[6] Conestoga, commonly referred to as "Stoga", is 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Philadelphia in the suburbs known as the Main Line.

[8] In 2012, Conestoga was ranked the 180th-best high school in the country and 1st in Pennsylvania by the Daily Beast.

[14] U.S. News & World Report ranked Conestoga as a Gold Medal High School, the 294th of America's for 2021–2022.

[18][19][20] The average scaled scores for Conestoga on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) were among the highest in the state in 2008.

[21] The Pioneer is the Conestoga high school, student produced, award winning yearbook Conestoga is home to a student-run TV station TETV which broadcasts live sports game, ceremonies, concerts, in addition to student made content.

In 2017, Conestoga was the first high school to receive the Pennsylvania Governor's Civic Engagement Award for registering 85% of eligible students to vote.

Many of the older football players regarded this young student as overly self-assured and confrontational.

During the course of the legal proceedings surrounding inappropriate text messages, the father of the accused minor informed the school that his son had experienced bullying several months earlier at the hands of the Conestoga football team.

Complying with legal obligations, this report was forwarded to the Tredyffrin Township Police Department, who then sought guidance from the District Attorney's Office.