| Strong Vincent High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1300 West 8th Street Erie, Pennsylvania, 16502 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Virtute non viribus Vincent (by courage, not by force of arms, we conquer) |
| Established | 1930 |
| Principal | Joe Kimble Mary Popadak |
| Number of students | 650 |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Team name | Colonels |
| Newspaper | "The Colonel" |
| Website | www.svcolonels.com |
Strong Vincent High School is a public high school in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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Construction began in 1928 and Strong Vincent opened for classes in the 1930’s. Originally named West High School. Later changed to honor General Strong Vincent, which was the first west side school of Erie. The first class graduated in 1931.
Strong Vincent is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) in District 10, Region 6.
| Sport | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Basketball | 1985 |
| Football | 1991 |
Swimming Team, many, most recently 1964; many individual All Americans.
Wrestling, many individual State Champions, including Timmy McCall, and Terry Magoon, 1964.
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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| Tom Lawless | MLB player | Tom Lawless |
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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| Ann B. Davis | 1944 | Movie and TV actor | Ann B. Davis |