Traditions
Big Sister, Little Sister – Seniors are paired with incoming freshmen and act as their “big sisters”. The "big sisters" provide transitional support to their "little sisters".
Freshman Day, Sophomore Day, Junior Day – Each class is given a day to honor it. Students of the honored class generally sport flowers in their class color, host an auditorium show, and have a tea or other social gathering.
Senior Day – Graduating seniors are given awards for their academic and extracurricular achievements. After the awards ceremony they have lunch on the Spirit of Philadelphia.
Contest – Contest started in 1913 and has evolved over the years. The seniors and freshmen team up to compete against the sophomores and juniors in a variety of competitions that span a few weeks.
County Fair – A schoolwide all-afternoon fair in which each advisory class contributes food, games, and entertainment. All the money earned during county fair is given to a charity of choice by the winning advisory.
Songs of the Season – The school's holiday show. The program always begins with the procession of members of the school's Treble Clef Choir through a completely dark auditorium. Each choir member carries a single lit candle and chants "Hodie Christus Natus Est" by Benjamin Britten. The show continues with holiday performances by the school's various extracurricular groups and ethnic clubs. Jill Scott (a Girls' High Alumni) made an appearance at Songs Of The Season in 2006.
Career Day – Alumnae return for a day to give presentations about their careers.
Holiday Open House – Every year, alumnae return to the school for a Holiday Open House. This is held in the pink marble hall with the Nike of Samothrace or Winged Victory, which is the symbol of Girls' High, at one of the hallway and Abraham Lincoln at the other.
All Alumnae Reunion Luncheon/Meeting - Alumnae from all class years gather together to network with each other. The guest speaker is usually a distinguished Alumna. There is also a performance by a student group.
Additional school events
- Father-Daughter Dance
- Winter Dinner Formal
- Soph Hop
- Junior Prom
- Senior Prom
- Zero Day
- Junior Book Awards
- Move Up Day
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