Crestwood High School (Pennsylvania)
Encyclopedia
Crestwood High School is a ninth through twelfth grade high school
located on Route 309 in Mountain Top
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. It is the only high school in the Crestwood School District (Pennsylvania), which encompasses an area of 110 square miles (284.9 km²) with a combined population of 19,383.
Students at Crestwood are given the opportunity to choose from numerous academic, athletic, and co-curricular programs but mainly focusing on humanities, mathematics and science, business, fine arts, and vocational-technical programs. This allows students not only to be prepared for 2 year or 4 year colleges, but also the workforce or military service. Added on to the High School, in 2000, was the seventh through eighth grade Middle School
.
In December 2006, an F2
tornado
tore through the back area of the high school. There was no serious or irreparable damage done to the section. The roof of the high school gym collapsed while the girls' basketball team was inside but no one was hurt. Crestwood School District website is Crestwood School District
According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
, 4 credits of Mathematics, 4 credits of Science, 2 credits of Arts & Humanities, 2 credits of World Language, 2 credits of electives and 1 credit Health/Physical Education.
By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a graduation project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor, and its expectations are set by the individual school district. At Crestwood High School the project consists of: a research paper and an oral presentation.
Beginning with the class of 2016, by Pennsylvania school regulations, students must take the Keystone Exams in Literature, Biology 1 and Algebra 1.
, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
program. This state funded program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books. Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions. The Pennsylvania College Credit Transfer System reported in 2009, that students saved nearly $35.4 million by having their transferred credits count towards a degree under the new system.
For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $32,644 for its dual enrollment program.
Some of the sports programs make it to Regional and Districts Championships, and some make it to States. The field hockey team has won four state titles, the most in Pennsylvania, and makes it to states almost every year, the basketball team has won five District Championships in the past six years, and the tennis, track and field and wrestling teams have also placed at Districts. In 2004, a turf stadium was added for the football
, soccer, field hockey
teams, and Marching Band
performances. The school's mascot is the Comet. Its colors are red and white with a touch of black.
By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.
, which was exposed in 2008. Former judge Mark Ciavarella
, who was the epicenter of the scandal, gave talks to the student assembly every year.
, class of 1997, college football for the University of Miami
, professional football for the Atlanta Falcons
.
Diane Madl Olympic Field Hockey Member.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located on Route 309 in Mountain Top
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
Mountain Top is a census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 15,269....
, 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...
, United States
United States
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. It is the only high school in the Crestwood School District (Pennsylvania), which encompasses an area of 110 square miles (284.9 km²) with a combined population of 19,383.
Students at Crestwood are given the opportunity to choose from numerous academic, athletic, and co-curricular programs but mainly focusing on humanities, mathematics and science, business, fine arts, and vocational-technical programs. This allows students not only to be prepared for 2 year or 4 year colleges, but also the workforce or military service. Added on to the High School, in 2000, was the seventh through eighth grade Middle School
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
.
In December 2006, an F2
Fujita scale
The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
tore through the back area of the high school. There was no serious or irreparable damage done to the section. The roof of the high school gym collapsed while the girls' basketball team was inside but no one was hurt. Crestwood School District website is Crestwood School District
Graduation Rate
In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. Crestwood High School's rate was 93% for 2010.According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
- 2010 - 97%
- 2009 - 97%
- 2008 - 94%
- 2007 - 94%
Graduation requirements
The Crestwood School Board has determined that a student must successfully complete 23 credits which include: 4 credits of English, 4 credits of Social StudiesSocial studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
, 4 credits of Mathematics, 4 credits of Science, 2 credits of Arts & Humanities, 2 credits of World Language, 2 credits of electives and 1 credit Health/Physical Education.
By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a graduation project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor, and its expectations are set by the individual school district. At Crestwood High School the project consists of: a research paper and an oral presentation.
Beginning with the class of 2016, by Pennsylvania school regulations, students must take the Keystone Exams in Literature, Biology 1 and Algebra 1.
