| Chambersburg Area School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Chambersburg Area School District |
| Principal | Dr. Barry Purvis |
| Faculty | 105.5 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 10, 11, and 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,858 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.6[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Website | School website |
Chambersburg Area Senior High School (CASHS) is a public high school located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 10, 11, and 12. Students come from Chambersburg and surrounding townships of Hamilton, Greene, Lurgan, Letterkenny and Guilford. CASHS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,858 students and 105.5 classroom teachers on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 17.6.[1] There are four administrators, five guidance counselors, three paraprofessionals, eight secretaries and seven aides working at the school. CASHS has occupied its current facilities since 1955. In 1962, 26 rooms were added to the high school building.
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According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 16% of Chambersburg Area Senior High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[2] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[3] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
Principal Dr. Barry Purvis was recognized as the 2006 High School Principal of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals.[4]
CASHS has a number of extracurricular activities. In addition to a full range of sports, the school also maintains a band, an orchestra, a glee club, a student newspaper, a national honors society, a national art honors society, a variety of language clubs, a math club, a ping pong club, a ski club, an economics club, a sports club, a drama club, a camera club, a religious fellowship, a student government, a small business club, and a number of other organizations.[5]
The school's gifted program is currently in a transition period following the retirement of Garry Laing.
The 7,000-seat Trojan Stadium was overhauled in 2006 as part of a $6.5 million renovation project that included additional home seating and renovated visitors bleachers, along with a new press box. Other enhancements to the facility included artificial turf, a running track, concession stands, restrooms, ticket booths and parking lots.[6]
The Trojans called Henninger Field their home for football from 1898 until 1956, for soccer from 1968–2003 and 2005, and for baseball from the early 1900s until 2006.
On June 18, 2004, the Chambersburg Area Senior High School Trojans boys baseball team won the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAA state championship, defeating Peters Township High School by 12-5, in a game played at RiverSide Stadium in Harrisburg.[7][8] Coming on the heels of this state title, the baseball team was ranked 7th in the Eastern United States by USA Today in their final 2004 rankings.[9]
The Girls' Gymnastics team was recognized as the 2005 team state champion in the State Silver Division.[10]
Track-and-field team member Lorraine Hill had the second-longest girls high school javelin throw in the nation in 2006 with a throw of 157 feet, four inches.[11] Hill won the 2006 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class AAAA state javelin championship, won second-place finish at the Penn Relays and finished third at the Nike Team Nationals Outdoor competition in the javelin that year.[12] Hill was named a first-team All-American by American Track & Field Magazine for her achievements in 2006.[13]