Penn Hills High School

Penn Hills High School
Address
Map
309 Collins Drive

Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania
,
15235

United States
Information
School districtPenn Hills School District
PrincipalEric Kostic[2][3]
Teaching staff56.83 (FTE)[1]
Grades9th through 12th
Enrollment1,090 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.18[1]
Color(s)   
MascotIndian
Feeder schoolsLinton Middle School
Websitewww.phsd.k12.pa.us/pennhillshighschool_home.aspx

Penn Hills High School is a public secondary school located in Penn Hills, east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the sole high school operated by the Penn Hills School District. In the 2018–19 school year, enrollment was reported as 1,186 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[1]

Building

The new $58 million Penn Hills High School building was opened on January 3, 2013. The school was designed by Architectural Innovations. There are two gymnasiums, with the main one seating 1,900. The auditorium has about 1,000 seats with state-of-the-art lighting and sound-systems. All classrooms include Promethean World interactive whiteboards. The building features large skylights that can be seen from both the top and bottom floors to promote natural lighting. The school's new HVAC system was expected to save 30 percent in energy costs.[4]

Because the enrollment was decreasing at the time, Benjamin Herod, the author of Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs, criticized the decision to build the new school.[5]

In 2012, the Pittsburgh Steelers funded a new $200,000 football field for the school.[6]

Extracurriculars

The students have access to a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.[7]

The Penn Hills Marching Band travels to football games and marches in a variety of parades throughout the year. Every year they return to Kennywood to perform, and take another trip out-of-state. Past band trips include Walt Disney World, Chicago, and Six Flags. The school also produces Gene Kelly Awards winning musicals[8] and two plays per year.

Clubs at Penn Hills High School include the Library Assistants, Lab Assistants, Front Office Assistants, Athletic Office Assistants, Bible Club, Medical Careers Club, Key Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Yearbook Staff, PennPoints Newspaper Staff, French Club, Spanish Club, German Club, Games Club, National Honor Society, and Role Models. All freshmen students are matched with junior and senior Role Models to promote academic achievement, leadership, school spirit, and team-building skills. The school also sponsors teams for Calcusolve, Hometown High-Q, and Academic WorldQuest.

Sports

The teams are referred to as the Penn Hills Indians and Lady Indians, and the student cheering section is known as the Tribe.[9] The district funds:

Varsity

According to PIAA directory January 2016[10]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ "Penn Hills Senior High School". Penn Hills School District. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Tribune Live.com (2015). "PA Teacher Salaries Database".
  4. ^ "Penn Hills Opens New High School". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Forstadt, Jillian (January 23, 2024). "'Disillusioned' examines how Penn Hills and other suburbs undercut Black families' dreams". WESA-FM. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Penn Hills High School getting new football field". WTAE. June 14, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  7. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013). "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities".
  8. ^ "2013 Gene Kelly Award Winners". Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Penn Hills High School Official Website". Penn Hills High School. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  10. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2016). "PIAA School Directory".
  11. ^ "Penn Hills' Dante Cephas commits to Kent State". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. September 18, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  12. ^ Barry Church @ pro-football-reference.com
  13. ^ Aaron Donald @ pro-football-reference.com
  14. ^ Tom Flynn @ pro-football-reference.com
  15. ^ Bill Fralic @ pro-football-reference.com
  16. ^ Assad, David (May 11, 1997). "Former Penn Hills baseball player finds success off the diamond". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. VE-2. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Kevin Peter Hall, Whose Predator Performance Is, Yes, Towering". People Magazine. July 13, 1987. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  18. ^ Juliano, Joe (February 6, 2019). "National signing day: Penn State receives two more commitments for incoming class of 2019". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  19. ^ "Packers sign DL Treyvon Hester". www.packers.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  20. ^ John, Andrew (May 5, 2017). "Penn Hills grad Hester realizes NFL dream after being drafted by Raiders". Trib Live. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  21. ^ Finder, Chuck (June 13, 1996). "They Can't Forget Karl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  22. ^ Fittipaldo, Ray (December 15, 2006). "Morelli critical of former high school coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  23. ^ "26 Mar 1987, Page 115 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  24. ^ "Penn Hills grad Salima Rockwell to lead Notre Dame women's volleyball program". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  25. ^ Jake Schifino @ pro-football-reference.com
  26. ^ Enright, John (June 13, 1996). "Penn Hills' Sendek finds staying power at Providence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  27. ^ Tom Tumulty @ pro-football-reference.com
  28. ^ Byko, Laura (April 29, 2015). "Blogger left basketball behind to chronicle black experience in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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