Honesdale High School

Public school in Honesdale, PA, USA

Honesdale High School

Address

459 Terrace St. Honesdale , PA 18431-1599 USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	April 6, 1959
School district	Wayne Highlands
Principal	Peter Jordan
Faculty	63.21 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	838 (2017–18)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.26^[1]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Red and Black
Nickname	Hornets
Publication	Hornet Highlights
Website	Official website

Honesdale High School is a public, four-year, regional high school serving grades 9–12 in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States, as a part of the Wayne Highlands School District. In the 2017–2018 school year, the School reported an enrollment of 838 pupils in grades 9th through 12th.^[1]

In 1813 the Honesdale Academy which was a private preparatory school and the forerunner of the Honesdale High School, was founded. In 1875, the first class was graduated from a public high school in Honesdale. Honesdale’s first modern building constructed for school purposes was opened in 1909. In 1924, the consolidation of six political subdivisions formed the first union school district in Pennsylvania. On April 6, 1959 the present high school building was constructed. In 1970, under the School District Reorganization Act, the district was again expanded. The new name became the Wayne Highlands School District.

Honesdale High School is an accredited member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1940.^[2] The school is also accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Extracurriculars

Wayne Highlands School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The District funds:

Boys

Baseball - AAA
Basketball- AAA
Cross Country - AA
Football - AAA
Golf - AAA
Soccer - AA
Tennis - AA
Track and Field - AAA
Wrestling - AAA

Girls

Basketball - AAA
Cross Country - AA
Field Hockey - AAA
Soccer (Fall) - AA
Softball - AAA
Girls' Tennis - AA
Track and Field - AAA

Honesdale High School has a long history of athletic success, most notably in cross-country, wrestling, track and field, golf, and more recently boys and girls soccer. Honesdale High School football has had a notable decline in the past years and is facing their third losing season in a row.

Notable staff and alumni

Lyman Louis Lemnitzer, class of 1917, was a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Art Wall, Jr., golfer and 1959 Masters Tournament champion was born and lived in Honesdale.
Richard J. Tallman, class of 1943, was a U.S. Army Brigadier General killed in action in Vietnam in 1972

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Honesdale HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Official website
Historic Honesdale

Wayne County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts
Wayne Highlands	Honesdale High School
Western Wayne	Western Wayne High School

Other Schools
Forest City Regional (partially located in Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties)	Forest City Regional High School
North Pocono (partially located in Lackawanna County)	North Pocono High School North Pocono Middle School
Private schools	Canaan Christian Academy
Susquehanna Community (partially located in Susquehanna County)	Susquehanna Community Junior Senior High School
Wallenpaupack Area (partially located in Pike County)	Wallenpaupack Area High School