Hempfield Area School District

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**Hempfield Area School District**
District type	Public
Religious affiliation	None
Location	Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Enrollment 2006-2007	Approx. 6,600 students
Grades	K-12
District location	Suburban/Rural
District Mascot	Spartans
District colors	Royal Blue and Silver
Student/Teacher Ratio	15:1

Hempfield Area Spartan Logo

Hempfield Area School District is a large school district in western Pennsylvania. It is the largest in Westmoreland County with a resident population of over 49,000, and covers approximately 95 square miles and lies 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The school district, comprised of Hempfield Township and the boroughs of Adamsburg, Hunker, Manor, New Stanton and Youngwood. It completely surrounds the city of Greensburg. The community is predominantly rural. The school system includes seven elementary buildings, three middle schools, a high school, an alternative education school and an after-school alternative education program. The Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center serves Hempfield students in the high school. Hempfield Area School District is made up of approximately 6,600 students in grades K-12 and is served by a professional staff of 445, a support staff of nearly 300 and an educational administrative staff of 20.

1 Administration
2 School Board
3 Elementary Schools
4 Middle Schools
5 High School
6 Alternative Education School
7 Athletics
8 2006 Strike
9 External links

[edit] Administration

Dr. Wayne Doyle (Superintendent)
Dr. Terry Foriska (Assistant Superintendent/Secondary)
Dr. Barbara Marin (Assistant Superintendent/Elementary)
Dr. Rebecca Costello (Director of Pupil Services)
George DeCaro (Personnel Director)
Peggy Gillespie (Business Manager)
Robert Rizzo (Technology Director)
Greg Meisner (Athletic Director)
TBA (Head Bookkeeper)
Alene Mancini (Supervisor of Special Education)
Walter Lehman (Director of Buildings and Grounds)
Lee Mizwa (Assistant Director of Buildings and Grounds)
Patrick Carnicella (Transportation Director)
Leonard Coniglio (Assistant Transportation Director)
Michael Sandrick (Food Service Director)
Holly Kerestes-Miller (Assistant Food Service Director)

[edit] School Board

John Henry (President)
Diane Ciabattoni (Vice President) - Elected 2005
Dr. Anthony Bompiani
Betty Valerio
Louis DePaul
Sonya Brajdic - Elected 2005
Robert McDonald - Elected 2005
Timothy Miller
David Higinbotham - Elected 2005
Linda Zundel (Secretary)
Dennis Slyman (Solicitor)

[edit] Elementary Schools

Bovard Elementary School is located in the northeastern section of Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. Bovard serves approximately 240 students in grades Kindergarten through fifth. The school was built in 1975, making it the last school built in the district.

Principal: Debra Schoming

East Hempfield Elementary School is a primary school located in eastern Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. East Hempfield serves approximately 200 students in grades Kindergarten through second. After students finish second grade, they attend West Point Elementary School. The school was built in 1958.

Principal: Rosanna Duda

Fort Allen Elementary School was built in 1952 and completely renovated in 2000-2001. It is located in central Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. Upgraded school facilities include an enlarged library with internet access and computerized library catalogue, a 32-station computer lab, full size gym with a stage, well equipped art and music rooms, remolded cafeteria, a nurse's suite, conference room, and modern office space as well as 28 full size classrooms and a number of smaller rooms for specialized instruction. The building has complete climate control. Outside is a large playground.

Principal: Don Mcllvaine

Maxwell Elementary School is nestled on 10 acres in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It was built in the 1952 and was renovated in 2000. Maxwell serves approximately 455 students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Principal: Dr. Jeanne Smith

Stanwood Elementary School is located eight miles southwest of Greensburg, Pennsylvania and five miles due south of Hempfield High School in New Stanton Borough. The school was originally built in 1970 as a junior high school. Due to declining enrollment, Hempfield did not have a need for four junior high schools. So in 1984, New Stanton Elementary and Youngwood Elementary were closed and Stanwood was turned into an elementary school. Stanwood serves approximately 575 students in grades Kindergarten through fifth. The school's cadre of teachers and support staff numbers approximately 60.

Principal: Dr. Richard Mori

West Hempfield Elementary School is located in Irwin, Pennsylvania. West Hempfield Elementary School was built in the 1960s and completely renovated in 2002-2003. This school serves approximately 615 students in grades Kindergarten through fifth.

Principal: Randall Sarnelli

West Point Elementary School is located off of Route 130 in eastern Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. West Point Elementary School, which was built in 1964 and renovated in 2001. West Point serves approximately 250 students from eastern Hempfield Township in grades third through fifth, after they have attended East Hempfield Elementary School.

Principal: Rosanna Duda

[edit] Middle Schools

Harrold Middle School is located directly across from the Hempfield Area High School in the central part of Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. It is the largest of the three Hempfield Area Middle Schools. It is also the oldest school in the district. It was built in 1929 and has been renovated extensively in 1985 and in 2000.

Principal: Rebecca Gardner
Assistant Principal: Ray Burk

Wendover Middle School is located in the eastern part of Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. The school was built in 1970 and is due to be renovated in the next few years. Students participate in a variety of district, regional, state, and national academic and athletic competitions. The students win numerous awards and championships annually.

Principal: Deanna Mikesic
Assistant Principal: Jason Lochner

West Hempfield Middle School is located in Irwin, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1964 and was completely renovated and updated for the start of the 2003-2004 school year. West Hempfield Middle serves students in the western part of Hempfield Township.

Principal: David Waryanka
Assistant Principal: Chris Brasco

[edit] High School

Hempfield Area High School

[edit] Alternative Education School

Crossroads School is an alternative education school that is jointly operated by the Hempfield Area School District and the Mt. Pleasant Area School District. Each school district has students who are removed from their home school because of either parent request, discipline infractions or truancy violations. Historically these students were placed at privately operated schools that specialized in educating disruptive youths.

Both school districts heard concerns from parents about the privately operated schools. One concern was the amount of time the students traveled on the school bus to these schools which were located outside either district or outside Westmoreland County. They expressed concerns for their children as well as how difficult it was for them as parents to attend parent conferences at those schools. The second issue was that our students were not being afforded the same quality of education that they received at their home school district. The private schools had to offer a general type of curriculum that would enable the student to blend back into a variety of school districts throughout Allegheny and Westmoreland County.

Both school districts decided that the best way to address these concerns was to provide a district operated alternative education program. The travel time is reduced by having the program located in South Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The two districts can assure a qualified staff, instruction and curriculum by providing district staff and curriculum.

Director: Richard Druschel

[edit] Athletics

Hempfield Area Spartans Football

[edit] 2006 Strike

After their contract ran out over the summer, the Hempfield Area Teaching Staff went on strike on September 21, 2006, after the Board rejected the new Contract by a 5 to 4 vote.

Hempfield teachers were planing to strike on February 23rd if a contract was not agreed upon but this is no longer the case.