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
Basketball – AAAAAA Bowling – AAAAAA Cheerleading – AAAAAA Cross Country – AAA JROTC Drill Team – AAA Field Hockey – AAA Indoor Track and Field – AAAA Soccer (Fall) – AAAA Softball – AAAAAA Swimming and Diving – AAA Girls' Tennis – AAA Track and Field – AAA Volleyball – AAAA Water Polo – AAAA
Boys
Baseball – AAAAAA Basketball- AAAAAA Bowling – AAAAAA Cross Country – AAA JROTC Drill Team – AAA Football – AAAAAA Golf – AAA Indoor Track and Field – AAAA Soccer – AAAA Swimming and Diving – AAA Tennis – AAA Track and Field – AAA Volleyball – AAA Water Polo – AAAA Wrestling – AAA
Notable alumni
Sian Barbara Allen, actress Joseph A. Baer, United States Army Brigadier general during World War II Albert Boscov, businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of Boscov's James Bryant, former professional football player, Detroit Lions Thomas Caltagirone, former Pennsylvania State Representative Henry Dickinson Green, former U.S. Congressman Manny Guzman Jr., politician Stu Jackson, former head coach, New York Knicks Donyell Marshall, former professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz, and Seattle SuperSonics Maurio McCoy, professional skateboarder Lenny Moore, former professional football player, Baltimore Colts, and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Stephen Mull, former U.S. ambassador to Lithuania Curtis R. Reitz, law professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School Lonnie Walker IV, professional basketball player, Maccabi Tel Aviv, formerly Brooklyn Nets William Wiswesser, chemist and pioneer in chemical informatics Gus Yatron, former U.S. Congressman
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