Norristown Area School District

Norristown Area School District is a school district located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The school district serves the borough of Norristown, East Norriton Township, and West Norriton Township municipalities in central Montgomery County, just north-west of Philadelphia. The district is compiled of six elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. The Philadelphia Inquirer has recognized Norristown Area School District as the most diverse district in the Pennsylvanian suburbs of the greater Philadelphia area.^[1] Dr. Janet C. Samuels was appointed superintendent on January 11, 2008.^[2]

Map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Norristown Area School District is in blue in the central part of the county.

Schools

Norristown Area High School

Cole Manor Elementary School
J.K. Gotwals Elementary School
W.S. Hancock Elementary School
Marshall Street Elementary School
Paul V. Fly Elementary School
Whitehall Elementary School
East Norriton Middle School
A.D. Eisenhower Middle School
Stewart Middle School
Norristown Area High School
Roosevelt Alternative School

History

The Norristown Area High School (NAHS) was established in 1870 in the Borough of Norristown and relocated to West Norriton Township in 1972. The student population is about 1900 students in grades 9-12.

The high school utilizes a modified block schedule, offers all core courses in a college prep and weighted honors format, and has entered into a partnership with Montgomery County Community College to offer dual enrollment (both high school and college credit) in a number of courses.

In 2005-2006, NAHS received a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Project 720 grant in support of our reform effort and that grant was renewed for the 2006-2007 school year and again for 2007 - 2008. In addition, the high school received a PDE Classrooms for the Future grant for 2006-2007, which has greatly increased student access to technology for instruction, and a United States Department of Education Small Learning Communities Project grant as well.

NAHS has a full complement of boys' and girls' sports, musical groups, co-curricular and extracurricular activities including Army JROTC, cultural, service, and drama clubs. The state-of-the-art TV production studio broadcasts news and original programming both internally and on our community access cable channel.

Athletics

The high school's wrestling program has experienced much success over the past two decades - winning 14 league titles and six Southeast Regional titles. Individually, 29 Norristown wrestlers have earned medals at the PIAA State Tournament.

Norristown Area High School is a member of the Suburban One League (SOL), American Conference. They are one of the founding members of the SOL, and one of four of the remaining founding members.

Notable alumni

Kellee Stewart graduated from NASD in 1993.^[3]
Jerry Spinelli, well known children's author. Two of his books are set in the Norristown area.
Khalif Wyatt (born 1991), American basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

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References

Education in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Colleges and Universities	Arcadia University Bryn Athyn College Bryn Mawr College Gwynedd Mercy University Haverford College Manor College Montgomery County Community College Salus University Penn State Abington Rosemont College St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Temple University Ambler Ursinus College Westminster Theological Seminary

Public school districts	Abington School District Boyertown Area School District Bryn Athyn School District Cheltenham Township School District Colonial School District Hatboro-Horsham School District Jenkintown School District Lower Merion School District Lower Moreland Township School District Methacton School District Norristown Area School District North Penn School District Perkiomen Valley School District Pottsgrove School District Pottstown School District Souderton Area School District Springfield Township School District Spring-Ford Area School District Upper Dublin School District Upper Merion Area School District Upper Moreland School District Upper Perkiomen School District Wissahickon School District

Private secondary schools	Academy Of The New Church Boys School Academy Of The New Church Girls School Abington Friends School AIM Academy Baldwin School Bishop McDevitt High School Calvary Baptist School Christopher Dock Mennonite High School Coventry Christian Schools Episcopal Academy Friends' Central School Germantown Academy Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School The Haverford School The Hill School Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy Indian Creek Mennonite School Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School Lakeside School Lansdale Catholic High School La Salle College High School Lincoln Academy Main Line Academy Martin Luther School Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School Meadowbrook School Merion Mercy Academy Mount Saint Joseph Academy New Life Youth & Family Svcs The Pathway School The Perkiomen School Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Reformation Christian School Saint Aloysius School Saint Basil Academy Saint Katherine Day School Saint Pius X High School Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy Shipley School Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia Trinity Christian Academy Valley Forge Baptist Academy Wyncote Academy

PIAA Suburban One League

American Conference	Cheltenham High School Norristown Area High School Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School Springfield Township High School Upper Dublin High School Upper Merion Area High School Upper Moreland High School Wissahickon High School

Continental Conference	Central Bucks High School East Central Bucks High School West Central Bucks High School South Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School North Penn High School Pennridge High School Quakertown High School Souderton Area High School

National Conference	Abington Senior High School Bensalem High School Council Rock High School North Council Rock High School South Neshaminy High School Pennsbury High School William Tennent High School Harry S. Truman High School

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, schools

Main school districts

Abington	Abington Senior High School

Bryn Athyn	(Does not operate any schools)

Cheltenham	Cheltenham High School Cedarbrook Middle School

Colonial	Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Colonial Middle School

Hatboro-Horsham	Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School Keith Valley Middle School

Jenkintown	Jenkintown Middle/High School

Lower Merion	Lower Merion High School Harriton High School Bala Cynwyd Middle School Welsh Valley Middle School

Lower Moreland Township	Lower Moreland High School

Methacton	Methacton High School

Norristown Area	Norristown Area High School

North Penn	North Penn High School

Perkiomen Valley	Perkiomen Valley High School

Pottsgrove	Pottsgrove High School

Pottstown	Pottstown Senior High School

Springfield Township	Springfield Township High School

Upper Dublin	Upper Dublin High School

Upper Merion Area	Upper Merion Area High School

Upper Moreland	Upper Moreland High School

Wissahickon	Wissahickon High School Wissahickon Middle School

Other schools

Boyertown Area (partially located in Berks County)	Boyertown Area Senior High School

Private schools	Abington Friends School Academy Of The New Church Boys School Academy Of The New Church Girls School AIM Academy Baldwin School Calvary Baptist School Christopher Dock Mennonite High School Coventry Christian Schools Episcopal Academy Friends' Central School Germantown Academy Huntingdon Valley Christian Academy Indian Creek Mennonite School Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy La Salle College High School Lakeside School Lincoln Academy Main Line Academy Martin Luther School Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic School Meadowbrook School Merion Mercy Academy Mount Saint Joseph Academy New Life Youth & Family Svcs Reformation Christian School Saint Aloysius School Saint Basil Academy Saint Katherine Day School Shipley School Stowe Lighthouse Christ Academy The Haverford School The Hill School The Pathway School The Perkiomen School Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia Trinity Christian Academy Valley Forge Baptist Academy Wyncote Academy

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia	Bishop McDevitt High School Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Lansdale Catholic High School Pope John Paul II High School

Souderton Area (partially located in Bucks County)	Souderton Area High School

Spring-Ford Area (partially located in Chester County)	Spring-Ford Senior High School

Upper Perkiomen (partially located in Berks County)	Upper Perkiomen High School

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