Greater Latrobe School District
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Greater Latrobe School District is a public school district
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 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...

. The city of Latrobe
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.The city population was 7,634 as of the 2000 census . It is located near the Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999...

 and the borough of Youngstown
Youngstown, Pennsylvania
Youngstown is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Youngstown was incorporated on 2 April 1831. The population was 400 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 as well Unity Township
Unity Township, Pennsylvania
Unity Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,137 at the 2000 census.-History:Unity Township was incorporated on September 23, 1789. Initial records show settlement going back to 1760...

 are within district boundaries.

Elementary Schools (Grades K-6)

School Address / Telephone # Principal
Baggaley Elementary School 4080 Route 982
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650
(724) 539-4531
Mr. Michael Porembka
Latrobe Elementary School 1501 Ligonier Street
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650
(724) 539-9777
Mrs. Sherri Holler
Mountain View Elementary School 1010 Mountain View Drive
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601
(724) 834-7399
Ms. Katie Little

Secondary schools

The Junior-Senior High School Complex is located in a commercial area of Unity Township. The complex was built in 1967 and went under a $35 Million Dollar renovation
Renovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...

, which was completed in 2004.

Principals for the Secondary Schools are as follows
Schools Grade Level Principal(s)
Greater Latrobe Junior High School
130 High School Rd.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650
Phone: (724) 539-4265
Grades 7-9 Principal: Mr. Jeff Ingel
Assistant Principal: Miss Kim Hrezo
Greater Latrobe Senior High School
131 High School Rd.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650
Phone: (724) 539-4225
Grades 10-12 Principal: Mr. Steven LoCascio
Assistant Principals: Mr. Chad Krehlik, Mr. Matthew Smith

Athletics

Sport Boys Girls
Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

Class AAAA Class AAAA
Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

Class AAAA
Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

Class AAAA
Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

Class AAA Class AAA
Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

Class AAAA
Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

Class AAAA Class AAAA
Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

Class AAAA Class AAAA
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

Class AA
Soccer Class AAA Class AAA
Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

Class AAA Class AAA
Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 and Diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

Class AAA Class AAA
Tennis Class AAA Class AAA
Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

Class AAA Class AAA
Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

Class AAA Class AAA
Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

Class AAA

Vocational-Technical School

Students at the Senior High have the opportunity to attend the Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in Derry Township.

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