Hatboro-Horsham High School
Encyclopedia
Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school, serving grades 9 -12, located in Horsham
, Pennsylvania
, about 17 miles outside of Philadelphia. It is the only high school in the Hatboro-Horsham School District
which includes part of Ambler as well as Horsham and Hatboro. Its main feeder school is Keith Valley Middle School
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The Hatboro-Horsham Marching Unit has won the Cavalcade State Champs for two years in a row. Special awards include; best percussion, over-all general effect, best color guard, and best Auxiliary.
annually on Thanksgiving Day. The 73rd edition of this game was played on November 27, 2008 at 10:00 am at Upper Moreland High School - Upper Moreland won the game 27-13. Hatboro-Horsham leads the all time series 49-21-6
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Horsham is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,842 at the 2010 census. Horsham is located entirely within Horsham Township, and it is home to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove.In 2007, Horsham was named the 15th best...
, 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...
, about 17 miles outside of Philadelphia. It is the only high school in the Hatboro-Horsham School District
Hatboro-Horsham School District
The Hatboro-Horsham School District is located in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It encompasses an area of approximately with a population of 30,774...
which includes part of Ambler as well as Horsham and Hatboro. Its main feeder school is Keith Valley Middle School
Keith Valley Middle School
Keith Valley Middle School is a secondary school in the Hatboro-Horsham School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The principal is Jon Kircher, who attended the school as a child...
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Politics
- Roy CornellRoy CornellRoy W. Cornell was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He was a 1961 graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School and attended Santa Ana Junior College. He graduated from Temple University and from the North Philadelphia Board of Realtors School. He was first elected to...
— former Pennsylvania State Representative who represented the 152nd districtPennsylvania House of Representatives, District 152The 152nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is made up of parts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania... - Kurt VolkerKurt VolkerKurt Volker is the former United States Permanent Representative to NATO, having served in that position from July 2, 2008 to May 15, 2009....
— former Permanent US Ambassador to NATO
Sports
- Matt CarrollMatt Carroll (basketball)Matthew Carroll is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA.Carroll is tall and weighs . He played high school basketball at Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, Pennsylvania under coach Walt Ostrowski. He played college basketball at the University of...
— college basketball player for Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, professionally for NBA's Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail BlazersThe Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
, San Antonio SpursSan Antonio SpursThe San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
, Charlotte BobcatsCharlotte BobcatsThe Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
, and the Dallas MavericksDallas MavericksThe Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
. - Pat CarrollPat Carroll (basketball)Pat Carroll is an American professional basketball player. He is a shooting guard who is a three-point specialist....
— college basketball player for Saint Joseph's UniversitySaint Joseph's UniversitySaint Joseph's University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located partially in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia and partially in Lower Merion Township and located in the Pennsylvania Main Line, Pennsylvania, United States.The school was founded in 1851 as Saint...
, and professionally for CB Sevilla of Spain's Asociación de Clubs de BaloncestoAsociación de Clubs de BaloncestoThe Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...
. - Dan HeismanDan HeismanDan Heisman is a United States Chess Federation National Master and author. He is the two-time Open chess champion of Philadelphia , and the Philadelphia Invitational Chess Champion . His Penn State team won the U.S. Amateur Team Championship in 1972...
— United States Chess FederationUnited States Chess FederationThe United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
chess masterChess masterA chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....
and author
Music
- Kenny VasoliKenny VasoliKenneth Robert "Kenny" Vasoli is the lead singer and bassist of The Starting Line, a pop punk band. Vasoli attended Hatboro-Horsham High School. At the age of 14, he was invited to join the band after Matt Watts read his AOL Instant Messenger profile. His previous bands include The Prize Fight and...
— lead singer of the band The Starting LineThe Starting LineThe Starting Line is an American pop punk band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1999.- Formation and history :In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an e-mail from guitarist Matt Watts to vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli...
, and his own side project band Person LPerson LPerson L is an American rock band fronted by Kenny Vasoli, of the pop punk band The Starting Line. Vasoli is the band's lead singer and guitarist and formed Person L in winter 2006 as an outlet to explore other musical styles...
, who have just finished cutting an 8 song album that has been released.
Music
The Hatboro-Horsham Indoor Percussion Ensemble won the Eastern U.S. T.I.A. All-Chapter Championship in 2009 and 2010http://www.hhpercussion.com/ and the WGI National Championship in 1995http://wgi.org/.The Hatboro-Horsham Marching Unit has won the Cavalcade State Champs for two years in a row. Special awards include; best percussion, over-all general effect, best color guard, and best Auxiliary.
Innovation
In March 2010, Hatboro-Horsham High School hosted the first Green Futures Fair in Montgomery County, PA to give students from HHSD and other nearby districts a chance to learn about advances and possible careers in the "green field."http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/04/01/public_spirit_willow_grove_guide/news/doc4baf830fd4826994473484.txtAthletics
The Lady Hatters softball team won the 2008 PIAA Class AAAA state softball championship, beating Greater Latrobe High School 3-0.http://www.hatboro-horsham.org/40674051995353/site/default.asp? The Lady Hatters Volleyball Team has also made it to states and placed third out of four in the 2009 season.Traditions
Hatboro-Horsham plays Upper Moreland High SchoolUpper Moreland High School
Upper Moreland High School is a comprehensive public high school, serving grades 9–12, located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, about fifteen miles outside of Philadelphia. It is the only high school in the Upper Moreland School District, which includes part of Huntingdon Valley, Hatboro, and Willow...
annually on Thanksgiving Day. The 73rd edition of this game was played on November 27, 2008 at 10:00 am at Upper Moreland High School - Upper Moreland won the game 27-13. Hatboro-Horsham leads the all time series 49-21-6