Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.0, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Strawberry Mansion High School The School District of Philadelphia ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://smhs.philasd.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Tea with Le'](https://smhs.philasd.org/2025/11/14/the-tea-with-le/) - Checking up on the SMHS Tea with Le': Mansion students and staff work to dispel negative stereotypes about their beloved school through new video interview series. SMHS Student Council President Le'Aijah's new interview show features current Mansion Staff and Students, and discusses relevant topics such as socio-emotional learning, self-care, advocacy, and more! Watch the first - [Act 158 Workshop for Seniors](https://smhs.philasd.org/2025/02/18/act-158-workshop-for-seniors/) - Seniors are required to attend workshops on 2/20 and 2/21 to finish Act 158 graduation requirements. - [Senior Dues via School Cash Online](https://smhs.philasd.org/2025/01/09/senior-dues-via-school-cash-online/) - This year’s senior dues are all online! We are using School Cash Online. - [Eagles All-Pro Teacher Ms. Harvey](https://smhs.philasd.org/2025/01/07/eagles-all-pro-teacher-ms-harvey/) - Ms. Harvey was one of only 10 teachers selected this year out of hundreds of nominees as a 2025 Eagles and Nouryon All-Pro Teacher! - [SDP Senior of the Month](https://smhs.philasd.org/2024/11/12/sdp-senior-of-the-month/) - Celebrating SMHS knight and SDP Senior of the Month for October Anthony Spady! - [Interim Reports Coming Home](https://smhs.philasd.org/2024/09/26/interim-reports-coming-home/) - Interim reports are in the mail on their way to families! Please keep an eye out and review your student's in progress grades with them. - [Track Team Heading to State Championships](https://smhs.philasd.org/2024/05/17/track-team-heading-to-state-championships/) - Knights are headed to states in the 400 and 4x400! - [November 2023 Updates](https://smhs.philasd.org/2023/11/22/november-2023-updates/) - We are thankful for all your support, especially in the midst of some big challenges and a lot of changes. Here are a few important reminders and updates going into the break. - [SMHS in the News: Inquirer Article](https://smhs.philasd.org/2023/03/13/smhs-in-the-news-inquirer-article/) - Strawberry Mansion High School continues to fight an old reputation. But students say the school is an oasis. - [SMHS Presents: Changing the Narrative](https://smhs.philasd.org/2022/06/06/smhs-presents-changing-the-narrative/) - Mansion Media Arts' film about "Changing the Narrative" of SMHS premiers June 10, 2022 - [SMHS Students Rally Against Gun Violence](https://smhs.philasd.org/2022/05/31/rally-against-gun-violence/) - Strawberry Mansion students are in the media today as participants in the Enough is Enough Gun Violence Rally campaign. - [Gun Violence Day of Awareness](https://smhs.philasd.org/2022/05/10/gun-violence-day-of-awareness/) - 11th grade students organized a day of social awareness around gun violence including a community panel. - [Our Newsletter is Back!](https://smhs.philasd.org/2022/04/06/our-newsletter-is-back/) - Our monthly newsletter is back with a new April 2022 edition! - [Student COVID Testing](https://smhs.philasd.org/2021/05/11/student-covid-testing/) - SDP has partnered with DOCs Health to provide on-site Student COVID-19 testing in our school. - [Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching](https://smhs.philasd.org/2021/05/06/lindback-award-for-distinguished-teaching/) - We are proud to announce that one of our teachers was selected for the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teachers! - [12 Days of Greatness](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/12/22/12-days-of-greatness/) - As part of Footlocker’s 12 Days of Greatness, all Strawberry Mansion High School scholars, faculty, and staff members received a complementary pair of new sneakers this holiday season! - [Student vs. Staff Basketball](https://smhs.philasd.org/2021/03/26/student-vs-staff-basketball/) - As part of the Mansion March Madness Attendance Challenge selected scholars took part in a friendly basketball game versus the Mansion staff. - [Mansion Media Arts Showcase](https://smhs.philasd.org/2021/04/29/mansion-media-arts-showcase/) - On April 29th, 2021 Strawberry Mansion High School’s Media Arts Career Pathway displayed digital artwork created by Mansion scholars during the global pandemic and virtual instruction. - [Spirit Week November 16-20](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/11/06/spirit-week-november-16-20/) - Spirit week is here! See the schedule and get ready to show your Knight PRIDE! - [Food Distribution Coming to Mansion!](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/10/22/food-distribution-coming-to-mansion/) - Food distribution is starting at Mansion in November! Read more about the specifics and how to sign up. - [Strawberry Mansion Senior Voter Awareness Campaign](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/10/16/strawberry-mansion-senior-voter-awareness-campaign/) - Students created memes and videos expressing the importance of registering to vote. - [Back to School Night](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/10/07/back-to-school-night-2/) - View the presentation from our Back to School Night! - [What's New in October 2020](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/09/28/whats-new-in-october-2020/) - Read