Admiral Peary Vocational-Technical School
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Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School is a public school, specializing in Vocational Education for students of eight participating High Schools in central and northern Cambria County, Pennsylvania
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and was the first person to arrive on the North Pole
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Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It comprises the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 143,679....
. There are 17 shops available to students in grades 10-12. The school is located in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
Ebensburg is a borough located in, and is the seat of, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, west of Altoona and surrounded by Cambria Township. It is situated in the Alleghenies about 2025 feet above sea level. Ebensburg is located in a rich bituminous coal region. In the past, saw mills, tanneries,...
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Participating High Schools & School Districts
- Bishop Carroll High SchoolBishop Carroll High School (Ebensburg, Pennsylvania)Bishop Carroll High School is a Catholic high school located in Ebensburg, PA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.-External links:* *...
- Blacklick Valley School DistrictBlacklick Valley School DistrictThe Blacklick Valley School District covers the Boroughs of Nanty-Glo and Vintondale and Blacklick Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.-About BVSD:...
- Cambria Heights School DistrictCambria Heights School DistrictThe Cambria Heights School District covers the Boroughs of Carrolltown, Chest Springs, Hastings and Patton and Chest Township, Clearfield Township, East Carroll Township, Elder Township and West Carroll Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.-Schools:...
- Central Cambria School DistrictCentral Cambria School DistrictThe Central Cambria School District is a school district covering Ebensburg Boro, Cambria Township, and Jackson Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.- Elementary Schools :...
- Conemaugh Valley School DistrictConemaugh Valley School DistrictThe Conemaugh Valley School District covers the Boroughs of Daisytown, East Conemaugh and Franklin and Conemaugh Township and East Taylor Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district operates Conemaugh Valley Jr/Sr High School , Conemaugh Valley Elementary School and East Taylor...
- Northern Cambria School DistrictNorthern Cambria School DistrictThe Northern Cambria School District is a public school district located in northwestern Cambria County in Pennsylvania. It geographically comprises the borough of Northern Cambria and the townships of Barr and Susquehanna....
- Penn Cambria School DistrictPenn Cambria School DistrictPenn Cambria School District is a school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The school district serves the boroughs of Ashville, Cresson, Gallitzin, Lilly, Loretto, and Sankertown. As well as the townships of Allegheny, Cresson, Dean, Gallitzin, Munster, and Washington...
- Portage Area School DistrictPortage Area School DistrictThe Portage Area School District is a public school district in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It serves Portage and Cassandra Boroughs, as well as Portage Township.-PASD History:...
School history
Ground was broke on the school on July 18, 1971 and due to extended construction strikes, the school was not completed in time for the 1972-73 school term. Until the school was completed, the school held classes at two temporary sites near Ebensburg. The school was completed around November 17, 1972 with only five of the current eight schools participating. The school was named for Admiral Robert F. Peary, who was raised in nearby CressonCresson, Pennsylvania
Cresson is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. Cresson is an elevated place known for its beauty. Mineral springs add to its attractions. It is above 2,000 feet in elevation. Lumber, coal, and coke yards were industries that had supported the population which numbered...
and was the first person to arrive on the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
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