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About Lower Merion High School:

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We are not an ordinary high school.

 

We are Lower Merion, a storied academic institution and a testament to the importance of world-class public education. A fiercely proud, tight-knit educational community, we have blazed a bold path of innovation and achievement since our doors first opened more than a century ago. We're proud of our reputation for academic excellence and passionate about learning and leading.

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Graduates have gone on to provide leadership in nearly every field, serving in myriad capacities: four-star generals, globe-trotting diplomats, elected officials, university presidents, Fortune 500 CEOs, hip-hop legends, Olympic gold-medal winners, poet laureates, stars of screen and stage, best-selling authors, medical pioneers, visionary artists, a U.S. Secretary of State and even a Librarian of Congress.

 

We are scholars and athletes. Historians and scientists.

 

Artists and engineers. Thinkers, dreamers and do-ers. We are Lower Merion.​​​

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Famous Alumni:​

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• ​Kobe Bryant (1996) - NBA MVP, U.S. Olympian and member of the Los Angeles Lakers

• Charles "Chief" Anderson (1924) - "Father of Black Aviation," lead instructor of Tuskegee Airmen

• Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (1903) - Army General and founding father of the United States Air Force

• Julius W. Becton Jr. (1944) - Army General, Director of FEMA, and CEO of the Washington, DC public schools

• James Billington (1946) - Librarian of Congress; Presidential Medal of Honor recipient

• Lisa Scottoline (1973) - New York Times best selling author

• Robert Fagles (1951) - Princeton professor, poet, academic; Academy Award and National Book Award winner

• Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1942) - Army General and U.S. Secretary of State

• Marshall Herskovitz (1969) - Emmy-award winning writer/director/producer

• Gerald Levin (1956) - Former Chairman and CEO of Time Warner

• Nancy Meyers (1967) - Hollywood producer/director/writer; Father of the Bride, Something's Gotta Give

• Alec Scheiner (1988) - President of the Cleveland Browns

• Jay Sigel (1961) - Professional PGA golfer; 2-time US Amateur Champion

• Jim Vance (1960) - 19-time Emmy Award-winning news anchor, National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame

• Lynn Sherr (1959) - ABC News, 20/20 Correspondent

• Kenneth Derr (1955) - Former Chairman and CEO of Chevron