Greater Johnstown School District
Encyclopedia
The Greater Johnstown School District is the a public school district
in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district's Boundaries span the City of Johnstown
, the Boroughs of Daisytown
and East Conemaugh
, and the townships of Lower Yoder, Stonycreek
, and West Taylor.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district's Boundaries span the City of Johnstown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
, the Boroughs of Daisytown
Daisytown, Pennsylvania
Daisytown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 356 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Daisytown is located at ....
and East Conemaugh
East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania
East Conemaugh is a borough within Conemaugh Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and the townships of Lower Yoder, Stonycreek
Stonycreek Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Stonycreek Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,204 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and West Taylor.
Schools
- East Side Elementary School - located in the Hornerstown Section of the city limits of JohnstownJohnstown, PennsylvaniaJohnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
. The East Side School was built in 1969, renovated in 1977, and renovated again in 1996 to close in "open classrooms" East Side conduct class with a census of approximately 760 students, 340 of them walking to school.
- West Side Elementary School - Originally constructed as the Westwood School in 1959, the West Side Elementary School was renovated in 1991 and has a census of 800, it is located in Lower Yoder Township.
- Greater Johnstown Middle School - located on Decker Avenue on the west end of the city limits of JohnstownJohnstown, PennsylvaniaJohnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
, the Middle School serves all students of the district enrolled in Grades 6-8.
- Greater Johnstown High SchoolGreater Johnstown High SchoolGreater Johnstown High School is a high school located in between the neighborhoods of Moxham, 8th Ward and Hornerstown in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the senior high school for the Greater Johnstown School District. The current Superintendent is Barbara Parkins, herself a...
- located on Central Avenue of the Moxham section of JohnstownJohnstown, PennsylvaniaJohnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
. The school, which has been recently renovated, serves all district students in Grades 9-12.
Notable alumni
- Gerald ZahorchakGerald ZahorchakGerald L. Zahorchak is an American educator and the former Secretary of Education for the Pennsylvania Department of Education, a position he held from 2006 to 2010...
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, Actress - Carlton HaselrigCarlton HaselrigCarlton Haselrig is a former heavyweight wrestler and NFL player. Haselrig wrestled for University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He holds the distinction of being the only person to win six NCAA titles in wrestling, winning 3 times in Division II and 3 times in Division I, all six for...
, Former Steeler and Pro Bowler - Steve DitkoSteve DitkoStephen J. "Steve" Ditko is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange....
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