Blacklick Valley Junior Senior High School Explained

Blacklick Valley Junior Senior High School
Streetaddress:555 Birch Street
City:Nanty-Glo
State:Pennsylvania
County:Cambria County
Zipcode:15943-1060
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.4784°N -78.8362°W
Principal:Laura Fisanick
Faculty:26 teachers
Type:Public
Grades:7th–12th
Language:English
Mascot:Vikings
Colors:Black & Gray
Established:1967
Students:282 pupils (2014)[1]
Homepage:http://www.bvsd.k12.pa.us/Domain/38

Blacklick Valley Junior Senior High School is a diminutive, rural, public high school located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. In 2014 enrollment was 282 pupils in grades 7th through 12th inclusive. The school employed 26 teachers.[2] Blacklick Valley Junior Senior High School is the sole high school operated by the Blacklick Valley School District.

High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Vocational-Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services; technology support and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

Blacklick Valley School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[3]

Athletics

The school provides:

Varsity:
  • Boys:
  • Girls:
    Junior High Middle School Sports:
  • Boys:
  • Girls:

    According to PIAA directory June 2015[4]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Blacklick Valley SD - District Fast Facts 2104 . Pennsylvania Department of Education . November 6, 2014.
    2. U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
    3. Web site: Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities . Pennsylvania Department of Education . 2013 . 2015-07-05 . 2015-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150320055517/http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_services_office/9153/disclosure_of_interscholastic_athletic_opportunities/1419362 . dead .
    4. Web site: PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association . 2015.