Port Allegany School District

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Port Allegany School District
Location
McKean County, Pennsylvania
United States
Information
Superintendent Tony Flint
Enrollment

~750 (2007-2008)
Type public school district
Grades K to 12
Homepage Port Allegany School District website
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Port Allegany School District is a Public school district located in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. They are known as the Gators. Geographically the district is situated in the north-central-west part of the state. The offices for the school system are in Port Allegany High School, which is in the borough of Port Allegany.

The town of Roulette, PA is in neighboring Potter County, but send their students to Port Allegany even though they are in a different county.

There are two buildings housing all of the students comprising the Port Allegany Schools: the High School and the Elementary School.

Port Allegany School District encompasses an area of about 169 square miles. 78 teachers are employed by the school and about 39 full time and part time support staff work for the school.[1]

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[edit] Demographics

The elementary school is called Port Allegany Elementary School and is located on Clyde Lynch Drive. The grades are K-6 with ~350 enrolled students. The high school is called Port Allegany High School and is located on Oak street. The grades are 7-12 with ~400 enrolled students.[2]

[edit] Administration

As of the 2007-2008 school year, the administration is as follows:

  • Mr. Tony Flint - Superintendent
  • Mr. Marc Budd - High School Principal
  • Mr. Tracy Kio - Assistant Principal
  • Mrs. Terry Kriner - Elementary Principal

[edit] School Activities

Athletics:

Baseball, basketball (boys and girls), cheerleading, cross country, football, golf (boys and girls), soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, wrestling,

Clubs:

Comuter club, drama club, French club, peer helpers, SADD, Spanish club, scholastic scrimmage (often televised on the State College, PA Public Broadcasting Service) and student council.

Music:

Chorus, Show Choir, Drama, Band, Marching Band[3]

[edit] Current Events

In January 2008 the Port Allegany School District made national headlines when their school nurse died due to injuries suffered after a roadside bomb exploded on him while he was serving his country in Afghanistan.[4] Lieutenant Colonel Richard Berrettini died at the age of 52 after voluntarily leaving his post at the Port Allegany High School in the winter of 2007.[5] Berrettini was a medical officer who was critically injured when his humvee was struck by an IED. After the military flew him to a Texas hospital, he died from his injuries. This occurred days before he was to be returning to his post with the Port Allegany School District.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Robert P. Casey, Pennsylvania Auditor General. (2004). Background. In Port Allegany School District McKean county, Pennsylvania audit report: For the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 with finding and recommendations through September 14, 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from http://www.auditorgen.state.pa.us/Archives/School/225favwz.pdf
  2. ^ Wikipedia. (n.d.). Port Allegany. In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 12, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Allegany
  3. ^ Port Allegany school district. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2008, from Port Allegany school district Web site
  4. ^ Bradshaw, A. (2008, January 12). PA soldier dies of wounds from attack in Afghanistan. In Wgrz 2 news: On your side. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from WGRZ Television News in Buffalo Web site: http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=54396
  5. ^ Endeavor News.com. (2008, January). School nurse dies. In Endeavor news.com : Serving potter and Cameron counties in northcentral Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from http://www.endeavornews.com/news/2008/0119/news/045.html
  6. ^ Topix. (2008, January). In the news: Nurse killed in Afghanistan bombing. In Topix. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from http://www.topix.com/city/port-allegany-pa/2008/03/in-the-news-nurse-killed-in-afghanistan-bombing

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