer, and star of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Tom Goes to the Mayor
Robbie Wine, professional baseball player for the Houston Astros (1987-1988)^[2] and currently^[when?] a head coach at Penn State University.^{[citation needed]}
Ryann Krais, 2008 PIAA State Track and Field she single-handed scored more points than any other school in attendance. Methacton took 1st at the meet with all points coming from Krais' preformance in the hurdles and jumping events. She currently holds nine state Track and Field gold medals, the most of any track and field athlete in Pennsylvania history. She will be attending UCLA this fall.