General McLane High School explained

General McLane High School should not be confused with McLane High School.

General McLane High School
Streetaddress:11761 Edinboro Road
City:Edinboro
State:PA
County:(Erie County)
Zipcode:16412
Established:1959
Type:9th–12th
Superintendent:Richard Scaletta
Head:Daniel Mennow
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.917°N -80.123°W
Ratio:14.10
Teaching Staff:49.50 (FTE)
Students:698 (2018–19)[1]
Team Name:Lancers

General McLane High School serves students in grades nine through twelve in the General McLane School District. The school district consists of the towns of Edinboro and McKean and the areas including Washington Township, McKean Township and Franklin Township which surround the two towns.

The General McLane Lancers football and boys' basketball teams won their respective Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAA Championships during the 2006–2007 academic year, making GM the first Pennsylvania high school to win both titles in the same academic year.[2] Also home of the GM Marching Band which won LMBA championships in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2011-2013 and placed second in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010.[3]

History

General McLane High School completed construction in 1960 even though Colonel McLane was not promoted to Brigadier General until April 1961.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General McLane HS. National Center for Education Statistics. February 4, 2021.
  2. News: Ruzzi . Mike . State Gold...Again!!!! . . 2007-03-23 . 2008-07-23 .
  3. News: LMBA: Lakeshore Marching Band Association Hall of Champions . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820051540/http://lmba.us/resources/champions.asp . 2011-08-20 .
  4. News: History of General McLane . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125042242/http://generalmclane.org/district/default.php?f=office&p=information%2Fhistory%2Fhistory . 2010-11-25 .