Edison/Fareira High School

Edison/Fareira High School
Address
151 W Luzerne St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140 United States
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	Integrating Learning for Success
Established	1903
School district	School District of Philadelphia
Principal	Ms. Awilda Ortíz
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	diverse
Color(s)	Green and Yellow
Mascot	Owl
Newspaper	none
Yearbook	The Edisonian
Website	Edison/Fareira High School

Thomas Alva Edison High School and John C. Fareira Skills Center is a high school serving grades 9-12 in 151 West Luzerne Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. (Location: 40°00′44″N 75°07′45″W / 40.0122°N 75.1291°W / 40.0122; -75.1291) It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

The school serves several neighborhoods, including Fairhill.^[1]^[2]

History

Original Edison High School building

The original Edison High School building was opened in 1903 as the all male Northeast Manual Training High School located at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue. Eventually the school became Northeast High School. The auditorium was added in 1916.

In 1936 vocational education shops and many regular classrooms were added to the original building.

The building had been vacant since 2002 and had been sold to developers. The building was heavily damaged by fire on August 3, 2011.^[3]^[4]

New Edison High School building

In January 1957, a new Northeast High School was opened at Cottman and Algon Avenues. All of the trophies, most of the teaching staff and memorabilia were transferred to the new building. At the same time, a new school, Thomas Alva Edison High, was opened at the site. Because of the facilities, Edison remained all male until September 1979 when it became co-educational.

In 1988, the original school was replaced by a co-educational Edison/Fareira High School, named in part for its late principal, John C. Fareira. The new Edison/Fareira is a combined academic high school and vocational skills center. It is located at Front & Luzerne Streets with an outdoor athletic facility on the same site.

Tenth graders select one trade area for concentration study through their senior year. A complete academic program leading to a high school diploma is required of each student. In addition, each students must complete a required sequence of career & technical courses. Each student also has the opportunity to participate in a full program of extra-curricular activities.

The overall program at Career and Technical Education programs comprises seventeen career and technical areas of study and a comprehensive academic program. Edison/Fareira Skills High School Career and Technical Education students participate in School-to-Career experiences including opportunities of work-based learning in the 11th and 12th grades.

1. Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology 2. Child Care and Support Services Management 3. Cinematography and Film/Video Production 4. Commercial/Advertising Art 5. Computer Repair Technology/Computer Systems Technology 6. Cosmetology 7. Culinary 8. Electrical and Power Transmission 9. Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 10. Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration 11. Plumbing 12. Warehousing Technology 13. Welding Technology

The school lost 54 former students during the Vietnam War, more than any other U.S. high school. Every year the "54" are honored in a special ceremony to remember their sacrifice which includes attendance of veterans, faculty, students, community and some of the family members of the students who lost their lives.^[5]^[6]

Feeder patterns

John B. Stetson Charter School feeds into Edison.^[2] Feeder schools include Julia deBurgos School, John F. Hartranft School, Hon. Luis Muñoz Marín School, Roberto Clemente Middle School, Juaniata Park Academy, and Potter-Thomas School.^[2]

Enrollment

Number

Thomas Edison High School Enrollment: Total Enrollment: 1334

Ethnicity

African American: 22%
Latino: 75.4%
White: 1.1%
Asian: 0.4%
American Indian: 0.1%
Other: 1% ^[7]

References

↑ "Fairhill School." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.
1 2 3 "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.
↑ "original Edison high school building burns down". Northeast Times Star. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
↑ "ABC news reports on fire". local ABC News affiliate. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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↑ Bunch, Will (October 30, 2007). "Different wars, different reactions Despite unpopularity of Iraq conflict, Americans respect our soldiers - & now even Vietnam vets". The Philadelphia Daily News: City & Local.
↑ "School Profile: Thomas Edison High School". The School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

External links

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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