our October 2020 newsletter for info about new team members, athletics, and our Mansion Meetups (and more)! - [Mansion Athletics 2020-2021](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/09/25/mansion-athletics-2020-2021/) - Information about athletics for the 2020-2021 school year is here! - [Back to School 2020](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/09/01/back-to-school-2020/) - Welcome back to school! Please check out our Back to School newsletter for more important information about the start of school. - [What's new this month?](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/03/13/whats-new-this-month/) - The March edition of our monthly newsletter The Roundtable is here! Check out the PDF. - [Honoring Our Scholars at Senior Night](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/01/24/honoring-our-scholars-at-senior-night/) - The Strawberry Mansion High School family and community celebrated many of our senior athletes at our Senior Night, held on January 24th. - [Celebrating Mustapha Abdullah's 1,000 Career Points](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/01/23/celebrating-mustapha-abdullahs-1000-career-points/) - The Mansion community was excited to celebrate scholar Mustapha Abdullah's 1,000 career points during a halftime ceremony. - [Designs for Different Futures Trip](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/01/28/designs-for-different-futures-trip/) - Scholars participating in arts and robotics programming took a field trip to the Designs for Different Futures exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. - [Special Olympics Unified Bocce!](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/01/23/special-olympics-bocce/) - Mansion scholars participated in Special Olympics of Pennsylvania bocce, coming in 3rd out of 12 teams! - [What's New in the New Year](https://smhs.philasd.org/2020/01/22/whats-new-in-the-new-year/) - The whole Mansion family is excited for a new year and new opportunities for our scholars. - [Knights Club Trip to Rolling Thunder](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/12/20/knights-club-trip-to-rolling-thunder/) - Scholars in our "Knights Club," which recognizes exemplary attendance, citizenship, and academic performance, attended a field trip to Rolling Thunder. - [Basketball Season is Here!](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/12/11/basketball-season-is-here/) - The season kicked off with a win against NEHS and a halftime ceremony recognizing Tevin Farmer for a generous donation to the team and retiring number 22, honoring Ronald "Flip" Murray. - [November SAC Meeting & Parent Workshop](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/11/06/november-sac-meeting-parent-workshop/) - Join us on Tuesday, November 26, for a SAC Meeting at 5:30pm followed by a workshop. - [9th Grade Academy Outward Bound Trip](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/11/07/9th-grade-academy-outward-bound-trip/) - The 9th Grade Academy engaged in team building activities and got to tackle the high ropes course with Outward Bound. - [Visit from the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/22/visit-from-the-lennon-bus/) - The Mansion was fortunate to host the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus for two days! - [October Town Hall](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/19/october-town-hall/) - The Strawberry Mansion student and staff family came together for our October Town Hall, in which we celebrated scholars and staff who are exceeding expectations. - [October SAC Meeting & Parent Workshop](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/15/upcoming-sac-meeting-parent-workshop/) - On Tues, 10/22/2019, there was a SAC meeting at 5:30pm, followed by a Parent Portal Training workshop at 6:30pm. - [Live Nation & The Met Philadelphia Donate $23,000 To Strawberry Mansion High School](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/03/18/live-nation-the-met-philadelphia-donate-23000-to-strawberry-mansion-high-school/) - Watch a video highlighting a $23,000 donation to promote music education. - [Drumline Performance at SDP Homecoming](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/23/drumline-performance-at-sdp-homecoming/) - Scholars from the Strawberry Mansion HS all-female drumline performed at the School District of Philadelphia’s Homecoming event hosted by CAPA High School. - [College Fair 2019](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/17/college-fair-2019/) - After participating in the district-wide PSAT/ SAT day in the morning, scholars attended a College Fair held in the gym. - [Knights Win! 2017 American Division Football Champions!](https://smhs.philasd.org/2017/11/30/knights-win-2017-american-division-football-champions/) - Under the leadership of Coach Quigley, Mansion Knights were victorious as they pushed pass their competition. - [First Annual Cookout](https://smhs.philasd.org/2018/08/24/first-annual-cookout/) - Strawberry Mansion High School's First Annual Back to School Community Cookout was held to kick off the 2018-2019 school year. - [In the News: "Forever Mansion?"](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/03/27/in-the-news-forever-mansion/) - Thanks to Kristen Graham and The Inquirer for in-depth reporting about Strawberry Mansion High School that goes beyond the surface and disrupts the typical narrative. - [In the News: "Capable of Greatness"](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/06/18/in-the-news-capable-of-greatness/) - Mansion is featured in another in-depth article in The Inquirer. - [2nd Annual Back to School BBQ](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/08/30/2nd-annual-back-to-school-bbq/) - The SMHS 2nd Annual Back to School BBQ was a lot of fun! We kicked off right after our 9th grade orientation, in which students and families got to meet with administration and tour the building. - [Back to School Night](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/09/18/back-to-school-night/) - Back to School Night 2019 was a success, with a delicious meal prepared by our culinary students and lots of resources shared and connections made between students, families, staff, and community partners. - [Girls’ Volleyball: Can you dig it?](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/01/girls-volleyball-can-you-dig-it/) - The Strawberry Mansion Lady Knights 2019 season is off to a great start with an overall record of 4-3 defeating Ben Franklin, West Philly, Dobbins, and High School of the Future. - [3rd Place Winner in the 2019 Great Philly Cook Off!](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/14/3rd-place-winner-in-the-2019-great-philly-cook-off/) - Congratulations to scholar Domonekia Hayes for winning 3rd place in the Second Annual Great Philly Cook Off with her teammate Chef Barbie Marshall! - [Philly Robotics Expo](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/11/philly-robotics-expo/) - A group of students, including members of the Robotics team, attended the 2019 Philly Robotics Expo, held on October 10 at the Singh Nanotechnology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. - [TROUT in the Classroom](https://smhs.philasd.org/2019/10/08/trout-in-the-classroom/) - “School of fish” is taking on a whole new meaning for scholars in one Environmental Science class. ## Pages - [Strawberry Mansion High School](https://smhs.philasd.org/) - Strawberry Mansion is a supportive & caring school environment that empowers our community to be their best selves through educational and social equity. - [Extracurriculars](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/extracurriculars/) - Athletics Numerous athletic teams are available to Mansion students. Our current teams include: Girls' Volleyball Fall Football Fall Cross Country Fall Cheerleading Fall & Winter Boys' Varsity Basketball Winter Boys' JV Basketball Winter Girls' Varsity Basketball Winter Track and Field Spring Baseball Spring Student Clubs There are many extracurricular activities available to Mansion students, including - [Mansion Media Production](https://smhs.philasd.org/the-tea-with-le/) - The Tea With Le’ Mansion’s new interview show features SMHS students, staff, and community members in an effort to change the narrative around our school and community. Episode 1: Ms. CharlesEpisode 2: Mrs. RobertsEpisode 3: JohnaeEpisode 4: Self-AdvocacyEpisode 5: Self-Advocacy Pt. 2Episode 6: Ms. SweeneyEpisode 1: Ms. Charles Episode 1: Ms. Charles Episode 2: Mrs. - [Department of Counseling (Departamento de Consejería)](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/department-of-counseling/) - Academic College & Career Prep Social/Emotional Wellness Community Resources Académico Preparación universitaria y profesional Bienestar social/emocional Recursos de la comunidad Mission Focusing on Academic, College and Career Preparation, and Social & Emotional Wellness, the Department of Counseling provides individually tailored support, guiding students - [College and Career Prep](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/department-of-counseling/college-and-career-prep/) - Academic College & Career Prep Social/Emotional Wellness Community Resources Académico Preparación universitaria y profesional Bienestar social/emocional Recursos de la comunidad Planning for life after high school can be stressful and confusing. There are so many things that should be done - [Hiring](https://smhs.philasd.org/hiring/) - Thanks for your interest in working at Strawberry Mansion High School! We are hiring for the 2025-2026 school year for the following positions: English Interventionist If you would like to apply to an open position, please visit the School District's job listing page and enter Strawberry Mansion into the Location field. You can then apply - [Community Resources](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/department-of-counseling/community-resources/) - Academic College & Career Prep Social/Emotional Wellness Community Resources Académico Preparación universitaria y profesional Bienestar social/emocional Recursos de la comunidad The community of Strawberry Mansion, as well as the city of Philadelphia, provide many opportunities to make connections and receive support of various kinds. Spend time learning of the history of Strawberry Mansion - [Families](https://smhs.philasd.org/families/) - We look forward to working with you throughout your student's time at Mansion! You can use the Parent Portal to keep up to date on a continuous basis on your students' attendance and academic records. We also invite you to get involved in our School Advisory Council (SAC) by completing this application. Please also view - [Academic Information](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/department-of-counseling/academic-information/) - Academic College & Career Prep