School Information
The school mascot is the Golden Rams and the school colors are Navy Blue & Old Gold. This was determined by a vote in the spring of 1955 by the Junior Classes from Royersford High School and Spring City High School. The students voted on the school colors and mascot name for the new school. The majority vote ruled for Navy Blue & Gold and Golden Rams, with Forrest Green & White Hornets coming in 2nd place. The official school colors and mascot for Spring-Ford Junior High School were Green & White Hornets from 1955 - 1982. In 1982 the Junior High School became a middle school and the school colors and mascot were unified throughout the school district to Navy Blue & Old Gold and Golden Rams. The Spring-Ford Junior High Green & White Hornets were retired in 1982.
Spring-Ford's mascot is nicknamed "The Rowdy Ram." The Spring-Ford Rams athletic program was originally part of the Ches-Mont Conference until 1986 when they became a member of the Pioneer Athletic Conference, known informally as the Pac-10.
In addition to regular police presence, Spring-Ford Senior High School keeps security on campus to protect students, parents and teachers and administrators. The Spring-Ford K-12 district takes measures annually to combat bullying and drug use, forbidden as unacceptable behavior in student handbooks provided by the district.
As of 2012, average class size at Spring-Ford Senior High School sits at 31 students. Spring-Ford Senior High School's graduation rate of 86.2% falls below the Pennsylvania average graduation rate of 88%. Spring-Ford Senior High School's drop out rate of .9% falls below the Pennsylvania drop out rate of 2.1%.
In March 2013, the Spring-Ford High School Girls Basketball Team won the state title by beating Cumberland Valley in the PIAA Class AAAA Girl's Basketball Championship Game.
In April 2013, the Spring-Ford High School Vocal Ensemble, instructed by Mrs. Yvonne O'Dea, ranked top choir nationally in the Festival of Gold at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. They were given a solo spot to sing a song during the concert.
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