Penn Hills High School
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309 Collins Drive , , 15235 | |
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| School district | Penn Hills School District |
| Principal | Eric Kostic[2][3] |
| Teaching staff | 56.83 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9th through 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,090 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.18[1] |
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| Mascot | Indian |
| Feeder schools | Linton Middle School |
| Website | www |
Penn Hills High School is a public secondary school located in Penn Hills, east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the sole high school operated by the Penn Hills School District. In the 2018–19 school year, enrollment was reported as 1,186 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[1]
Building
[edit]The new $58 million Penn Hills High School building was opened on January 3, 2013. The school was designed by Architectural Innovations. There are two gymnasiums, with the main one seating 1,900. The auditorium has about 1,000 seats with state-of-the-art lighting and sound-systems. All classrooms include Promethean World interactive whiteboards. The building features large skylights that can be seen from both the top and bottom floors to promote natural lighting. The school's new HVAC system was expected to save 30 percent in energy costs.[4]
Because the enrollment was decreasing at the time, Benjamin Herod, the author of Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs, criticized the decision to build the new school.[5]
In 2012, the Pittsburgh Steelers funded a new $200,000 football field for the school.[6]
Extracurriculars
[edit]The students have access to a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.[7]
The Penn Hills Marching Band travels to football games and marches in a variety of parades throughout the year. Every year they return to Kennywood to perform, and take another trip out-of-state. Past band trips include Walt Disney World, Chicago, and Six Flags. The school also produces Gene Kelly Awards winning musicals[8] and two plays per year.
Clubs at Penn Hills High School include the Library Assistants, Lab Assistants, Front Office Assistants, Athletic Office Assistants, Bible Club, Medical Careers Club, Key Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Yearbook Staff, PennPoints Newspaper Staff, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Games Club, National Honor Society, and Role Models. All freshmen students are matched with junior and senior Role Models to promote academic achievement, leadership, school spirit, and team-building skills. The school also sponsors teams for Calcusolve, Hometown High-Q, and Academic WorldQuest.
Sports
[edit]The teams are referred to as the Penn Hills Indians and Lady Indians, and the student cheering section is known as the Tribe.[9] The district funds:
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According to PIAA directory January 2016[10]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Dante Cephas – college football player for the Penn State Nittany Lions[11]
- Barry Church – professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)[12]
- Aaron Donald – professional football player in the NFL and 3x Defensive Player of the Year[13]
- Scott Edgar – college basketball coach
- Tom Flynn – professional football player in the NFL[14]
- Bill Fralic – professional football player in the NFL[15]
- Bill Fulton – professional baseball player[16]
- Kevin Peter Hall – actor[17]
- Daequan Hardy – college football player declaring for the 2024 NFL draft.[18]
- Treyvon Hester – professional football player in the NFL[19][20]
- George Karl – college basketball player; professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA)[21]
- Abby Lee Miller – reality TV star[citation needed]
- Anthony Morelli – professional football player in the NFL and Arena Football League; college football player at Penn State[22]
- Guy Primus – businessman and entrepreneur[23]
- Salima Rockwell – volleyball head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish[24]
- Jake Schifino – professional football player in the NFL[25]
- Herb Sendek – college basketball head coach[26]
- Tom Tumulty – professional football player in the NFL[27]
- Damon Young – writer[28]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Penn Hills SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Penn Hills Senior High School". Penn Hills School District. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ Tribune Live.com (2015). "PA Teacher Salaries Database".
- ^ "Penn Hills Opens New High School". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ Forstadt, Jillian (January 23, 2024). "'Disillusioned' examines how Penn Hills and other suburbs undercut Black families' dreams". WESA-FM. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Penn Hills High School getting new football field". WTAE. June 14, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013). "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities".
- ^ "2013 Gene Kelly Award Winners". Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ "Penn Hills High School Official Website". Penn Hills High School. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2016). "PIAA School Directory".
- ^ "Penn Hills' Dante Cephas commits to Kent State". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. September 18, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ Barry Church @ pro-football-reference.com
- ^ Aaron Donald @ pro-football-reference.com
- ^ Tom Flynn @ pro-football-reference.com
- ^ Bill Fralic @ pro-football-reference.com
- ^ Assad, David (May 11, 1997). "Former Penn Hills baseball player finds success off the diamond". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. VE-2. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kevin Peter Hall, Whose Predator Performance Is, Yes, Towering". People Magazine. July 13, 1987. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (February 6, 2019). "National signing day: Penn State receives two more commitments for incoming class of 2019". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "Packers sign DL Treyvon Hester". www.packers.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ John, Andrew (May 5, 2017). "Penn Hills grad Hester realizes NFL dream after being drafted by Raiders". Trib Live. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (June 13, 1996). "They Can't Forget Karl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (December 15, 2006). "Morelli critical of former high school coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ "26 Mar 1987, Page 115 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Penn Hills grad Salima Rockwell to lead Notre Dame women's volleyball program". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Jake Schifino @ pro-football-reference.com
- ^ Enright, John (June 13, 1996). "Penn Hills' Sendek finds staying power at Providence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Tom Tumulty @ pro-football-reference.com
- ^ Byko, Laura (April 29, 2015). "Blogger left basketball behind to chronicle black experience in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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