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Coordinates: 40°39′50″N 75°20′24″W / 40.664°N 75.340°W / 40.664; -75.340
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This article is about the high school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For the school district in Freedom, Pennsylvania, see Freedom Area School District.
Freedom High School
Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania in November 2006
Address
Map
3149 Chester Avenue

Bethlehem
,
Pennsylvania
18020

United States
Coordinates40°39′50″N 75°20′24″W / 40.664°N 75.340°W / 40.664; -75.340
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedSeptember 7, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-09-07)
School districtBethlehem Area School District
SuperintendentJack Silva
NCES School ID420357004957[1]
PrincipalLaurie Sage
Staff115.9 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9th–12th
Enrollment1,813[1] (2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio15.64[1]
Campus typeSuburb: Large
Color(s)Black and gold   
Athletics conferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
MascotPatriot
RivalLiberty High School
Websitebasdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/freedom/

Freedom High School is a large urban, public high school located in Bethlehem Township in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Freedom High School is one of the two public high schools operated by the Bethlehem Area School District. It is located at 3149 Chester Avenue in Bethlehem Township.

As of the 2023–24 school year, Freedom High School had an enrollment of 1,813 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The school employed 115.9 teachers (on an FTE basis) basis for a student-teacher ratio of 15.64.

Athletics

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See also: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Freedom High School football team's home field, BASD Stadium, a 14,000 capacity stadium in Bethlehem that is one of the largest high school stadiums in the state

Freedom High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The school holds the record for the most Lehigh Valley Conference championships in boys volleyball.[2]

In boys athletics, Freedom participates in football, basketball, golf, ice hockey, soccer, baseball, tennis, volleyball, lacrosse, swimming, wrestling, diving, rifle, track and field and cross country. In girls athletics, Freedom sponsors basketball, soccer, lacrosse, golf, cheerleading, tennis, volleyball, rifle, track and field, cross country, field hockey, swimming, and diving teams.

The Freedom High School football, soccer, and field hockey teams play their home games at Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, one of the largest high school stadiums in the state, with a capacity of 14,000.

Freedom High School's mascot is the Patriot, the name given those American colonists who resisted the colonial governance of the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolution, especially prior to the formation of the Continental Army in 1775.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Freedom High School (420357004957)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "LVIAC Historical Stats". LVIAC. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008.
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