| McDowell High School | |
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| Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| Principal | Timothy Rankin |
| Number of students | 1,183 11-12[1] 1,227 9-10[2] 2,510 9-12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Website | McDowell High School |
McDowell High School is a public high school located in Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania a suburb of Erie. It is the only high school in the Millcreek Township School District. The current principal is Timothy Rankin. The school's mascot is the Trojan. Its biggest rival in athletics is Cathedral Prep.
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There are approximately 2,500 students attending McDowell High School. The McDowell campus includes two buildings: McDowell Intermediate accommodating students in grades 9 and 10, and McDowell Senior accommodating grades 11 and 12. Students travel between facilities on the campus when attending classes.
McDowell High School is home to a variety of challenging student activities. McDowell athletics are varied and Trojan teams are perennial participants in the Pennsylvania state playoffs in many sports. McDowell also has a Speech & Debate team and a USAD/ASL Team, who are the defending Large School State Champions.
The Millcreek Township School Board has been in talks since 2009 for renovations to the McDowell property. As of December 2011, the school board is studying four possible options, ranging in cost from $58 million dollars to $71.9 million dollars. [3]