11th Grade Reading
- 2010 - 67% on grade level (17% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 66% of 11th graders are on grade level.
- 2009 - 71% (14% below basic), State - 65%
- 2008 - 72% (12% below basic), State - 65%
- 2007 - 66% (15% below basic), State - 65%
11th Grade Math:
- 2010 - 55%, on grade level (24% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
- 2009 - 53% (22% below basic), State - 56%.
- 2008 - 61% (24% below basic), State - 56%
- 2007 - 49% (26% below basic), State - 53%
11th Grade Science:
- 2010 - 40% on grade level. State - 39% of 11th graders were on grade level.
- 2009 - 45%, State - 40%
- 2008 - 40%, State - 39%
College remediation
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 19% of Crestwood High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...
, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
Dual enrollment
The high school offers a Dual EnrollmentDual enrollment
In education, dual enrollment involved students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. It may also refer to any individual who is participating in two related programs, but such a general form of usage is uncommon....
program. This state funded program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books. Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions. The Pennsylvania College Credit Transfer System reported in 2009, that students saved nearly $35.4 million by having their transferred credits count towards a degree under the new system.
For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $32,644 for its dual enrollment program.
Online grade book and technology
The high school provides parents and students with online access to the student's grades and assignments. The school received several state Classroom For the Future Grants. These grants paid for the high school to acquire laptop computers and white boards for use in the core curriculum classrooms (English, History, Science, Math). The CFF grant program was funded from 2006-2009. Crestwood School District did not apply for funding in 2006-07. In 2007-08, it was denied funding. The high school received $187,656 in 2008-09.Extracurriculars
The district offer a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports teams. Eligibility to participate in all extracurriculars is set by school board policy.Some of the sports programs make it to Regional and Districts Championships, and some make it to States. The field hockey team has won four state titles, the most in Pennsylvania, and makes it to states almost every year, the basketball team has won five District Championships in the past six years, and the tennis, track and field and wrestling teams have also placed at Districts. In 2004, a turf stadium was added for the football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, soccer, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
teams, and Marching Band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
performances. The school's mascot is the Comet. Its colors are red and white with a touch of black.
By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.
"Cash for Kids"
Crestwood High School was one of the schools in Luzerne County impacted by the Kids for cash scandalKids for cash scandal
The "Kids for cash" scandal unfolded in 2008 over judicial kickbacks at the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Two judges, President Judge Mark Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael Conahan, were accused of accepting money from the co-owner and builder of two private,...
, which was exposed in 2008. Former judge Mark Ciavarella
Mark Ciavarella
Mark Arthur Ciavarella Jr. is a convicted felon and former President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania who committed, along with fellow judge Michael Conahan, the "Kids for cash" scandal in 2008.In August 2011, Ciavarella was sentenced to 28 years in...
, who was the epicenter of the scandal, gave talks to the student assembly every year.
Communities Served by Crestwood High School
- Dorrance TownshipDorrance Township, PennsylvaniaDorrance Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Fairview TownshipFairview Township, Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaFairview Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.10% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- NuangolaNuangola, PennsylvaniaNuangola is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the northeastern Coal Region. The population was 671 at the 2000 census...
- White HavenWhite Haven, PennsylvaniaWhite Haven is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. White Haven was created in 1824 by industrialist Josiah White. It is located along the Lehigh River which connects White Haven to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,182 at the 2000 census...
- Wright TownshipWright Township, PennsylvaniaWright Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,593 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
- Slocum TownshipSlocum Township, PennsylvaniaSlocum Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.6 square miles , of which, 10.2 square miles of it is land and...
- Dennison TownshipDennison Township, PennsylvaniaDennison Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 908 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Rice Township
- Penn Lake
Notable graduates
Martin BiblaMartin Bibla
Martin John Bibla is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, class of 1997, college football for the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, professional football for the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Diane Madl Olympic Field Hockey Member.