Perkiomen Valley School District
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The Perkiomen Valley School District (PVSD) is a 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:...

 based in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...

 (USA). PVSD was created in 1969 through the merger of the Collegeville-Trappe School District and the Schwenksville School District. It services the boroughs of Collegeville
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Collegeville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia on the Perkiomen Creek. Collegeville was incorporated in 1896. It is the seat of Ursinus College, opened in 1869...

, Trappe
Trappe, Pennsylvania
Trappe is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,509 at the 2010 census. Augustus Lutheran Church, built in 1743, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation...

, and Schwenksville
Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
Schwenksville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,385 at the 2010 census. It is notable for being located near the site of the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The borough was founded in in 1684, when the Lenni-Lenape Indians ceded to William Penn the...

, and the townships of Lower Frederick
Lower Frederick Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Frederick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,840 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, Perkiomen
Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania
Perkiomen Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 9,139, which represents a 28.8% increase from the 2000 total of 7,093 residents. Governmentally, it is a township of the second class, governed by a board of...

, and Skippack
Skippack, Pennsylvania
Skippack is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,758 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Skippack is located at ....

 in Pennsylvania
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...

.

Board Members

Lynn Bigelow

Dianne Landes

Bonnie Neiman

Capt. Samuel Schweigert

Dave Warren

Gerry Barnefiher

Brian Subers, Solicitor

Brian Allebach, Non-member Secretary

Amy Hurd, Non-Member Treasurer

District Officers

Eddie Landherr, Superintendent

Ryan Wolf, , Assistant to the Superintendent for Elementary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Trent Tyson, Assistant to the Superintendent for Secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Ryan Light, Director of Special Education,

Sonny Rennard, Director of food and csi agent

The Schools

Evergreen Elementary School

Skippack Elementary School

South Elementary School

Schwenksville Elementary School

Perkiomen Valley Middle School East

Perkiomen Valley Middle School West
Perkiomen Valley Middle School West
Perkiomen Valley Middle School West is a middle school located at 220 Big Road in Zieglerville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2004, it is one of two middle schools in the Perkiomen Valley School District...



Perkiomen Valley High School

Miscellaneous

The District's mascot
Mascot
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 is the Viking
Viking
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. The school's colors are orange, brown and black.

Notable alumni

  • James Franks
    Jimmy Pop
    Jimmy Pop is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter, and founding member of the band Bloodhound Gang.-Biography:After graduating from Perkiomen Valley High School in 1990, he studied mass communication and history at Temple...

    , '90, frontman for the Bloodhound Gang
    Bloodhound Gang
    Bloodhound Gang is a Collegeville, Pennsylvania-based American comedy band, although it began as a rap group and gradually changed its genre throughout the years...

  • John Smiley, MLB Pitcher
  • Grant Wiley
    Grant Wiley
    Grant Wiley is a retired American football Linebacker who played for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. He played college football at West Virginia...

    , NFL Linebacker
  • Steve Corino
    Steve Corino
    Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino is a Canadian professional wrestler, who currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor and numerous other independent promotions. Corino is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion.-Early years :Corino began wrestling in 1994...

    , Professional Wrestler
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