Reading Senior High School

Reading Senior High School
Reading Senior High School in May 2008
Location
801 North 13th Street

Reading
,
Pennsylvania
19604

United States

40°20′52″N 75°54′39″W / 40.3477°N 75.9107°W / 40.3477; -75.9107
Information
Other nameThe Castle on The Hill
TypePublic high school
MottoLatin: Dic cur hic
(Tell me why you are here)
Established1927 (1927)
School district
Reading School District
NCES School ID
422004000859
Principal
Jessica Di Blasi
Teaching staff
253.50 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment4,779 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio
18.85
ColorsRed and Black   
Athletics conference
PIAA District 3
MascotRed Knight
Team nameRed Knights
YearbookRed Knight Yearbook
Websitewww.readingsd.org/o/rhs

Reading Senior High School, colloquially known as The Castle on The Hill, is a 9–12 public high school in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1927 and is part of the Reading School District. With an enrollment of 5,213 as of the 2022–23 school year, it is the largest traditional high school in Pennsylvania and one of the largest high schools in the nation.

Student life

The school supports a broad range of extracurricular activities. In the 2020–2021 school year, students could participate in Academic Challenge, Aevidium, Art Club, Baba Na Kaka International, Ecology, Knight Vision, Mock Trial, Peer Mentoring, Project Peace, E-Sports, National Honor Society, Sign Language Club, Strategic Gaming Club, Student Council, Tabletop Roleplay, World Language Club, STEM Robotics, and Yearbook.

Athletics

The school's mascot is the Red Knight. According to the PIAA directory, the District funds participation in the following sports:

Girls
Boys

Notable alumni

References

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  6. ↑ "Reading Army officer receives citation". The Morning Call. April 18, 1919. p. 20. Retrieved June 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "Congressional Biographical Directory". Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2019.