Connellsville Area Senior High School

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Connellsville Area Senior High School
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Address
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201 Falcon Drive

Connellsville
,
Fayette County
,
Pennsylvania
15425

United States
Coordinates40°01′30″N 79°34′26″W / 40.02506°N 79.57376°W / 40.02506; -79.57376Coordinates: 40°01′30″N 79°34′26″W / 40.02506°N 79.57376°W / 40.02506; -79.57376
Information
TypePublic
Established1966
School board9 locally elected members
School districtConnellsville Area School District
SuperintendentMr Philip Martell, Superintendent (contract January 28, 2016 to January 28, 2021)[1] Salary $122,000 in 2016[2]

Daniel Lujetic, Superintendent (May 2012 to June 2015) $117,100 salary, $45,165 health and retirement benefits and $1,099 professional memberships[3][4]
interIm super - Dr. Tammy Stern 2011[5]

David Goodin, Superintendent (2008-2010) $109,850 salary, plus $36,697 health and retirement benefits, $3,557 for professional group memberships[6]
PrincipalMr. Nicholas Bosnic
Asst Principals Mrs. Indy Lynn,
Mr. Rich Evans
Faculty91 teachers[7]
Grades9th-12th
Age14 years old to 21 for special education
Enrollment1,138 (2016-17)[8]
LanguageEnglish
Campus size222,000 Square Feet
Color(s)Royal Blue and White
Athletics conferencePIAA District 7 (WPIAL)
Team nameFalcons
NewspaperFalconeer
YearbookAerie
Feeder schoolsConnellsville Area Junior HIgh School
WebsiteCAHS Website

Connellsville Area High School is a rural, public high school, located in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is operated by the Connellsville Area School District. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 1,174 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 52.9% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Additionally, 11.5% of pupils received special education services, while 3.9% of pupils were identified as gifted.[9] Connellsville Area High School employed 90 teachers.[10] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[11] The school is not a federally designated Title I school.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2013, Connellsville Area Senior High School reported an enrollment of 1,203 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 655 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2013, the school employed 91 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 13:1.[12] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.[13]

Connellsville Area Senior High School students may choose to attend Connellsville Area Career and Technology Center (also run by the Connellsville Area School District) for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Intermediate Unit IU1 provides the school with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Graduation rate[]

In 2015, Connellsville Area School District graduation rate declined to 69.75%.[14]

  • 2014 - 73.50%[15]
  • 2013 - 75.29%[16]
  • 2012 - 71%.[17]
  • 2011 - 67.99%
  • 2010 - 76%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.[18]
According to traditional graduation rate calculations

Academics[]

2015 School Performance Profile[]

Connelsville Area Senior High School achieved 87.9 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. The PDE reported that 88% of the High School's students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, 80.7% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I, 77% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[22] Statewide, 53 percent of schools with an eleventh grade achieved an academic score of 70 or better. Five percent of the 2,033 schools with 11th grade were scored at 90 and above; 20 percent were scored between 80 and 89; 28 percent between 70 and 79; 25 percent between 60 and 69 and 22 percent below 60. The Keystone Exam results showed: 73 percent of students statewide scored at grade-level in English, 64 percent in Algebra I and 59 percent in biology.[23][24]

2014 School Performance Profile[]

Connellsville Area Senior High School achieved 86.9 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 89.16% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 77.8% demonstrated on grade level skills. In Biology, 76.6% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[25][26] Statewide, the percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in Algebra I increased to 39.7% to 40.1%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in reading/literature declined to 52.5%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in biology improved from 39.7% to 41.4%.[27]

2013 School Performance Profile[]

Connellsville Area Senior High School achieved 83.3 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 83.97% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 72.15% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 62.29% showed on grade level science understanding.[28] According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, beginning in 2012, they take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.[29]

AYP history[]

In 2012, Connellsville Area Senior High School declined again to Warning Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status, due to missing all academic metrics measured.[30]

