Wyoming Valley West School District

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The Wyoming Valley West School District is a public school district in the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. It consists of the Wyoming Valley West Senior High School, the Wyoming Valley West Middle School, and seven elementary schools: Chester Street, Dana Street, Pringle, State Street, Schuyler Avenue, Third Avenue, and Main Street. Wyoming Valley West consists of nine boroughs: Courtdale, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Larksville, Luzerne, Plymouth, Pringle, Kingston, and Swoyersville. The school colors are burgundy and gold. A Spartan is the school's mascot. Dr. Michael Garzella currently serves as the school district's superintendent. Currently due to last spring's discussions at board meetings, there is a structured code policy that forbids wearing cargo pants, jeans, and shirts without a collar.

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The Wyoming Valley West High School currently has a teaching staff of about 80 faculty and staff and 1482 students. The current principal is Mr. David Tosh. The high school even offers some technical classes such as graphical drawing. Some Advanced Placement courses are offered for seniors and juniors such as AP biology, chemistry, physics, English, history, and calculus. These courses can be taken for college credit. 353 students graduated in 2007. The High School was also built in Pennsylvania using blueprints from a school in New Mexico. The high school has its own newspaper The West Side Story which is a free publication available to students, faculty, and staff, and is available online. Student teacher ratio is 17.6. The high school recently scored slightly below the state average for the PSSA test which is a state standardized test given to all public school students.