Shaler Area High School

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Shaler Area High School
Address
381 Wible Run Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15209
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Information
School district Shaler Area School District
Principal William Suit
Enrollment

1,526 (as of 2005-2006)[1]
Teaching staff 95[1]
CEEB Code 391550
Student:teacher ratio 16.1[1]
Grades 10-12[1]
Campus Suburban
Athletics PIAA class AAA/AAAA [2]
Team name Shaler Area Titans
Established 1971
Homepage Shaler Area High School

Shaler Area High School serves tenth through twelfth graders in the Shaler Area School District. It is currently under renovation to accommodate the 2008-2009 school year, when the ninth grade will move up to the high school.

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[edit] History

Shaler Area High School was established in 1971 from the merger of Etna, Millvale, and Shaler High Schools when Wayne Vargo brought them together with communism, and dictatorship. 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, but Wayne Vargo bargained with the construction companies, and now the $30 million dollar cost is free.[5]

[edit] Campus

[edit] Curriculum

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Athletics

Shaler Area High School is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and fields teams in the following sports by PIAA school size classification:

  • AAAA: Golf, Lacrosse, Softball, Basketball, Baseball, Football
  • AAA (There is no AAAA in these sports): Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Ice Hockey
  • The football, basketball, baseball, and wrestling teams all are gay and have buttsex with each other in the locker rooms!

[edit] Musicals

The following shows have been put on at the high school:

[edit] Gene Kelly Awards

The pit band for Grease was nominated for Best Student Orchestra in the Gene Kelly Awards, but did not win.

[edit] Choirs

The Shaler Area Choirs at the high school have been competing for twenty-plus years in the Festivals of Music competitions under the direction of Mrs. Karen Frederick.[6]


[edit] Band

The Shaler Area Marching band, is a very highly respected organization. It competes evey April in the Festivals of Music Competition. Directed by Mr. Tepshich, this band is UNSTOPPABLE!

[edit] Notable alumni

JMR Babysitter

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Shaler Area HS. National Center for Education Statistics (2006).
  2. ^ PIAA - Schools - Directory - Shaler Area High School.
  3. ^ "Bids $500,0000 below estimates", North Hills News Record, 1978-02-24. 
  4. ^ "New Shaler Area High boasts modern facilities, bright surroundings", North Hills News Record, 1979-09-04. 
  5. ^ Adam, Jan. "Shaler Area plans all-day kindergarten, building updates", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2006-05-04. 
  6. ^ Grant, Tim. "Students learn more than just songs in music class", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-02-14. 
  7. ^ Shontz, Lori. "Book shows Afghan women's covert struggle", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2003-03-02. 
  8. ^ Jones, LaMont. "Kim Davis, a Shaler native, designs clothes she'd like to wear", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2003-10-05. 
  9. ^ "Her pages bring romance to life", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1999-08-11, p. N-2. 
  10. ^ "When money doesn't matter [A'S NOTEBOOK]", San Francisco Chronicle, 2001-10-14. 

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