A tribute to the legacy of Kobe Bryant

Lower Merion High School is a public high school in Ardmore, a community in Philadelphia's Main Line suburbs. It is one of two high schools in the Lower Merion School District; the other one is Harriton High School. Lower Merion serves both Lower Merion Township and the Borough of Narberth.

In 2020 Lower Merion ranked number 6 among College Prep Public High Schools in Pennsylvania by Niche.com and U.S. News & World Report ranked Harriton and Lower Merion 13th and 14th in the state respectively. In 2005 Lower Merion was ranked among the top sixty public or private U.S. high schools by The Wall Street Journal. While the school mascot is a bulldog, its athletics teams are known as the Aces, honoring the U.S. Air Force “Flying Aces” established by Lower Merion alum General Hap Arnold - the only person to be a 5-star general in two branches of the military (Army and Air Force).

Kobe Bryant spent 16 days as a Charlotte Hornet. Charlotte drafted Bryant No. 13 in 1996 to trade him to the Lakers for Vlade Divac. professional basketball player and current coach. He is the father of former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Bryant was the head coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks from August 22, 2005 until April 4, 2007 and returned to that position for the remainder of the 2011 WNBA season. Bryant has also coached in Italy, Japan, and Thailand.