West Perry High School

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West Perry High School
Map of Perry County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
West Perry School District territory shown in green
Address
2608 Shermans Valley Road

Elliottsburg
,
Perry County
,
Pennsylvania
17024-9706

United States
Coordinates40°23′01″N 77°17′59″W / 40.3835°N 77.2997°W / 40.3835; -77.2997Coordinates: 40°23′01″N 77°17′59″W / 40.3835°N 77.2997°W / 40.3835; -77.2997
Information
TypePublic
School board9 elected members
School districtWest Perry School District
SuperintendentDr. Michael O'Brien Superintendent (Contract July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2019)[1]
DeanMr. Joseph Stasyszyn, Dean of Students/Athletic Director (2014)
PrincipalChristopher Rahn, salary $85,000 (2012)
Ms. Paula Jones, Assistant Principal (2014)
Faculty55 teachers (2013)[2]
Grades9th-12th
Age14 years old to 21 years for special education students
Enrollment811 (2015-16)[3]
 • OtherEnrollment projected to decline to fewer than 800 pupils by 2020[4]
Color(s)Green and White
MascotMustang
Feeder schoolsWest Perry Middle School
Per pupil spending$11,499 (2008)
Per Pupil Spending$12,012.40 (2010)
Websitewww.westperry.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1777

West Perry High School is a small, rural public high school located at 2608 Shermans Valley Road, Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania. The school is the only high school operated by the West Perry School District. In 2016, enrollment was reported as 811 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 30.8% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 16% of pupils received special education services, while 3.9% of pupils were identified as gifted.[5] In 2015 enrollment was reported at 800 pupils. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 802 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 32.79% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty.[6]

In 2013, West Perry High School's enrollment was reported as 836 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 29.8% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 16.8% of pupils received special education services, while 4.24% of pupils were identified as gifted.[7] The school employed 55 teachers.[8] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school is not a federally designated Title I school.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the West Perry High School reported 886 pupils enrolled in grades 9th through 12th, with 235 students eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. West Perry Senior High School employed 66 teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 13:1.[9]

Wet Perry High School students may choose to attend for training in the Construction trades, Mechanical trades, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts and allied health careers. Additionally, an extensive Agriculture education program in association with FFA, is offered at the high school.[10] For those students who prefer an online learning experience, West Perry High School offers cyber school called West Perry Virtual Academy through a program provided by the Capital Area Online Learning Association.[11][12] Students can still participate in all extracurriculars offered at West Perry High School.[13]

West Perry High School serves: the boroughs of Blain, New Bloomfield and Landisburg, as well as, Carroll Township, Centre Township, Jackson Township, Northeast Madison Township, Saville Township, Spring Township, Southwest Madison Township, Toboyne Township (part), and Tyrone Township.

2016 School Performance Profile[]

SPP 77.9 out of 100 points. West Perry Area High School Keystone Exams mandated testing results were: 76% of students were on grade level in reading/literature and just 67% of students demonstrated on grade level in Algebra I, at the end of the course. In Biology I, 65.6% of pupils demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the Biology course.[14] The requirement that pupils pass the Keystone Exams in reading, algebra I and bIology I in order to graduate was postponed until 2019 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly because less than 60% of 12 grade pupils statewide would have been eligible for graduation from high school due to failing one or more Keystone Exams.[15] Fifty-four percent of the 2,676 public schools in Pennsylvania achieved a passing score of 70 or better.[16]

2015 School Performance Profile[]

West Perry High School achieved 79.5 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. The PDE reported that 77% of the high school's students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, 67% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I, 59.6% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[17] 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.[18][19]

2014 School Academic Performance Profile[]

West Perry Senior High School achieved 73.7 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - only 67% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, just 62.7% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, only 50.9% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[20][21] 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%.[22]

2013 Academic Performance Profile[]

West Perry High School achieved 63.3 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 81.8% of tested pupils were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 59% showed on grade level math skills. In Biology, just 50% of pupils showed on grade level science understanding at the end of their Biology course.[23] 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.[24]

Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program[]

