Hopewell High School (Pennsylvania)
Hopewell High School is a high school in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The township is served by the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania post office, accounting for the mailing address.
Sports
Viking teams have held the following Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championships: baseball, 1986; football, 2002; girls volleyball, 2004; girls basketball, 2006, 2007. Hopewell's girls volleyball team is a four-time defending champion in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.
Notable alumni
- Tony Dorsett, second overall pick in the 1977 NFL Draft, former Heisman Trophy winner at Pittsburgh, Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame, former NFL Player for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
- Christa Harmotto, Penn State volleyball player, 2007 Big Ten Player of the Year, led team to 2007 NCAA volleyball championship, also broke Hopewell High School's record for hitting percentage and blocks.
- Bill Koman, former NFL linebacker for the Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Cardinals.
- Paul Posluszny, Buffalo Bills linebacker, two time Bednarik Award winner, and 2005 Butkus Award winner.
- Dan Rains, former player of the Chicago Bears.
- Jason McDole, appeared in Twyla Tharp's off-broadway show, "The Times They Are A-Changin," despite profound hearing loss that enables him to pick up only about 50 percent of normal sounds. He is currently a teacher in the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University[4][5][6]
- Nate Guenin plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Traci Reszetylo-Grimm, Rockette at Radio City Music Hall
- Stephen J. Matakovich, 18 year veteran of the Pittsburgh Police, and appeared on six episodes of COPS. Member of 1986 PIAA State Championship Baseball team.
- Claude J. Nebel, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Office of Foreign Missions, U.S. Department of State
- Rushel Shell WPIAL career rushing yardage leader.[1]
External links
References
- ^ "Hopewell Area School District". Hopewell Area School District. http://www.hopewell.k12.pa.us/index.php. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ "Hopewell High School". Hopewell Area School District. http://www.hopewell.k12.pa.us/hs.php. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ "Hopewell Memorial Junior High School". Hopewell Area School District. http://www.hopewell.k12.pa.us/jhs.php. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ A Dancer's Sound Foundation
- ^ Dancer didn't let handicap limit his career
- ^ The Times They Are A-Changin' on IBDB