Connellsville Area Senior High School Explained

Connellsville Area Senior High School
Streetaddress:201 Falcon Drive
City:Connellsville
State:Pennsylvania
County:Fayette County
Zipcode:15425
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.0251°N -79.5738°W
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
District:Connellsville Area School District
Principal:Nicholas Bosnic
Faculty:91 teachers[1]
Type:Public
Grades:9th-12th
Language:English
Campus Size:222,000 Square Feet
Conference:PIAA District 7 (WPIAL)
Team Name:Falcons
Colors:Royal Blue and White
Yearbook:Aerie
Newspaper:Falconeer
Established:1966
Enrollment:1,001 (2022–23)[2]
Feeders:Connellsville Area Junior High School
Homepage:CAHS Website

Connellsville Area High School is a rural, public high school, located in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is operated by the Connellsville Area School District. In the 2016–2017 school year, enrollment was reported as 1,138 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[2] Connellsville Area Senior High School students may choose to attend Connellsville Area Career and Technology Center (also run by the Connellsville Area School District) for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Intermediate Unit IU1 provides the school with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

History

Connellsville Area SD was created in 1966, merging the Connellsville Joint and Dunbar Township School Districts. Students then utilized the current Junior High East Building until the present building was completed for the beginning of the 1970-71 school year .

Facilities

The present school building is 222000square feet in size and has a 1400-seat auditorium, a gymnasium of a 1500-person capacity, a 2-story library complete with computer lab, a full size cafeteria and a 6-Lane Natatorium. Outside the school are the district's baseball fields, softball fields, and tennis courts. In 2011, a $41 Million Dollar addition/renovation project took place within several phases. Phases 1 and 2 included renovating and moving the current library, replacing the entire physical plant, which one of two boilers from the original building were out of service, construction of school administrative offices as well as band classrooms, all of which were completed in the spring of 2012.[3] The next phase included demolition and reconstruction of general classrooms, which students at the time were displaced during this phase. During the summer recess of 2012, the dietary department was renovated into a food-court type setting, giving students more food choices.On September 4, 2012,[4] with the closing of Junior High West, the district's ninth-graders began attending the Senior High, making it a Grade 9-12 facility. Also completed at this time was a new science addition as well as technological capabilities, including surround sound within the classrooms. In December 2012,[5] in cooperation with the schools Patriots' Organization, a 4-ton piece of steel from the World Trade Center in New York from the September 11, 2001 attacks, was placed in the school's auditorium lobby. Final renovations[6] to the school were completed in time for the 2013-14 school year, which consisted of renovations to the main gym, pool, locker rooms, technology education classrooms and final site improvements.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[7]

Athletics

Sport nameBoys Girls
BaseballClass AAAA
Class AAAA Class AAAA
Class AAA Class AAA
FootballClass AAAA
Class AAAA
SoccerClass AAA Class AAA
Class AAA
TennisClass AAA Class AAA
Track and fieldClass AAAClass AAA
Class AAA
Class AAA

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Common Core of Data Connellsville Area Senior High School . National Center for Education Statistics . 2013.
  2. Web site: Connellsville Area SHS. National Center for Education Statistics. June 16, 2024.
  3. News: Yauger. Patty. High school renovations move to next phase. 11 September 2013. Uniontown Herald-Standard. 15 March 2012.
  4. News: Bruzda. Natalie. Connellsville Area School District ushers in new era. 11 September 2013. Uniontown Herald Standard. 1 October 2012.
  5. News: Bruzda. Natalie. A piece of history: World Trade Center artifact now on display in Connellsville. 11 September 2013. Uniontown Herald Standard. 18 March 2013.
  6. News: Koballa. Joyce. Connellsville renovations nearing final phases for start of school. 11 September 2013. Uniontown Herald-Standard. 15 August 2015.
  7. Web site: Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities . Pennsylvania Department of Education . 2013 . 2016-03-08 . 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 .
  8. Book: Ballew . Bill . Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s: A Biographical Dictionary from Aase to Zisk . 2 August 2023 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-4654-1 . 156 . 12 February 2024 . en.
  9. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/sports/othersports/01woodruff.html "John Woodruff, an Olympian, Dies at 92"