Philadelphia Mennonite High School

Philadelphia Mennonite High School

Address
860 North 24th Street Philadelphia, PA 19130
Coordinates	39°58′18″N 75°10′35″W / 39.9716°N 75.1764°W / 39.9716; -75.1764Coordinates: 39°58′18″N 75°10′35″W / 39.9716°N 75.1764°W / 39.9716; -75.1764 enrollment = 100
Information
Type	Private School
Religious affiliation(s)	Mennonite Church USA
Established	1997^[1]
Opened	Fall, 1998
Principal	Dr. Barbara Moses
Faculty	7
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Color(s)	Navy blue and white
Athletics	Interscholastic Sports
Website	http://www.pmhs98.org

Philadelphia Mennonite High School is a private Mennonite high school in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has approximately 100 students in 9th through 12th grades, and focuses on college preparation.

History

Philadelphia Mennonite High School, Spring 2009

The school was founded in 1997, and opened for classes in the former St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School building in the fall of 1998, with 45 students.^[2] The first graduating class was in 2000, with 10 students, all of whom were accepted for college admission.

The 24 students in the class of 2009 graduated on June 14, 2009.

Accreditation

The school is accredited with two agencies, which did their evaluation process together. The agencies are the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools,^[3] and the Mennonite Accreditation Agency of the Mennonite Education Agency.^[4]

Community

The Fairmount Civic Association^[5] meets in the PMHS building, and the basement is used as a polling place for the 15th Ward, 18th Division.

The Liberti Church (Fairmount) formerly met at PMHS, and now meets at the Berean Institute.^[6]

References

↑ O'Reilly, David (1997-08-11). "HIGH HOPES, ELEMENTARY PROBLEMS THE MENNONITES SEE A SCHOOL AT 24TH AND POPLAR. BUT LITTLE MONEY AND SKEPTICAL NEIGHBORS BLUR THEIR VISION.". Philadelphia Inquirer. Knight-Ridder. pp. B.1. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Jones, Richard (1998-08-07). "MENNONITE SCHOOL SET TO OPEN IN CITY APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED AT THE $4,850-A-YEAR SCHOOL IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA.". Philadelphia Inquirer. Knight-Ridder. pp. B.1. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "School name:Philadelphia Mennonite High School". The Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
↑ "Home". Mennonite Accreditation Agency of the Mennonite Education Agency. 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
↑ Webmaster (2009-06-05). "FCA Meetings (Home page)". FCA Official Website. Fairmount Civic Association, Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
↑ "Liberti Fairmount". Liberti Church. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-05.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Schools

School District of Philadelphia

5-12 schools	Girard Academic Music Program Julia R. Masterman School

Neighborhood high schools	Audenried Bartram Edison/Fareira Samuel S. Fels Frankford Benjamin Franklin Furness Gratz Kensington Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln Northeast Olney Overbrook Roxborough Sayre South Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion George Washington West Philadelphia

Alternative high schools	Central Constitution Dobbins Vocational High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) High School for Girls Lankenau Jules E. Mastbaum Technical Microsoft's School of the Future Motivation Robeson for Human Services Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Saul of Agricultural Sciences Swenson Arts and Technology

K-8 schools	Ethan Allen D. Newlin Fell Andrew Jackson John Story Jenks Eliza Butler Kirkbride William M. Meredith George W. Nebinger George Sharswood Southwark Spring Garden Vare-Washington (formerly Abigail Vare)

Middle schools	Gen. Louis Wagner

Elementary schools	Joseph H. Brown Edwin Forrest Francis Scott Key Samuel W. Pennypacker William Rowen

Former public schools	Edward W. Bok Technical High School Charles Carroll High School Communications Technology High School Stephen A. Douglas High School Fairhill Elementary School Thomas FitzSimons High School Robert Fulton Elementary School Germantown High School Leslie P. Hill Elementary School John L. Kinsey Elementary School Joseph C. Ferguson Elementary School Joseph Leidy Elementary School Robert E. Lamberton High School George Pepper Middle School Anna B. Pratt Elementary School General John F. Reynolds Elementary School The Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes High School Anna H. Shaw Middle School Sheridan West Academy Walter G. Smith Elementary School Spring Garden School No. 1 University City High School Roberts Vaux Promise Academy George Washington School John G. Whittier Elementary School Alexander Wilson Elementary School

Other Schools

Roman Catholic Archdiocese	Archbishop Ryan High School Father Judge High School J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls Roman Catholic High School St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School West Catholic Preparatory High School

Private schools	Friends Select School Germantown Friends School Girard College Greene Street Friends School Hope Charter School Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School Mercy Career & Technical High School Nazareth Academy High School Philadelphia Free School Philadelphia Mennonite High School Saint Joseph's Preparatory School Springside Chestnut Hill Academy William Penn Charter School

Religious and religious background private schools	Chestnut Hill Academy Springside School Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy

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