  • 2011 - achieved AYP status.[31]
  • 2010 - Making Progress: in Corrective Action II status due to chronic, low student achievement.[32] the school administration was required to notify parents of the school's poor achievement outcomes and to offer the parent the opportunity to transfer to a successful school within the district.
  • 2009 - Corrective Action Level II due to chronic, poor student achievement.[33]
  • 2008 - declined again to Corrective Action Level II due to long standing low student achievement.[34] the school administration was required to notify parents of the school's poor achievement outcomes and to offer the parent the opportunity to transfer to a successful school within the district.
  • 2007 - Making Progress Corrective Action Level II [35]
  • 2006 - declined further to Corrective Action Level II [36]
  • 2005 - Corrective Action Level I [37] Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the school administration was required to notify parents of the school's poor achievement outcomes and to offer the parent the opportunity to transfer to a successful school within the district. No alternative school is available.
  • 2004 - School Improvement Level II [38] The school administration was required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, to develop a School Improvement Plan to address the school's low student achievement. Under the Pennsylvania Accountability System, the school district must pay for additional tutoring for struggling students.[39] The High School was eligible for targeted funding under School Improvement Grants which the school must apply for each year.[40]
  • 2003 - School Improvement Level I [41]
PSSA Results

Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered from 2003 through 2012, in all Pennsylvania public high schools. The exams were administered in the Spring of each school year. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam included content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. The mathematics exam included: algebra I, algebra II, geometry and trigonometry. The standards were first published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.[42] In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the applicable course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.[43]

11th Grade Reading
  • 2012 - 68% on grade level, (16% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.[44]
  • 2011 - 72%, (9% below basic). State - 69.1%[45]
  • 2010 - 73% (11% below basic). State - 66% [46]
  • 2009 - 60%, State - 65%[47][48]
  • 2008 - 69%, State - 65%
  • 2007 - 66%, State - 65%[49]
11th Grade Math
  • 2012 - 69% on grade level (15% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.[50]
  • 2011 - 70%, (14% below basic). State - 60.3%[51]
  • 2010 - 62%, (23% below basic). State - 59% [52]
  • 2009 - 44%, State - 56% [53]
  • 2008 - 59%, State - 56% [54]
  • 2007 - 50%, State - 53% [55]
11th Grade Science:
  • 2012 - 37% on grade level (13% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.[56]
  • 2011 - 29% (14% below basic). State - 40%[57]
  • 2010 - 38% (12% below basic). State - 39%
  • 2009 - 33%, State - 40% [58]
  • 2008 - 32%, State - 39%[59]
  • 2007 - tested but scores not made public by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

College remediation rate[]

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 31% of the Connellsville Area 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.[60][61] 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.[62][63] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 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 enrollment program. This state 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 and programs 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[64] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[65]

For the 2009-10 funding year, Connellsville Area School District received a state grant of $18,785 for the program.[66] In 2010, Governor Edward Rendell eliminated the grants to students.

Graduation requirements[]

Connellsville Area School Board has determined that a pupil must earn 24.5 credits to graduate, including: Math 3 units (include 1 Geometry Unit), English 4 units, social studies 3.5 units, science 3 (must include Biology unit), Physical Education 3 courses, Health 0.5 unit, ½ unit of PASS and electives.[67]

For nearly two decades, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a 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.[68] Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.[69]

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, for the graduating classes of 2019,[70] all public school students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in: Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature, by passing the respective Keystone Exams at the end off each course.[71][72][73][74] Keystone Exams replace the PSSAs for 11th grade.[75]

Students have several opportunities to pass the exam. Schools are mandated to provide targeted assistance to help the student be successful. Those who do not pass after several attempts can perform a project in order to graduate.[73][74] For the class of 2019, a Composition exam will be added. For the class of 2020, passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements.[76] In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level.[77] Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.

SAT scores[]

In 2014, 166 Connellsville Area School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 484. The Math average score was 469. The Writing average score was 446.[78][79] Statewide in Pennsylvania, Verbal Average Score was 497. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 480. The College Board also reported that nationwide scores were: 497 in reading, 513 in math and 487 in writing.[80] In 2014, 1,672,395 students took the SATs in the United States.

In 2013, 168 Connellsville Area School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 479. The Math average score was 476. The Writing average score was 454. The College Board reported that statewide scores were: 494 in reading, 504 in math and 482 in writing. The nationwide SAT results were the same as in 2012.[81]

In 2012, 177 Connellsville Area School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 456. The Math average score was 463. The Writing average score was 436. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the USA, 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800, and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400.

In 2011, 205 Connellsville Area School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 469. The Math average score was 473. The Writing average score was 451.[82] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among state with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[83] In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.[84]

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a research arm of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, compared the SAT data of students in rural areas of Pennsylvania to students in urban areas. From 2003 to 2005, the average total SAT score for students in rural Pennsylvania was 992, while urban students averaged 1,006. During the same period, 28 percent of 11th and 12th graders in rural school districts took the exam, compared to 32 percent of urban students in the same grades. The average math and verbal scores were 495 and 497, respectively, for rural students, while urban test-takers averaged 499 and 507, respectively. Pennsylvania's SAT composite score ranked low on the national scale in 2004. The composite SAT score of 1,003 left Pennsylvania ranking 44 out of the 50 states and Washington, DC.[85]

The Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 71 percent of students in rural areas of Pennsylvania chose to continue their education after high school in 2003, whereas 79 percent of urban high school graduates opted to continue their education.

AP Courses[]

In 2015, Connellsville Area Senior High School offered 8 Advanced Placement (AP) courses at a higher cost than regular high school courses. The fee for each AP Exam is $91 (2014).[86] The school normally retains $9 of that fee as a rebate to help with administrative costs. In 2012, the fee was $89 per test per pupil. Students have the option of taking College Board approved courses and then taking the College Board's examination in the Spring. Students, who achieve a 3 or better on the exam, may be awarded college credits at US universities and colleges. Each higher education institution sets its own standards about what level of credits are awarded to a student based on their AP exam score. Most higher education give credits for scores of 4 or 5. Some schools also give credits for scores of 3. Connellsville Area Senior High School awards credits towards graduation to students who pass the school's AP class. At Connellsville Area Senior High School 28.8% of the students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the exam given by the College Board.[87] In 2014, just 24.4% of the students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the AP exam. While student who do not earn a 3 or better do receive high school credits for the course, they were not eligible for college credits. In 2013, just 18% of the Connellsville Area Senior HIgh School students earned a 3 or better on the respective AP exams.[88]

School safety and bullying[]

The Connellsville Area Senior High School administration reported there were zero known incidents of bullying in the high school in 2015. Additionally, there were four assaults on students and no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in twenty incidents at the schools, with no arrests made.[89][90] Each year the school safety data is reported by the district to the Safe School Center which then publishes the compiled reports online. Nationally, nearly 20% of pupils report being bullied at school.[91]

Connellsville Area Senior High School administration reported there were zero known incidents of bullying in the school in 2013. However, there were seven (7) assaults on students and no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in thirty-three incidents at the schools, making 2 arrests.[92]

Connellsville Area School Board has provided the district's antibullying policy online.[93] All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the district must conduct an annual review of that policy with students.[94] The Center for Schools and Communities works in with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.[95][96] According to the Center for Disease Control's biannual national study of high school students in 2009, five percent of Pennsylvania students did not go to school for at least one day because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school.[97]

Education standards relating to student safety and anti harassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.[98]

Wellness policy[]

Connellsville Area School Board established a district wellness policy in 2006.[99] The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 – 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006." Most districts identified the superintendent and school foodservice director as responsible for ensuring local wellness policy implementation.[100]

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.[101] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

Connellsville Area Senior High School offers both a free school breakfast and a free or reduced-price lunch to children in low income families. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.[102] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.[103]

In 2013, the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools. The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day. They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item. Additionally, all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber, calcium, potassium, and Vitamin D.[104] In order to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of providing the lunch.[105] The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 mandates that Districts raise their full pay lunch prices every year until the price of non-subsidized lunches equals the amount the federal government reimburses schools for free meals. That subsidy in 2013-2014 was $2.93. In 2015, federal reimbursement rates were: $3.07 per meal for students who are income-eligible for free lunches and $2.67 for those who qualify for a reduced price. School lunch participation nationally dropped from 31.6 million students in 2012 to 30.4 million in 2014, according to the federal Department of Agriculture. Pennsylvania statistics show school lunch participation dropped by 86,950 students in the same two years, from 1,127,444 in 2012 to 1,040,494 in 2014.[106]

In 2014, President Barack Obama ordered a prohibition of advertisements for unhealthy foods on public school campuses during the school day.[107][108]

The Food and Drug Administration requires that students take milk as their beverage at lunch. In accordance with this law, any student requesting water in place of milk with their lunch must present a written request, signed by a doctor, documenting the need for water instead of milk.[109][110]

