Lewistown Area High School
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Lewistown Area High School, was founded in September 1976 and is one of two high schools in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
. It serves residents of the Borough of Lewistown
and communities to the borough's south and west. It is part of the Mifflin County School District
.
It also featured an experimental "open classroom" design. There were no walls between classes of similar subjects. For example, all English classes (9th-12th grades) were in one large room, though students sat facing different directions. Eventually, room dividers
were put in place and in the mid-1990s, permanent walls were constructed in the large rooms to resemble standard designs.
In 1976, following the '75-'76 school year, Chief Logan High (which had been hosting half of the Penn Highlands students until completion of the new school) and Kishacoquillas High were restored. Since the Penn Highlands building was almost completed, the school district combined Lewistown-Granville High and nearby McVeytown's
Rothrock High into one school and moved those students into the renamed present day Lewistown Area High School.
In 1989, the Chief Logan and Kishacoquillas High Schools were combined to create Indian Valley High School. It is located at the former Chief Logan High School in Highland Park, Pennsylvania
. The former Kishacoquillas High School is now the Indian Valley Middle School in Reedsville, Pennsylvania
.
On March 27, 2008, President Bill Clinton
visited Lewistown Area High School and gave a speech supporting Hillary Clinton's run for president.
2009 - 87%
PSSA Results:
11th Grade Reading
2010 - 64% on grade level, State - 67%
2009 - 58%, In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
11th Grade Math
2010 - 59%, State - 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2009 - 53%, State - 56%
11th Grade Science:
2010 - 29% on grade level. State: 39% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2009 - 37%, State: 40%
and silver
, but were changed after the break-up of Penn Highlands High School, as the new incarnation of Lewistown High inherited the blue and white sports and band uniforms of the defunct Penn Highlands school.
Lewistown Area High School sponsors the following sports:
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It serves residents of the Borough of Lewistown
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Lewistown is a borough in and the county seat of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies along the Juniata River, northwest of Harrisburg. The number of people living in the borough in 1900 was 4,451; in 1910, 8,166; and in 1940, 13,017. The population was 8,998 at the 2000 census,...
and communities to the borough's south and west. It is part of the Mifflin County School District
Mifflin County School District
The Mifflin County School District is located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The district boundaries coincide with the boundaries of Mifflin County, minus the southwestern muicipalities of Kistler and Newton Hamilton boroughs and Wayne Township, which are part of the Mount Union Area School...
.
History
In 1971, the Mifflin County School District merged the four high schools in the county into one. (Lewistown-Granville, Rothrock, Chief Logan, and Kishacoquillas) Since the school district did not have a building large enough to accommodate the combined student population, a new one was built. This building is now the present day Lewistown Area High School. The building was slated to be a state-of-the-art school for the time period; equipped with a large auditorium and balcony, and a television studio.It also featured an experimental "open classroom" design. There were no walls between classes of similar subjects. For example, all English classes (9th-12th grades) were in one large room, though students sat facing different directions. Eventually, room dividers
Room Dividers
Room dividers are used by interior designers and architects as means to divide space into separate distinct areas.There are a number of different types of room dividers such as cubicle partitions, pipe and drape screens, shoji screens, and walls. Plants, shelves or railings might also be used as...
were put in place and in the mid-1990s, permanent walls were constructed in the large rooms to resemble standard designs.
In 1976, following the '75-'76 school year, Chief Logan High (which had been hosting half of the Penn Highlands students until completion of the new school) and Kishacoquillas High were restored. Since the Penn Highlands building was almost completed, the school district combined Lewistown-Granville High and nearby McVeytown's
McVeytown, Pennsylvania
McVeytown, formerly Waynesburg, was settled in 1762, laid out in 1795 and incorporated in 1833. It is located in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census. The "Father of Pennsylvania Forestry", Dr. Joseph Rothrock was born in McVeytown on April 9, 1839...
Rothrock High into one school and moved those students into the renamed present day Lewistown Area High School.
In 1989, the Chief Logan and Kishacoquillas High Schools were combined to create Indian Valley High School. It is located at the former Chief Logan High School in Highland Park, Pennsylvania
Highland Park, Pennsylvania
Highland Park is a census-designated place in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP Code: 17044*Area Code: 717*Local Phone Exchanges: 242, 247, 248...
. The former Kishacoquillas High School is now the Indian Valley Middle School in Reedsville, Pennsylvania
Reedsville, Pennsylvania
Reedsville is a census-designated place in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 858 at the 2000 census...
.
On March 27, 2008, President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
visited Lewistown Area High School and gave a speech supporting Hillary Clinton's run for president.
Graduation rate
2010 - 91%2009 - 87%
PSSA Results:
11th Grade Reading
2010 - 64% on grade level, State - 67%
2009 - 58%, In Pennsylvania, 65% of 11th graders on grade level.
11th Grade Math
2010 - 59%, State - 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
2009 - 53%, State - 56%
11th Grade Science:
2010 - 29% on grade level. State: 39% of 11th graders were on grade level.
2009 - 37%, State: 40%
Athletics
Lewistown's athletic teams are called the Panthers and their colors are blue and white. The school's original colors were maroonMaroon (color)
Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...
and silver
Silver (color)
Silver is the metallic shade resembling gray, closest to that of polished silver.The visual sensation usually associated with the metal silver is its metallic shine. This cannot be reproduced by a simple solid color, because the shiny effect is due to the material's brightness varying with the...
, but were changed after the break-up of Penn Highlands High School, as the new incarnation of Lewistown High inherited the blue and white sports and band uniforms of the defunct Penn Highlands school.
Lewistown Area High School sponsors the following sports:
- Boys: Cross CountryCross country runningCross 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...
, FootballAmerican footballAmerican 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...
, Soccer, GolfGolfGolf 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....
, BasketballBasketballBasketball 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...
, BaseballBaseballBaseball 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...
, WrestlingScholastic wrestlingScholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
, TennisTennisTennis 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...
, Track & Field, Bowling - Girls: Cross Country, Soccer, Field HockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball 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...
, Basketball, SoftballSoftballSoftball 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...
, Tennis, Golf, Track & Field, Bowling