Social/Emotional Wellness Community Resources Académico Preparación universitaria y profesional Bienestar social/emocional Recursos de la comunidad Are you on track for graduation? Requisitos de Graduación https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LDO5IozKKA Act 158 5 Pathways to Graduation Credit Requirements By Year: Promotion - [Immunizations](https://smhs.philasd.org/health-wellness/immunizations/) - Pennsylvania law requires all students (K-12) be vaccinated while attending school. Students that DO NOT have the required vaccines may be EXCLUDED from school on or after September 23, 2024, until they have received the appropriate vaccines or an exemption form has been submitted to the school nurse. Students who are excluded will be sent home from - [Contact SMHS](https://smhs.philasd.org/about-us/contact-smhs/) - You can reach SMHS by phone during school hours (8am-3:04pm) at 215-400-7500. If you are looking for transcripts or other records, please contact the School District of Philadelphia at 215-400-4000. - [About Us](https://smhs.philasd.org/about-us/) - Our Vision Strawberry Mansion High School is a supportive & caring environment that offers exposure to equitable opportunities, and informs and empowers our community to be their best selves - academically, socially & professionally. Our Mission We work towards achieving our vision by employing high quality, culturally relevant and equitable practices in learning, and getting - [Working Papers](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/working-papers/) - Students ages 14 through 17 are required by PA law to obtain a work permit (aka working papers) before they can begin working. You can get an application for your work permit in the SMHS Main Office during advisory. However, we no longer are able to issue the blue card work permits at SMHS. You - [Dress Code](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/dress-code/) - Students are encouraged to wear Strawberry Mansion issued shirts to school, but uniform shirts are optional. Clothing should be school-appropriate and free of holes. Students are to be fully covered from neck to mid-thigh. No ski masks allowed. Students will be monitored as they enter the building for appropriate dress. If a student is in - [Phone Policy](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/phone-policy/) - Cell phones, headphones/earbuds, and personal electronic devices may not be used in any classroom. Electronic devices are not to be seen or heard in any classroom. If they are, you will receive a consequence. Strawberry Mansion High School is not responsible for any lost, stolen, or misplaced cell phones or electronic devices. We will make - [Students](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/) - For the safety of our school and for creating a learning environment, students need to adhere to the Expectations and Consequences. Graduating seniors, be sure to check out the College and Career Prep Page! - [Faculty & Staff](https://smhs.philasd.org/about-us/faculty-staff/) - [table id=1 /] [table id=2 /] - [Technology Support](https://smhs.philasd.org/students/technology-support/) - School Chromebooks The district is continuing to provide opportunities at multiple locations to pick up a Chromebook and to receive tech support as needed. You can find all of the Chromebook information on the district website at this link. There is also tech support available by phone or email: Parent & Family Technology Support Hotline: - [Health & Wellness](https://smhs.philasd.org/health-wellness/) - Health Information School Health Services provided throughout the school year include review of required 11th grade physicals and state mandated immunizations, monitoring and developing school health plans for student with chronic illnesses and conducting screenings for growth, vision and hearing at designated times. The school nurse may also assist families seeking local primary health care - [Latest News](https://smhs.philasd.org/news/) - AllAcademicsArtsAthleticsCollege PrepCulinary ArtsField TripsMusicNewsParentsSTEMAll Academics Arts Athletics College Prep Culinary Arts Field Trips Music News Parents STEM The Tea with Le’Checking up on the SMHS Tea with Le’: Mansion students and staff work to dispel negative stereotypes about their beloved school through new video interview series. Read moreAct 158 Workshop for SeniorsSeniors are required to attend workshops on 2/20 and 2/21 to finish Act 158 ## Alerts - [Summer School Info](https://smhs.philasd.org/office-alert/summer-school-info/) - [](https://smhs.philasd.org/office-alert/3107/) ## Categories - [News](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/news/) - [Athletics](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/athletics/) - [Arts](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/arts/) - [STEM](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/stem/) - [Field Trips](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/field-trips/) - [Culinary Arts](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/culinary-arts/) - [Parents](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/parents/) - [Academics](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/academics/) - [College Prep](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/college-prep/) - [Music](https://smhs.philasd.org/category/music/) ## Media Categories - [newsletters](https://smhs.philasd.org/media_category/newsletters/)