Mt. Lebanon School District

Mt. Lebanon School District
Mt. Lebanon School District
Location
	Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania United States
District information
Type	Public School District
Motto	To Provide the Best Education; Possible for Each and Every Student
Grades	K–12
Established	July 1912
Superintendent	Dr. Timothy Steinhauer
Budget	$112.4 Million (2024-2025)
Students and staff
Students	5,521
Athletic conference	WPIAL
Colors	Blue and Gold
Other information
Website	http://www.mtlsd.org

The Mt. Lebanon School District is the public school system in Allegheny County for residents of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

History

The Mt. Lebanon School District was established by decree of the Court of Quarter Sessions in July 1912. With a five-member school board and a population of less than five thousand students, it was designated as a fourth-class district. The district initially encompassed two buildings—a one-room, frame structure that was located on Beadling Road and a six-room, frame structure that was located at the corner of Cedar Boulevard and Washington Road.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 1973, civil rights and social justice activists Ellen Berliner and Anne Steytler were part of a group of fifty parents, students and other community members who filed suit in the Common Pleas Court of Pennsylvania "to prohibit Mt. Lebanon School District from including prayers in its commencement exercises." Berliner's husband and daughter were also two of the plaintiffs.^[4]

Schools

High School: Mt. Lebanon High School
Middle Schools: Jefferson Middle School, Mellon Middle School
Elementary Schools: Foster Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School, Howe Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Markham Elementary School, Washington Elementary School

Notable alumni

Eric Angle (class of 1986) – Professional wrestler
Kurt Angle (class of 1987) – Professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist^[5]
Troy Apke (class of 2014) — NFL player
Matt Bartkowski (class of 2006) – Professional hockey player
Carl Betz (class of 1939) – Actor
Mark Cuban (class of 1976) – Owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks, panelist on Shark Tank, entrepreneur^[6]
Daya (class of 2016) – Recording artist
Ave Daniell (class of 1933) – NFL player
Scott Ferrall – Sports radio broadcaster
Lex Staley – National morning show radio host
Dave Filoni (class of 1992) – Animation director, voice actor, and writer
John Frank (born 1962) – professional NFL football player—Pittsburgh
Ian Happ (class of 2012) – Professional baseball player
Terry Hart (class of 1964) – Astronaut^[7]
Bob Hoag – Record Producer
Gillian Jacobs (class of 2001) – Actress
Paige Kassalen (class of 2011) – American electrical engineer who was the only American, female engineer, and youngest member of the ground crew for the Solar Impulse 2 project.
Don Kelly (class of 1998) – Major League Baseball player
Rich Lackner (class of 1975)– College football head coach^[8]
Richard Lamm (class of 1953) – Three-term Governor of Colorado
Vince Lascheid (class of 1942) - Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins organist
Dan London (class of 1991) – Actor
Joe Manganiello (class of 1995) – Actor
Andrew Mason (class of 1999) – Founder and CEO of Groupon
Matt McConnell (class of 1981) – NHL play-by-play announcer
William D. Morgan (class of 1966) – Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Corporal, United States Marine Corps – Republic of Vietnam, 1969
Judith O'Dea (class of 1963) – Actress
Dave Polsky – (class of 1982) writer, producer and creator of The Buzz On Maggie
Bill Roth (class of 1984) – College sports play-by-play announcer
George Savarese (class of 1985) – Educator and radio personality
Rich Skrenta (class of 1985) – Computer programmer^[9]
Ming-Na Wen (class of 1981) – Actress
Josh Wilson (class of 1999) – Major League Baseball player

References

^ "History." Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Mt. Lebanon School District, retrieved online June 21, 2023.
^ "Educational Reform Started." Ligonier, Pennsylvania: The Ligonier Echo, August 21, 1912, p. 8 (subscription required).
^ "Consider Radical Changes." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, August 15, 1912, p. 12 (subscription required).
^ "Court Suit Asks Bank on Prayers at Mt. Lebanon." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 26, 1973, pp. 1-2 (subscription required).
^ "Kurt Angle". The Washington Post.
^ Time Magazine: A Bigger Screen for Mark Cuban, April 22, 2002
^ Astronaut – NASA
^ Head Coach – Carnegie Mellon University
^ "Prank starts 25 years of computer security woes". CTV. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008.