Hempfield High School

Hempfield High School
Location
210 Stanley Ave

Landisville
,
Lancaster County
,
Pennsylvania 17538

United States
Information
School typePublic, secondary
School district
Hempfield School District
Staff137.56 (FTE)[1]
Faculty~130
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment2,254 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
16.39[1]
CampusSuburban
ColorsRed and black
   
MascotHempfield Black Knight
RivalManheim Township High School
Websitehttps://hhs.hempfieldsd.org/

Hempfield High School is a public senior high school located in Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves both East and West Hempfield townships and serves as the only high school for Hempfield School District. It was established in 1955.

Demographics

  • Grades: 9-12
  • County: Lancaster
  • Total students: 2481
  • 53.09% male / 48.3% female
  • Teachers: 139

Academics

Hempfield High School continually shows test results above the state average on the PSSA tests[2] and the SAT. The school has a 95% graduation rate, with almost 82% of Hempfield graduates continuing to post-secondary education.[3]

From 2005-2007, thirteen students were honored as National Merit Finalists.[4] Finally, Hempfield students have consistently excelled in the Pennsylvania Math League. In 1999 and 2000, and from 2002-2005, the Math Team placed first in their region, and in 2001, 2006, and 2008, they placed first in the league.[5]

Hempfield offers a number of Advanced Placement courses, including classes in Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Science, English, French, German, Spanish Literature, Art, Music Theory, Physics, Statistics, US History, Human Geography and US Government and Politics.[6] AP exams for college credit are also offered in all of these areas. Honor weighted courses in the Humanities are offered; however, no AP exam accompanies them.

Performing arts and music

Theater

Hempfield High School is renowned for its extensive theater program and its annual Dance Theatre production.[7] This is a completely original show which features over 100 students. Dance Theatre celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008.[8] A spring musical is also performed annually.

The 1,300-seat Performing Arts Center[9] was designed by The Ray Group Inc.,[10] a Lancaster-based architecture firm that specializes in schools and universities.[11] The PAC opened in the fall of 1995 and was one of the most expensive high school stages in Pennsylvania at the time. Local dance companies and performance groups often rent it out.

Music

The Hempfield Black Knight Marching Band consists of over 100 members. The Symphonic Band is for grades 10-12. The Concert Band is a 50+ performance group which accepts all levels of musicians from all grades, and is designed for 9th graders to adapt them to the more challenging material and style that is played in this band. The 2012-2013 band was selected to perform at the PMEA All-State conference. The Jazz Band hosts a variety of shows during the year, and the Jazz Lab Band performs with the Jazz Band during the spring jazz concert. All of the bands at Hempfield are supervised by the department chair of music, Matt Ceresini.

Hempfield is also the home to several choral groups: Hempfield Singers, Bel Cantos, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers. All are under the direction of Alejandro Ramos. Hempfield Singers is a high level choir which is open by audition. Bel Cantos is an all female-choir, also selected through audition. This group is not currently running, however. Concert Choir is a larger group that is open to any student. The Hempfield Chamber Singers is an elite group which includes a small number of singers. The 2012-2013 group also performed at the state conference. The Chamber Singers perform the national anthem at many of Hempfield's home basketball games.

The Hempfield orchestras include Symphony Strings, an orchestra tailored to advanced musicians; and Concert Strings, a performing orchestra designed for underclassmen.

All orchestras, bands and choirs perform at either the holiday concert, the winter concert or a spring concert. Some groups have shows outside of the Hempfield music department, which change every year.[12]

Athletics

Hempfield competes in the Lancaster-Lebanon League as part of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, except for:

Sports

The Hempfield Black Knight Baseball team is currently coached by Austin Hinkle. Historical highlights and championships:

SECTION ONE: 1983, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

LANCASTER-LEBANON: 1974, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2014

DISTRICT 3: 2004, 2015

Facilities

  • Georgelis Law Firm Stadium
    • Synthetic turf field used for football, soccer, and lacrosse
    • Also serves as the home field for Lancaster Inferno minor league soccer team[15]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hempfield SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ GreatSchools.net
  3. ↑ Hempfield Senior High School - Landisville, Pennsylvania/PA - Public School Profile
  4. ↑ "School Profile". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Math League Contest Results". Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  6. ↑ GreatSchools.net
  7. ↑ Madelyn Pennino (May 4, 2007). "Bailey bridges age gap". Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  8. ↑ "LancasterOnline.com:Entertainment:Stepping out". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Hempfield High School | Performing Arts Center". Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  10. ↑ Robert Lorelli Associates, Project List
  11. ↑ The Ray Group | Welcome
  12. ↑ "Hempfield Music Website". Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2006.
  13. ↑ "CPIHL". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  14. ↑ "EPRU". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Women's Premier Soccer League Team in Lancaster, PA »". Lancaster Inferno. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Tom Herr Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  17. ↑ Hawtree, Christopher (May 18, 2005). "Tristan Egolf". The Guardian.
  18. ↑ Holahan, Jane (October 15, 2003). "From Hempfield to Hollywood". LancasterOnline.
  19. ↑ Holahan, Jane (May 2, 2015). "From 'Youtheatre' to "Doctor Who," actress Gretchen Egolf has had a busy career". LancasterOnline.
  20. ↑ "Kyle Salyards | Lancaster County Sports Hall of Fame". lancastersportshalloffame.com.
  21. ↑ "Aaron Herr Minor, Fall & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  22. ↑ freeman, Kevin (April 28, 2014). "Former Hempfield goalie Murray making his mark in Poland". LancasterOnline.
  23. ↑ "Zach Miller - 2008 - Men's Cross Country". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics.
  24. ↑ "Travis Worra - 2014 - Men's Soccer". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
  25. ↑ "Hempfield alum Drew Skundrich talks all things soccer in 'Inspirational Athletes' [podcast]". LancasterOnline. January 9, 2018.
  26. ↑ "PA-Wrestling.com : Your online resource for Pennsylvania Wrestling". pa-wrestling.com.
  27. ↑ "David Martin-Robinson - Football". Temple.

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