Crestwood High School (Pennsylvania)
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| Crestwood High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Mountaintop, PA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Crestwood School District |
| Principal | Mr. Christopher Gegaris |
| Head of school | Mr. Dave McLaughlin-Smith |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and black |
| Athletics | Soccer, Field Hockey, Football,Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Cross Country, Track and Field, Basketball, Wrestling, Soft Ball, Baseball |
| Athletics conference | Wyoming Valley Conference |
| Mascot | The Comet |
| Website | http://www.csdcomets.org |
Crestwood High School is a ninth through twelfth grade high school located on Route 309 in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Crestwood School District, which encompasses an area of 110 square miles with a combined population of 23,130. Students at Crestwood are given the opportunity to choose from numerous academic, athletic, and co-curricular programs but mainly focusing on humanities, mathematics and science, business, fine arts, and vocational-technical programs. This allows students not only to be prepared for 2 year or 4 year colleges, but also the workforce or military service. Students have the opportunity to take advanced placement courses and Dual Enrollment, which allows students to take college classes in their senior year. Crestwood also provides highly competitive athletics. Most sports programs make it to Regional and Districts Championships, and some make it to States. The field hockey team has won four state titles, the most in Pennsylvania, and makes it to states almost every year, the basketball team has won five District Championships in the past six years, and the tennis, track and field and wrestling teams have also placed at Districts.
Added on to the High School in 2000 was the seventh through eighth grade Middle School. In 2004, a turf stadium was added for the football, soccer, field hockey teams, and Marching Band performances.
The school's mascot is the Comet. Its colors are red and white with a touch of black.
In December 2006, an F2 tornado tore through the back area of the high school. There was no serious or irreparable damage done to the section. The roof of the high school gym collapsed while the girls' basketball team was inside but no one was hurt. Crestwood School District website is Crestwood School District
[edit] Communities Served by Crestwood High School
- Dorrance Township
- Fairview Township
- Nuangola
- White Haven
- Wright Township
- Slocum Township
- Dennison Township
- Rice Township
[edit] Notable graduates
Martin Bibla, class of 1997, college football for the University of Miami, professional football for the Atlanta Falcons and currently with the Philadelphia Soul.
Coordinates: 41°08′23″N 75°54′13″W / 41.1397°N 75.9037°W
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