Meadville Area Senior High School
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Meadville Area Senior High School is a public school located within the city of Meadville
, Pennsylvania
. Situated at 930 North Street Ext., the high school serves the city of Meadville
, West Mead Township, Pennsylvania
, Vernon Township, Pennsylvania
and is part of the Crawford Central School District. As of 2009 the total enrollment for grades 9 through 12 was 1,025. The schools mascot is the bulldog
and its colors are red and black. Meadville Area Senior High School is renowned for its academics offering AP
courses in calculus, English, chemistry, biology, physics, Spanish, German, French, American history, and European history.
Outside of athletics students can participate in an extensive amounts of clubs and organizations including but not limited to student government, National Honor Society
, ski club, marching band, jazz band, school newspaper known as "The Bark," and the German travel club.
Meadville
Meadville refers to places in the United States of America:*Meadville, Missouri*Meadville, Mississippi*Meadville, Pennsylvania...
, 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...
. Situated at 930 North Street Ext., the high school serves the city of Meadville
Meadville
Meadville refers to places in the United States of America:*Meadville, Missouri*Meadville, Mississippi*Meadville, Pennsylvania...
, West Mead Township, Pennsylvania
West Mead Township, Pennsylvania
West Mead Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,227 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.6 square miles , of which, 18.2 square miles of it is land and...
, Vernon Township, Pennsylvania
Vernon Township, Pennsylvania
Vernon Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,499 at the 2000 census.Vernon Township is the business center of Crawford County and is home to many major stores, hotels, restaurants, movie theaters and other businesses.-Geography:According...
and is part of the Crawford Central School District. As of 2009 the total enrollment for grades 9 through 12 was 1,025. The schools mascot is the bulldog
Bulldog
Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...
and its colors are red and black. Meadville Area Senior High School is renowned for its academics offering AP
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
courses in calculus, English, chemistry, biology, physics, Spanish, German, French, American history, and European history.
Athletics
Meadville Area Senior High School has a storied athletic history, especially in hockey and basketball. The Bulldog Hockey team has won a total of 8 state titles in the years 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2003.. The bulldog basketball team's winning tradition includes a number of PIAA Western Finals appearances, a state final appearance in 1987 and invites to the nationally recognized McDonald's Classic basketball tournament in 1986 and 1990.Outside of athletics students can participate in an extensive amounts of clubs and organizations including but not limited to student government, National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, ski club, marching band, jazz band, school newspaper known as "The Bark," and the German travel club.
Notable alumni
- Meghan AllenMeghan AllenMeghan Allen is an American softcore model and reality show contestant. She was Playboy Cyber Girl of the Month for January 2008. Meghan first appeared in NBC reality show Fear Factor in 2004. Together with Adam Hipp, her boyfriend at the time, she competed in the Couples edition, doing 8...
- adult model; Playboy Cyber Girl of the Month, featured in Women of Fear Factor - Todd ErdosTodd ErdosTodd Michael Erdos is a former middle-relief pitcher. In high school he played for Meadville Area Senior High and was a very effective pitcher...
- Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player - Todd HollandTodd HollandTodd Holland is an American television and film director and producer.-Personal life:Holland was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He was an honor student, graduating from Meadville Area Sr. High School. While there, he got his feet wet...
- television and film director and producer - Alison Irwin - reality show competitor on two series of Big Brother (U.S.) and The Amazing RaceThe Amazing RaceThe Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
. - Raymond P. ShaferRaymond P. ShaferRaymond Philip Shafer served as the 39th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1971. He had previously served as Lieutenant Governor from 1963 to 1967...
- former Governor of Pennsylvania