Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School
Address
172 Turkeyfoot Road
Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Confluence, Pennsylvania 15424
Information
School type Public Junior/Senior High School
Established 1950
Opened 1955
School district Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District
NCES District ID 4223880
Superintendent Ms.Darlene Pritt
NCES School ID 422388006216
Principal Mr. Jeffrey S. Malaspino
Faculty 13.5[1]
Grades 7-12
Grade 7 26
Grade 8 32
Grade 9 28
Grade 10 32
Grade 11 22
Grade 12 23
Student to teacher ratio 12;1[1]
Athletics conference PIAA District V, Blue and Gold Conference (Football)
Mascot Rams
Newspaper The Gobbler[2]
Yearbook Turkeyougha[2]
Communities served Addison, Confluence, and Ursina
Feeder schools Turkeyfoot Valley Elementary School
Website Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School is one of two schools that are in the same building, which make up the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District. The campus is located two miles south of Confluence on State Route 523 in the Lower Turkeyfoot Township community of Harnedsville.

Contents

School History

Students moved into for the building in the fall of 1955, and it was dedicated in 1956[3] under Supervising Principal Howard Trexel, which was constructed of concrete, brick and steel and cost $658,584.22 to construct. The high school, along with the elementary snnex was renovated in 1996.

Vocational Education

Students in grades 10-12 who wish to pursue training in a specific career path or field may attend the Somerset County Technology Center in Somerset Township.

Athletics and Extracurriculars

Athletics

TVAJSHS participates in PIAA District V[4] for Pennsylvania-related atheletic activity. TVASD joined the Blue and Gold Football Conference in the 1980s, competing with schools of their size in Maryland and West Virginia.

PIAA-Sainctioned sports are as follows

Sport Boys/Class Girls/Class
Baseball Class A
Basketball Class A Class A
Rifle Class AAAA Class AAAA
Softball Class A

Notable Championships

Turkeyfoot has the following championships[3] under their belt in their 60+ year history:

Extracurricular Clubs

The following clubs[5] are available to students:

References

  1. ^ a b c "NCES - School Search". U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=15424&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=422388006216. Retrieved 24 December 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "School History 1900-49". Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District. http://www.turkeyfoot.k12.pa.us/Our_School/History/1900-1949/1900-1949.html. Retrieved 24 December 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "School History 1950-99". Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District. http://www.turkeyfoot.k12.pa.us/Our_School/History/1950-1999/1950-1999.html. Retrieved 24 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "Schools-Directory-Turkeyfoot Valley Area High School". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Atheletic Association, Inc. http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/details.aspx?ID=11235. Retrieved 24 December 2011. 
  5. ^ "Clubs". Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District. http://www.turkeyfoot.k12.pa.us/Academics/Clubs/clubs.html. Retrieved 24 December 2011.