the Strath Haven football team achieved an overall record of 280–145. The football team performed especially well in 1999 and 2000. The team won state championships in those years, led by Mark Jones, a former punt returner for the Tennessee Titans, and Dan Connor, an All-American linebacker for Penn State who went on to be drafted by the Carolina Panthers and spent six seasons in the NFL. Marching band Under previous director Jack Hontz, Strath Haven's marching band grew to become the largest band in Pennsylvania and the second largest in the nation. In an average year, the band enrolled about 400 members, or one out of every three students. Since Hontz's death, Strath Haven's marching band has been directed by Nicholas Pignataro. Literary magazine Strath Haven High School publishes Jabberwocky, a student-produced literary magazine. The magazine, which is published once a year, includes artwork, poems, short stories, drawings and photographs. Nontraditional education Special education programs are available for students with special needs. Strath Haven High School is known in the area for its high-quality assistance for hearing-impaired and students with disabilities. The high school has a limited affiliation with Swarthmore College. Exceptional students at the high school can — with the permission of Swarthmore professors — attend classes at the college for high school credit. Similar partnerships with Delaware County-area technical schools also allow students to train in electrical wiring, machining, auto repair, and other similar vocational skills. Students enrolled in technical school programs spend one-half day at Strath Haven taking a required core curriculum, and one-half day at the technical high school. College preparation / Measured performance The school is accredited by the Middle States Association and was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the Department of Education in 1985 and 2002. Strath Haven students typically perform well on standardized tests and other measures of secondary school achievement. Typically, about 15 students (5%) are National Merit Scholars; the Strath Haven mean SAT score exceeds the national mean by approximately 80-100 points in each category. Likewise, mean ACT scores exceed the national mean by 5-9 points per category. Other On April 2, 2008, Barack Obama held a town hall meeting and Question and Answer session in the Strath Haven High School gymnasium. Later, on November 2, 2008, Senator John McCain held a "Road to Victory Rally" in the school's gymnasium. Senator McCain gave a speech, as