In 2012, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) released a report identifying two West Perry School District schools as among the lowest achieving schools for reading and mathematics in the state.[25] [26] Both Blain Elementary School and West Perry Senior High School were reported as among the 15% lowest achieving schools in the Commonwealth. Parents and students may be eligible for scholarships to transfer to another public or nonpublic school through the state's Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program passed in June 2012.[27] The scholarships are limited to those students whose family's income is less than $60,000 annually, with another $12,000 allowed per dependent. Maximum scholarship award is $8,500, with special education students receiving up to $15,000 for a year's tuition. Parents pay any difference between the scholarship amount and the receiving school's tuition rate. Students may seek admission to neighboring public school districts. Each year the PDE publishes the tuition rate for each individual public school district.[28] Fifty-three public schools in Allegheny County are among the lowest-achieving schools in 2011. According to the report, parents in 414 public schools (74 school districts) were offered access to these scholarships. For the 2012–13 school year, eight public school districts in Pennsylvania had all of their schools placed on the list including: Sto-Rox School District, Chester Upland School District, Clairton City School District, Duquesne City School District, Farrell Area School District, Wilkinsburg Borough School District, William Penn School District and Steelton-Highspire School District.[29] In 2014, Monessen City School District had all three of its schools added to the list. Funding for the scholarships comes from donations by businesses which receive a state tax credit for donating. For 2013–2014, the West Perry High School was not on the lowest achievement list. For 2014–2015, the West Perry High School remained off the lowest achievement list.

Graduation rate[]

In 2016, West Perry School District's graduation rate declined to 86.11%.[30]

  • 2015 - 88%.[31]
  • 2014 - 87.74%.[32]
  • 2013 - 92%[33]
  • 2012 - 74%.[34]
  • 2011 - 71%.[35]
  • 2010 - 69%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.[36]
Traditional method of reporting

AYP history[]

In 2012, West Perry Senior High School was in Making Progress: in School Improvement I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status.[41]

  • 2011 - declined to School Improvement I AYP status due to poor student achievement in both reading and mathematics. The school's administration was required to develop a school improvement plan that focused on raising student academic achievement. The Plan was submitted to the PDE for approval. West Perry High School was eligible to receive additional federal School Improvement Funds.
  • 2010 - declined to Warning AYP status due to low student performance.[42]
  • 2009 - achieved AYP status
  • 2008 - declined to Warning AYP status[43]
  • 2007 - 2005 - achieved AYP status[44]
  • 2004 - declined to Warning AYP status
  • 2003 - achieved AYP status

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 content from: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry and Trigonometry. The standards were first published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education for all public schools in the Commonwealth.[45]

In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams, specifically in: Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.[46]

11th Grade Reading:
  • 2012 - 69% on grade level, (18% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.[47]
  • 2011 - 62% (18% below basic). State - 69.1%[48]
  • 2010 - 60%, State - 67%[49]
  • 2009 - 61%, State - 65%[50]
  • 2008 - 48%, State - 65%[51]
  • 2007 - 61%, State - 65% [52]
  • 2006 - 63%, State - 69%[53]
11th Grade Math:
  • 2012 - 57% on grade level (28% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.
  • 2011 - 46%, (32% below basic). State - 60.3%
  • 2010 - 47%, State - 59% [54]
  • 2009 - 44%, State - 56%
  • 2008 - 35%, State - 56%
  • 2007 - 49%, State - 53%
  • 2006 - 51%, State - 52%
11th Grade Science:
  • 2012 - 48% on grade level (9% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.[55]
  • 2011 - 37% (16% below basic). State - 40%
  • 2010 - 37%, State - 39% [56]
  • 2009 - 48%, State - 40%[57]
  • 2008 - 25%, State - 39%[58]
  • 2007 - tested results withheld by PDE

Science in Motion West Perry High School took advantage of a state program called Science in Motion which brought college professors and sophisticated science equipment to the school to raise science awareness and to provide inquiry-based experiences for the students. The Science in Motion program was funded by a state appropriation and cost the school nothing to participate.[59] Gettysburg College provides the experiences in the region.

College remediation[]

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 37% of West Perry School District 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.

Graduation requirements[]

The West Perry School Board requires that each candidate for graduation shall have earned twenty-six (26) credits, including: English 4 credits, Math 3(4) credits, Social Studies 4 credits, Science 3(4) credits, Art/Humanities 2 credits, wellness fitness 4 credits, Career Preparation 1 credit, Technology 1 credit, and electives 6 credits.[64]

By law, 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.[65] Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.[66]

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, beginning with the class of 2017, public school students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, and English Literature by passing the Keystone Exams.[67][68][69] The original intent was to gradually add seven more exams including civics and geometry. In 2017, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed legislation that eliminated developing any more Keystone Exams in other subjects.[70][71] 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.[72] 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.

In 2017, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed House Bill 202,[73] which makes modifications of the Keystone Exam mandates for students who attend VoTech and Career Tech schools. These pupils will be allowed to use alternate assessments or industry-based certifications.[74][75]

Dual enrollment[]

The West Perry 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 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.[76] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[77] For the 2009–10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $1,434 for the program.

