Shaler Area High School
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Shaler Area High School serves ninth through twelfth graders in the Shaler Area School District
as of September 13, 2008.
In 2006, the school board approved a plan to regroup grades within its schools, including moving ninth grade students to the high school. $30 million in renovations were budgeted to create space for classrooms and to enlarge other school facilities.although it was perfectly capable of handling 9th grade up to the 1997-1998 school year.
Shaler Area School District
District typePublicDistrict GoalTo provide a dynamic learning environment to the communities of Etna, Millvale, Reserve and Shaler.Religious affiliationNoneLocationNorth of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAEnrollment 2006-2007Approx...
as of September 13, 2008.
History
Shaler Area High School was established in 1971 from the court-ordered merger of Etna borough, Reserve Township, Millvale borough, and Shaler Township high schools. The current building was constructed during 1978 and 1979.In 2006, the school board approved a plan to regroup grades within its schools, including moving ninth grade students to the high school. $30 million in renovations were budgeted to create space for classrooms and to enlarge other school facilities.although it was perfectly capable of handling 9th grade up to the 1997-1998 school year.
AP Courses
- AP English Language and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionAdvanced Placement English Language and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program....
- AP English Literature and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionAdvanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The Course:This course is designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an...
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP BiologyAP BiologyIn the United States, Advanced Placement Biology , is a course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level biology course....
- AP ChemistryAP ChemistryAdvanced Placement Chemistry is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credit.-The course:AP Chemistry is a course...
- AP Physics CAP Physics CPart of the College Board's Advanced Placement Program, consisting of two separate courses:*AP Physics C: Mechanics*AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism...
- AP United States HistoryAP United States HistoryAdvanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
- AP European HistoryAP European HistoryAdvanced Placement European History is a course and examination offered by the College Board through the Advanced Placement Program...
- AP MicroeconomicsAP MicroeconomicsAdvanced Placement Microeconomics is a course for students interested in college-level work in microeconomics and/or gaining advanced standing in college. The course begins with a study of fundamental economic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity costs, production possibilities, specialization,...
- AP MacroeconomicsAP MacroeconomicsAdvanced Placement Macroeconomics is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program for high school students interested in college-level work in economics...
- AP Studio ArtAP Studio ArtAP Studio Art is a series of Advanced Placement Courses divided into three different categories: AP Studio Art Drawing, AP Studio Art 2D, and AP Studio Art 3D.-The portfolio:...
- AP Spanish LanguageAP Spanish LanguageAdvanced Placement Spanish Language is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
- AP French LanguageAP French LanguageAdvanced Placement French Language and Culture is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level French course...
- AP Latin: VergilAP Latin: VergilAdvanced Placement Latin: Vergil is an examination offered by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program. The current exam focuses on selections from the Aeneid, written by Augustan author Publius Vergilius Maro, also known as Vergil or Virgil...
- AP Japanese Language and CultureAP Japanese Language and CultureAdvanced Placement Japanese Language and Culture is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. It is intended to give students a thorough background in the Japanese language and Japanese social customs...
Honors Courses
- Honors English 9
- Honors World Literature 10
- Honors American Literature Survey 11
- Honors English Literature Survey 12
- Honors French 4
- Honors Japanese 4
- Honors Latin 4
- Honors Spanish 4
- Honors Geometry
- Honors Algebra 2
- Honors Precalculus
- Honors Calculus
- Honors Computer Science (Visual BasicVisual BasicVisual Basic is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model...
) - Honors Probability & Statistics
- Honors Biology
- Honors Chemistry
- Honors Physics
- Honors Anatomy & Physiology
- Honors Economics
- Honors U.S. Government
- Honors World Cultures
- Honors American Cultures 9
- Honors Drawing
Notable alumni
- Anne BrodskyAnne BrodskyAnne Brodsky is a professor in Psychology and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County . She is also the Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program. Also, she wrote the book,"With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of...
(class of 1983), author - Kim Davis (class of 1976), fashion designer
- Mark MaddenMark MaddenMark Madden is an American radio sports talk-show host in Pittsburgh and also a former World Championship Wrestling color commentator. -Career:...
(Class of 1978), radio shock jockShock jockShock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of any radio broadcaster who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe provocative or irreverent broadcasters whose mannerisms,... - Gaelen FoleyGaelen FoleyGaelen Foley is an American writer of romance novels.-Personal life:Gaelen Foley was born on November 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and she has three sisters. She holds a B.A. in English literature with a minor in philosophy from the State University of New York, College at Fredonia, New...
, New York Times Bestselling romance novelist - Danny FortsonDanny FortsonDaniel Anthony Fortson is an American former professional basketball player. He played power forward/center in the NBA from 1997 to 2007.-Early life:...
(class of 1994), professional basketball player - Art HoweArt HoweArthur Henry Howe Jr. is a former Major League Baseball infielder, coach, scout and manager. He is an alumnus of the University of Wyoming...
, professional baseball player, manager and coach - Ken KarcherKen KarcherKen Karcher is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Eastern Michigan University...
, professional football player, now a University of ToledoUniversity of ToledoThe University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...
football coach - Norton Chandler (Class of 1986), novelist (Hemispheres, Spectacles, An Alien Conflagration, The Lightning Riders, The Doomsday Game, Flux)
- Candice Teasdale, poet (Memories of Autumn, A Further View, Counting Stones, The Wishing Well Chronicles, Layers)
External links
- Shaler Area High School official website