Penns Valley Area High School

Public school in Spring Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States

40°52′40″N 77°31′49″W / 40.8778°N 77.5303°W / 40.8778; -77.5303InformationTypePublicPrincipalDustin DaltonFaculty50 teachers (2013)^[1]Grades7-12Number of pupils672 pupils (2015),^[2]LanguageEnglishMascotRamsWebsitehttp://pennsvalley.org/

Penns Valley Area High School is a small, rural, public school located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. In 2015, enrollment was 672 pupils in 7th through 12th grades.^[3] The school employed 50 teachers in 2015.^[4] Penns Valley Area High School is the sole junior high school or senior high school operated by the Penns Valley Area School District.

Special education services are provided by district employees and the Central Intermediate Unit CIU10. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields are provided by the district and the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology.

Extracurriculars

Penns Valley Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs and activities and an extensive sports program.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity

Boys

Baseball - AA
Basketball - AA
Cross Country - A
Football and JV team - AA
Golf - AA
Soccer - A
Track and Field - AA
Wrestling - AA

Girls

Basketball - AA
Cross Country - A
Golf - AA
Soccer (Fall) - A
Softball - AA
Track and Field - AA
Volleyball - A

Junior High Sports

Boys

Basketball
Football
Soccer
Track and Field
Wrestling

Girls

Basketball
Soccer (fall)
Softball
Track and Field

According to PIAA directory July 2015^[8]

References

^ National Center for Education Statistics, Penns Valley Area School District Common Core of Data, 2015
^ PDE, Penns Valley Area High School Fast Facts 2015, 2015
^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (December 4, 2015). "Penns Valley Junior-Senior High School Fast Facts 2015".
^ U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2015
^ Penns Valley School Board (August 17, 2011). "Policy 122 Extracurricular Activities". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ Penns Valley School Board (October 19, 2005). "Policy 123 Interscholastic Athletics". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ Penns Valley School Board (October 19, 2005). "Policy 123.1 Student Health and Welfare - Interscholastic Sports". Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".