Pittston Area School District

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Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania School Districts with the Pittson Area School District in green in the north-eastern part of the county

Pittston Area School District (PASD) is a school district located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the north-eastern part of the state, in the United States. The school district serves students from the city of Pittston, the boroughs of Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, and Yatesville, and Jenkins and Pittston townships.

PASD was created in 1966 by merging Pittston School District, Hughestown School District, Dupont School District, Duryea School District, and Avoca School District. The first superintendent was Martin Mattei. PASD currently runs five schools: Pittston Area Senior High School in Yatesville (grades 9 through 12), Martin L. Mattei Middle School in Hughestown (grades 6 through 8), Pittston Area Elementary School in Hughestown (grades 3 through 5), Pittston Area Primary School in Pittston (grades 1 and 2), and Ben Franklin Kindergarten Center in Dupont (kindergarten). The current principal of the high school is Dr. John Lucy and Mr. John Haas is the vice-principal.

The school's mascot is the Patriot and the official school colors are red, white, and blue. The mascot symbolizes pride in the school and country and the colors represent that.

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