Strong Vincent High School

Strong Vincent Middle School
Location
1300 West 8th Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16502
United States
Information
Type Public
Motto Virtute non viribus Vincent
(By courage, not by force of arms, we conquer)
Established 1930
Principal Jeff Hutchinson Principal
Chris Popa - Assistant Principal
Andrea Gloystein- Assistant Principal
Color(s) Red and black
         
Team name Colonels
Newspaper "The Colonel"
Website www.svcolonels.com

Strong Vincent Middle School is a public middle school in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

Construction of Strong Vincent High School began in 1928. The school opened for classes in 1930, with the first class graduating in 1931. It was the first high school on Erie's west side. Originally named West High School, the name was later changed to honor General Strong Vincent. The school was dedicated in 1930 by the Rev. Boyd Vincent, brother of General Strong Vincent.

Athletics

Strong Vincent is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) in District 10, Region 6.

Pennsylvania State Championships

SportYear(s)
Basketball1985
Football1991
Swimming team, many, most recently 1964; many individual All-Americans
Wrestling, many individual State Champions, including Timmy McCall and Terry Magoon, 1964

Notable alumni

Athletes

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Tom Lawless 1974 Major League Baseball player Tom Lawless
Maurice Williams 2007 Arena Football League player Maurice Williams

Film and television

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Ann B. Davis 1944 Movie and TV actor Ann B. Davis

Coordinates: 42°07′03″N 80°06′48″W / 42.1174°N 80.11344°W / 42.1174; -80.11344


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