Baldwin High School (Pennsylvania)
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| Baldwin High School | |
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| Location | |
| 4653 Clairton Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Coordinates: 40°21′19″N 79°58′40″W / 40.35528°N 79.97778°W |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Baldwin-Whitehall School District |
| Principal | Kevin O'Toole |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1488 (2009-10) |
| Grade 9 | 370 |
| Grade 10 | 397 |
| Grade 11 | 358 |
| Grade 12 | 363[1] |
| Color(s) | Purple & White |
| Mascot | Fighting Highlander |
| Information | (412) 885-7500 |
| Website | Baldwin High School |
Baldwin High School is in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the third largest public school in the Pittsburgh area. The district serves the communities of: Baldwin, Whitehall and Baldwin Township. Baldwin currently offers 15 Advanced placement courses.
Kevin O'Toole is the principal. Janeen Peretin and Jon Peebles serve as Vice Principals, and Peter Wagner is the dean of students. Mr. David Spahr, the AP Physics instructor has been teaching at the school for over forty years.
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[edit] Mission statement
The Mission of Baldwin High School is to provide an optimum learning environment in a flexible, comprehensive curriculum that meets the needs of all youth providing them with the skills to become self-sufficient, caring, aspiring, and contributing citizens in the changing technological world.
[edit] Academic achievement
Graduation Rate:
2009 - 99%[2]
2008 - 97%
2007 - 99%[3]
In 2009, US News and World report ranked 21,000 public high schools, in the United States, based on three factors. First, the schools were analyzed for the number of students who achieved above the state average on the reading and math tests in 2008. Then they considered how the economically disadvantaged students performed against the state average. Finally, they considered the participation rate and the performance of students in college readiness by examining Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate test data. Seventy Pennsylvania high schools achieved ranking bronze, silver or gold rating. Fifty three Pennsylvania high schools achieved bronze.[4] Baldwin High School achieved Bronze ranking.
College remediation According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 19% of Baldwin-Whitehall School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[5] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[6] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
[edit] Renovation
The high school has finished undergoing a renovation. The total cost is estimated at $63,000,000. Some of the added utilities and luxuries include a lecture style class room, a swimming pool, a new gymnasium seating about 2,000, and multiple new classrooms, computer labs, and science labs. [1]
As of 2010 the schools renovations have been completed.
[edit] Alumni
- Dave Wannstedt - Long time NFL coach for the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins
- Past head coach for the University of Pittsburgh football team, Dave Wannstedt (graduated in 1970).
- former U.S. Army reservist Charles Graner (graduated in 1986) who was convicted of war crimes in connection with the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
- Utah senator Orrin Hatch.
- Jason Pinkston (Born Sept.5,1987) 6-4/305lbs Pittsburgh Panthers position: OL Drafted in 2011 to the Cleveland Browns.
- Tim Beckham AKA Worth Whyle. Rapper straight out of Pittsburgh.
References:
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education School District Enrollment and Projections January 2009
- ^ Baldwin-Whitehill School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009
- ^ Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children - Graduation rate at Pennsylvania High Schools 2007
- ^ Best High Schools 2008, US News and World Report. December 9, 2009
- ^ Pennsylvania College Remediation Report. January 2009
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics
