Mid Valley Secondary Center Explained

Mid Valley Secondary Center
Type:Public
Established:1969
Streetaddress:52 Underwood Road
City:Throop
County:Lackawanna County
Zipcode:18512-1196
Country:United States
Grades:9–12(HS) 7-8(MS)
Principal:Chad R Vinansky
Teaching Staff:43 teachers 2011[1]
Students:786 pupils (2014)[2]
Conference:PIAA District 2
Colors:blue and white
Free Label:Accent color
Free Text:silver
Mascot:Spartans
Website:http://www.mvsd.us

Mid Valley Secondary Center is a small, public combined junior high and senior high school located in Throop, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school and junior high school operated by Mid Valley School District. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 786 pupils in 7th through 12th grades.[3] The school employed 25 teachers (9-12).[4] The school is a federally designated Title I School.

High school aged students may choose to attend Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County for training in various careers including: construction and mechanical trades. The Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit, IU19, provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

Mid Valley School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[5]

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity:
  • Boys:
  • Girls:
    Junior high school sports:
  • Boys:
  • Girls:

    According to PIAA directory July 2015[6]

    Notes and References

    1. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Mid Valley Secondary Center, 2013
    2. Web site: Mid Valley Secondary Center Fast Facts 2014 . Pennsylvania Department of Education . December 4, 2014.
    3. Web site: Mid Valley Secondary Center Fast Facts 2014 . Pennsylvania Department of Education . December 4, 2014.
    4. US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
    5. Web site: Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities . Pennsylvania Department of Education . 2013.
    6. Web site: PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association . 2015.