Shaler Area High School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2009) |
| Shaler Area High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 381 Wible Run Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15209  United States |
|
| Information | |
| Established | 1971 |
| School district | Shaler Area School District |
| CEEB Code | 391550 |
| Principal | Timothy Royall |
| Vice principal | Joanne Freed Michael C. Brooks(resigns January 2010) Shannon Howard |
| Teaching staff | 95[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,499 (as of 2010-2011) |
| Average class size | 24 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.1[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| School Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics | PIAA class AAA/AAAA [2] |
| Mascot | Titan |
| Team name | Shaler Area Titans |
| Rival | North Allegheny |
| Accreditation(s) | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores | CR-493; M–500; W-488 |
| Average ACT scores | 23.9 |
| Newspaper | The Oracle |
| Website | Shaler Area High School |
Shaler Area High School serves ninth through twelfth graders in the Shaler Area School District as of September 13, 2008.
Contents |
[edit] History
Shaler Area High School was established in 1971 from the court-ordered merger of Etna borough, Reserve Township, Millvale borough, and Shaler Township high schools. The current building was constructed during 1978 and 1979.[3][4]
In 2006, the school board approved a plan to regroup grades within its schools, including moving ninth grade students to the high school. $30 million in renovations were budgeted to create space for classrooms and to enlarge other school facilities.[5]although it was perfectly capable of handling 9th grade up to the 1997-1998 school year.
[edit] Campus
 |
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. |
[edit] Curriculum
[edit] AP Courses
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics C
- AP United States History
- AP European History
- AP Microeconomics
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Studio Art
- AP Spanish Language
- AP French Language
- AP Latin: Vergil
- AP Japanese Language and Culture
[edit] Honors Courses
|
|
|
[edit] Notable alumni
- Anne Brodsky (class of 1983), author[6]
- Kim Davis (class of 1976), fashion designer[7]
- Mark Madden (Class of 1978), radio shock jock[citation needed]
- Gaelen Foley, New York Times Bestselling romance novelist[8]
- Danny Fortson (class of 1994), professional basketball player
- Art Howe, professional baseball player, manager and coach [9]
- Ken Karcher, professional football player, now a University of Toledo football coach
- Norton Chandler (Class of 1986), novelist (Hemispheres, Spectacles, An Alien Conflagration, The Lightning Riders, The Doomsday Game, Flux)
- Candice Teasdale, poet (Memories of Autumn, A Further View, Counting Stones, The Wishing Well Chronicles, Layers)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Shaler Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. 2006. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4221200&ID=422120000460.
- ^ "PIAA - Schools - Directory - Shaler Area High School". http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/details.aspx?ID=11375.
- ^ "Bids $500,0000 below estimates". North Hills News Record. 1978-02-24.
- ^ "New Shaler Area High boasts modern facilities, bright surroundings". North Hills News Record. 1979-09-04.
- ^ Adam, Jan (2006-05-04). "Shaler Area plans all-day kindergarten, building updates". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06124/687224-54.stm.
- ^ Shontz, Lori (2003-03-02). "Book shows Afghan women's covert struggle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/world/20030302afghan3.asp.
- ^ Jones, LaMont (2003-10-05). "Kim Davis, a Shaler native, designs clothes she'd like to wear". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20031005kimdavis1005fnp3.asp.
- ^ "Her pages bring romance to life". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: p. N-2. 1999-08-11.
- ^ Slusser, Susan; Shea, John; Schulman, Henry (2001-10-14). "When money doesn't matter [A'S NOTEBOOK"]. San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/10/14/SP155790.DTL.
[edit] External links
- Shaler Area High School official website
Coordinates: 40°30′55″N 79°58′29″W / 40.5153°N 79.9746°W
  |
This Pennsylvania school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