Connellsville Area Senior High School provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. A nurse is available in the building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and the Pennsylvania Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all of the Pennsylvania Department of Health's extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.[111][112][113] Nurses also monitor each child's weight.[114]

In 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Health distributed to each Pennsylvania high school the overdose antidote drug naloxone in a nasal spray. School nurses were also provided with educational materials and training developed by the National Association of School Nurses.[115] The cost was covered by a grant from a private foundation.[116]

Grants[]

The school did not apply for: 2013 Safe Schools and Resource Officer grants; 2012 and 2013 Pennsylvania Hybrid Learning Grants;[117] and Project 720 High School Reform grants.[118]

Classrooms for the Future grant[]

The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006 to 2009. The Connellsville Area School District did not apply to participate in 2006-07. In 2007-08, the district applied but was denied funding by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The district finally received $188,223 in 2008-09.[119][120] Among the public school districts in Fayette County, the highest award was given to Albert Gallatin Area School District which received $487,912 and Laurel Highlands School District received $438,233. The highest funding statewide was awarded to Philadelphia City School District in Philadelphia County - $9,409,073. The grant program was discontinued by Governor Edward Rendell as part of the 2009-10 state budget.

School history[]

Connellsvile High School post card from the early 1900s.

Connellsville Area SD was created in 1966, merging the Connellsville Joint and Dunbar Township School Districts. Students then utilized the current Junior High East Building until the present building was completed for the beginning of the 1970-71 school year[citation needed].

School facilities[]

The present school building is 222,000 square feet (20,600 m2) in size and has a 1400-seat auditorium, a gymnasium of a 1500-person capacity, a 2-story library complete with computer lab, a full size cafeteria and a 6-Lane Natatorium. Outside the school are the district's baseball fields, softball fields, and tennis courts. In 2011, a $41 Million Dollar addition/renovation project took place within several phases. Phases 1 and 2 included renovating and moving the current library, replacing the entire physical plant, which one of two boilers from the original building were out of service, construction of school administrative offices as well as band classrooms, all of which were completed in the spring of 2012.[121] The next phase included demolition and reconstruction of general classrooms, which students at the time were displaced during this phase.[121] During the summer recess of 2012, the dietary department was renovated into a food-court type setting, giving students more food choices. On September 4, 2012,[122] with the closing of Junior High West, the district's ninth-graders began attending the Senior High, making it a Grade 9-12 facility. Also completed at this time was a new science addition as well as technological capabilities, including surround sound within the classrooms. In December 2012,[123] in cooperation with the schools Patriots' Organization, a 4-ton piece of steel from the World Trade Center in New York from the September 11, 2001 attacks, was placed in the school's auditorium lobby. Final renovations[124] to the school were completed in time for the 2013-14 school year, which consisted of renovations to the main gym, pool, locker rooms, technology education classrooms and final site improvements.

Extracurriculars[]

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[125] Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policy and in compliance with standards set by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). The PIAA mandates that student athletes must be passing at least four full-credit subjects to participate in sports.[126]

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students residing in the school district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, a Pennsylvania public cyber charter school, charter school and those who are homeschooled, are all 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.[127]

According to PA Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Act 126 of 2014, all volunteer coaches and all those who assist in student activities, must have criminal background checks. Like all school district employees, they must also attend an anti child abuse training once every three years.[128][129][130]

Athletics[]

Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid.[131] Connellsville Area participates in PIAA District VII (WPIAL), students from neighboring CACTC may participate in these athletic activities as well. Richard Evans is the Director of Athletics and Transportation. The district is noncompliant with state law, due to failing to post its Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities Disclosure Form on its website in 2015.

According to Pennsylvania's Safety in Youth Sports Act, all sports coaches, paid and volunteer, are required to annually complete the Concussion Management Certification Training and present the certification before coaching.[132][133]

Sport name Boys Girls
Baseball Class AAAA
Basketball Class AAAA Class AAAA
Cross country Class AAA Class AAA
Football Class AAAA
Golf Class AAAA
Soccer Class AAA Class AAA
Swimming and diving Class AAA
Tennis Class AAA Class AAA
Track and field Class AAA Class AAA
Volleyball Class AAA
Wrestling Class AAA

Notable alumni[]

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