Fox Chapel Area High School

Fox Chapel Area High School

"Success is dependent upon effort"
Location
611 Field Club Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Coordinates: 40°31′08″N 79°52′09″W / 40.518921°N 79.869039°W / 40.518921; -79.869039

United States
Information
Type Public
School district Fox Chapel Area School District
Principal Mr. Daniel Lentz (grades 9 and 10), and Mr. Michael Hower (grades 11 and 12)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1640[2]
Color(s) Red, White, and Black
Athletics Men's Lacrosse, Football, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Boys Ice Hockey, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Boys Volleyball, Girls Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Swimming & Diving, Girls Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Baseball, Girls Softball, Boys Track & Field, Girls Track & Field, Boys Cross-Country, Girls Cross-Country, Girls Field Hockey, Girls Gymnastics, Girls Lacrosse
Athletics conference WPIAL AAA-AAAA(PIAA District 7)
Mascot The Fox
Website Fox Chapel Area High School

Fox Chapel Area High School (Established in 1961) is a public school located in the Pittsburgh suburb of O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. It was recognized and honored with the title of "New American High School showcase site" in 1999 under the New American High Schools initiative.

The Fox Chapel Area High School serves the municipalities of Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Indiana, O'Hara and Sharpsburg.

Rankings

In 2014, Fox Chapel High School's PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) score placed them in the upper 5% (48th) in the state of Pennsylvania.[3] There are 952 public high schools in Pennsylvania.[4] In 2013, they were 23rd, in 2012, they were 18th, and in 2011 they were ranked 12th.[5]

In 2006[6] and 2007,[7] Newsweek listed Fox Chapel Area High School as one of the top public high schools in the United States.

Fox Chapel Area High School's Orchestra Director, Mrs. Mairi Cooper has been named Pennsylvania's 2015 teacher of the year for her outstanding knowledge about the art of teaching.

Notable alumni

Current student demographics

As of 2006.[17]

Subset Number of students Percent
All 1640 100%
White 1514 92.3%
African American 25 1.5%
Asian 79 4.8%
Hispanic 21 1.3%
American Indian 1 0.1%
Male 840 51.2%
Female 800 48.8%

Notable clubs

Model United Nations & Forensics Club - Known along the Northeast Corridor for their success, the club is consistently one of the largest clubs in the school.

References

  1. http://www.fcasd.edu/j_hs2/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=2&Itemid=137
  2. Fox Chapel Area High School Profile
  3. EL. "Best High Schools in Pennsylvania". School Digger.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. EL. "Pennsylvania High Schools". High-schools.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. "Pennsylvania High School Rankings". Schooldigger.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek. 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  7. "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek. 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  8. Reb Beach
  9. "Jeffrey Earl Habay (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2005-11-11.
  10. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_169390.html
  11. Owen, Rob (2010-09-22). "Anisha Nagarajan, gets 'Outsourced'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  12. Carter, Alice (2012-07-28). "'Addams Family' actress returns to her Pittsburgh roots". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  13. http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/entertainment/13288775/detail.html
  14. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/strom_rick00.html
  15. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_591495.html
  16. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm? ilkid=WISNILEO01
  17. "Fox Chapel High School Profile". Schoolmatters.com. Retrieved 2007-10-01.

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