Butler Senior High School

Butler Area Senior High School
Location
120 Campus Lane
Butler, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates 40°51′51″N 79°55′02″W / 40.8641°N 79.9171°WCoordinates: 40°51′51″N 79°55′02″W / 40.8641°N 79.9171°W
Information
School type Public, High school
School district Butler Area School District
NCES District ID 4204590[1]
CEEB Code 390500
NCES School ID 420459001147[2]
Principal Mr. Jeffery Schnur
Faculty 78.20 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades 11th - 12th
Enrollment 1330[2] (2011-2012)
 • Grade 11 620[2]
 • Grade 12 637[2]
Student to teacher ratio 17.01[2]
Campus type Open
Color(s) Gold and White
         
Athletics Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Lacrosse, Rifle, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball
Athletics conference Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (W.P.I.A.L.)
Mascot Tuffy the Tornado
Website www.butler.k12.pa.us

Butler Senior High School is located in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA and is part of the Butler Area School District. The school educates in grades 11-12 and is fed from Butler Intermediate High School.

Academic achievement

The senior high school opened in 1917 in a three-story building located on East North street. The building connected beside it was the Junior and Intermediate High Schools.That building was closed as the senior high and became the Junior and Intermediate High in 1960 when a larger campus style building was built on a hillside located west on downtown Butler, this building was open in the fall of 1960. The school was ranked 37th out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools, by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2009, for academic achievement as reflected by three years of student results on: math, reading, writing and one year of science PSSAs.[3]

Graduation Rate:
2009 - 92%[4]
2008 - 91%
2007 - 91%[5]

PSSA Results
11th Grade Reading
2009 - 70% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
2008 - 68%, State - 65%
2007 - 74%, State - 65%[6]

11th Grade Math:
2009 - 70% on grade level. In Pennsylvania, 56% of 11th graders are on grade level.[7]
2008 - 70%, State - 56%
2007 - 72%, State - 53%

11th Grade Science:
2009 - 46% on grade level. State: 40% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2008 - 40% [8]

College remediation

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 27% of Butler 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.

Extracurriculars

The high school offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. The Senior High is home to the Butler Golden Tornado athletics teams.

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[11]

The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band is the representative of the Butler Area School District and community of Butler.

The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band

The Golden Tornado Marching Band has established itself as one of the top high school marching programs with an impressive national performance resume.

The band marches 240 students. Each student had to audition to be a part of the tradition of the Golden Tornado Marching Band.

Band Performance Resume

Directors

Head Director: Jeff Kroner

Assistant Directors: Todd Karenbauer, Shanna Kelly, Cortney Christoforetti, Stephanie Pesanka

Sequinette Dance and Flag Teams: Sara McClaferty and Emma Waseleski

Leaders

Drum Majors

Josh Croup, David McCollough, Eric Stauffer

Sequinette Captains

Flag Captains: Taylor Holt, Lissy Potochny

Dance Captains: Megan Crawford, Abby Fugh

Butler Army J.R.O.T.C.

Butler High School has an Army J.R.O.T.C. program (Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps) Battalion known more commonly as the Tornado Battalion. The S.A.I. (Senior Army Instructor) is Major Mark Carrington and the A.I. (Army Instructor) is Master Sergeant Kenneth Howard. In the battalion, the cadets have options to be on staff and be in leadership positions.

Student Leaders

Battalion Commander (BC): Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Alaina Jenkins

Executive Officer (XO): Cadet Major Cassandra Nagel

Command Sergeant Major: Cadet Command Sergeant Major Dakota Wood

Student Staff

S-1: Cadet Staff Sergeant Holley Haugh

S-3: Cadet 1st. Lieu. James Malkurn

S-4: Cadet Captain Haylee Schuster

Assistant S-4: Cadet Sergeant Elijah Grochalski*

S-5: Cadet Sergeant First Class Haley Wilbert

Color Guard Commander: Cadet 1st. Lieu. Christopher Gumpper

Special Projects Officer: Cadet Sergeant First Class Alex White

ALPHA COMPANY First Sergeant: Acting Cadet 1st. Sergeant Lindsey Jendza

First Platoon Sergeant: Cadet Sergeant First Class Andrew Hampe

(*) Battalion Bugler

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Butler Area Sd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Butler Area Shs". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ The Rankings: 11th Grades, Pittsburgh Business Times, May 15, 2009
  4. ↑ Butler Area School District Academic Achievement Report Card 2009
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children - Pennsylvania High School Graduation Rates 2007
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education PSSA Math and Reading results 2007 by school and grade
  7. ↑ 2009 PSSAs: Reading, Math, Writing and Science Results http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_assessments/7442
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education Report on Science PSSA 2008 August 2008.
  9. ↑ Pennsylvania College Remediation Report http://www.scribd.com/doc/23970364/Pennsylvania-College-Remediation-Report
  10. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics
  11. ↑ Home-Schooled, Charter School Children Can Participate in School District Extracurricular Activities, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Press Release, November 10, 2005
  12. ↑ "Meghan Schnur". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 2009-11-09.

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