Penns Valley Area High School Explained

Penns Valley Area High School
Streetaddress:	4545 Penns Valley Road
City:	Spring Mills
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Centre County
Zipcode:	16875-9403
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	40.8778°N -77.5303°W
Principal:	Dustin Dalton
Faculty:	50 teachers (2013)^[1]
Type:	Public
Grades:	7-12
Language:	English
Mascot:	Rams
Pupils:	672 pupils (2015),^[2]
Homepage:	http://pennsvalley.org/

Penns Valley Area High School is a small, rural, public school located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. In 2015, enrollment was 672 pupils in 7th through 12th grades.^[3] The school employed 50 teachers in 2015.^[4] Penns Valley Area High School is the sole junior high school or senior high school operated by the Penns Valley Area School District.

Special education services are provided by district employees and the Central Intermediate Unit CIU10. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields are provided by the district and the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology.

Extracurriculars

Penns Valley Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs and activities and an extensive sports program.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity:

Boys:

• Baseball - AA
• Basketball - AA
• Cross Country - A
• Football and JV team - AA
• Golf - AA
• Soccer - A
• Track and Field - AA
• Wrestling - AA

Girls:

• Basketball - AA
• Cross Country - A
• Golf - AA
• Soccer (Fall) - A
• Softball - AA
• Track and Field - AA
• Volleyball - A

Junior High Sports:

Boys:

• Basketball
• Football
• Soccer
• Track and Field
• Wrestling

Girls:

• Basketball
• Soccer (fall)
• Softball
• Track and Field

According to PIAA directory July 2015^[8]

Notes and References

1. National Center for Education Statistics, Penns Valley Area School District Common Core of Data, 2015
2. PDE, Penns Valley Area High School Fast Facts 2015, 2015
3. Web site: Penns Valley Junior-Senior High School Fast Facts 2015 . Pennsylvania Department of Education . December 4, 2015.
4. U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2015
5. Web site: Policy 122 Extracurricular Activities . Penns Valley School Board . August 17, 2011 . December 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073728/http://pennsvalley.org/documents.cfm?id=524&master=30286&located=1 . October 24, 2013 . dead .
6. Web site: Policy 123 Interscholastic Athletics . Penns Valley School Board . October 19, 2005 . December 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073728/http://pennsvalley.org/documents.cfm?id=524&master=30286&located=1 . October 24, 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: Policy 123.1 Student Health and Welfare - Interscholastic Sports . Penns Valley School Board . October 19, 2005 . December 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024073728/http://pennsvalley.org/documents.cfm?id=524&master=30286&located=1 . October 24, 2013 . dead .
8. Web site: PIAA School Directory . Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association . 2015.