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In 1964–65, the elementary and high schools merged, becoming
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Over half of the student body participates on a team each year and several of the school's alumni return to serve their alma mater as coaches. Starting back in the 1960s, Phil-Mont was a member of the
Keystone Scholastic Athletic Conference. This was a close-knit league made up of smaller-sized
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Springfield Township High School & Hillcrest Junior High School building, built in 1923/24. Phil-Mont purchased the unused building and restored it to working order for grades 7-12 in 1979. The property was originally part of
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Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian High School began with 3 teachers and 34 ninth and tenth graders. The students met at the First Reformed Church of Germantown until the newly acquired Wyncote Elementary building was fixed up in preparation for grades 9–12.
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private schools within the surrounding counties. During their tenure within the KSAC, Phil-Mont won championships in boys' soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball, and tennis. Girls' championships were achieved in field hockey, tennis, basketball, and softball.
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Pennsylvania's most diverse private high schools, ranked Phil-Mont #14 (out of 82) of Pennsylvania's best Christian high schools, and ranked Phil-Mont #29 (out of 98) of Pennsylvania's best private K-12 schools
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