Advanced Placement courses[]

In 2013, West Perry High School offered nine Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Courses are made available online through the CAOLA Program (Capital Area Online Learning Association) run by the CAIU#15 [1]. Students have the option of taking College Board approved courses (limited to two per semester) and then taking the College Board's examination in the spring. The student pays the fee for the AP exam which was $89 per test per pupil in 2012. 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. High schools give credits towards graduation to students who take the school's AP class. At Berwick Area School District the AP courses are weighted at 1.08 credits.[78] At West Perry High School fewer than 10 of the students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the exam.[79]

In 2014, West Perry High School offered five Advanced Placement (AP) courses at a higher cost than regular courses. The fee for each AP Exam is $91 (2014).[80] The school normally retains $9 of that fee as a rebate to help with administrative costs. At West Perry High School, fewer than 10 students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the associated AP exam.[81]

In 2016, West Perry High School offered seven AP courses with just 15% of the students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the exam.[82] The cost for the exam was $93 per exam.

SAT scores[]

In 2016, 95 West Perry School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 503. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was .[83] The College Board also reported that statewide 92,569 pupils took the exams with average scores declining again in all three measurers to: 494 in reading, 508 in math and 482 in writing.[84]

In 2015, 80 West Perry School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 516. The Math average score was 505. The Writing average score was 482.[85] The College Board also reported that statewide 96,826 pupils took the exams with average scores declining in all three measurers to: 495 in reading, 511 in math and 484 in writing.[86]

In 2014, West Perry School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 509. The Math average score was 497. The Writing average score was 490.[87] 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.[88]

In 2013, West Perry School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 492. The Math average score was 481. The Writing average score was 478. 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.[89]

In 2012, 81 West Perry School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 505. The Math average score was 494. The Writing average score was 474. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the US, 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, 103 West Perry School District students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 498. The Math average score was 502. The Writing average score was 487.[90] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[91] 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.[92]

The Pennsylvania Department of Education 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.[93]

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.

School safety and bullying[]

The West Perry High School administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the district in 2015. Additionally, there was an indecent assault on a pupil and no other sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in eleven incidents at the schools.[94] [95]

The school district administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the district in 2013–14. Additionally, there were three incidents of a knife in school and two assaults on students. There were no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in nineteen incidents at the school, with one arrest.[96][97]

The West Perry School District administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the high school in 2012. Additionally, there were several assaults on students and no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in fourteen incidents at the high school with two arrests.[98][99] 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.[100]

The West Perry School Board has provided the district's antibully policy online.[101] 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.[102] The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership 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.[103][104]

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.[105]

West Perry School District did not participate in 2012 or 2013 Safe Schools grants nor the 2013 School Resource Office - police officer in school state grants.

Grants[]

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), along with other specialized equipment and provided funding for teacher training to optimize the use of the computers. The program was funded from 2006 to 2009. West Perry School District did not receive funding in 2006–2007. It was approved for $305,953 in 2007–2008. The district received $55,646 in 2008–2009.[106] Among the public school districts in Perry County the highest CFF award was given to West Perry School District. 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.

Project 720[]

Project 720 was a high school reform program implemented for three years under the Rendell administration. The intent was to increase academic rigor and improve the instruction of teachers in the Commonwealth's high schools. Teachers were expected to use data driven instructional practices and to meet the needs of diverse learners.[107] The 720 in the name referred to the number of days a student was in high school in ninth through 12th grades. High school's applied for funding and were required to agree to report to the PDE their plans, their actions and the outcomes. In 2007-08 budget year, the Commonwealth provided $11 million in funding. West Perry School District declined to participate. In total, 161 PA public school district did apply, receiving substantial funding over three years.[108][109] For 2010–11, Project 720 funding was decreased to $1.7 million by Governor Rendell. The grant program was discontinued effective with the 2011-12 state budget.[110]

Wellness policy[]

West Perry School Board established a district-wide wellness policy in 2011.[111] 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.[112]

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.[113] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district administration to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

The West Perry School District 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.[114] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.[115]

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.[116] 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.[117] In 2014, President Obama ordered a prohibition of advertisements for unhealthy foods on public school campuses during the school day.[118] 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.[119]

West Perry School District provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. A nurse is available to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state 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 the State Department of Health's extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.[120][121] Beginning with the 2017–18 school year, high school students are mandated to receive a dose of MCV meningococcal conjugate vaccine for 12th grade entry. Nurses also monitor each child's weight.[122]

In 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Health made available 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.[123] The cost was covered by a grant from a private foundation.[124][125]

eTools grant

West Perry School District participated in Highmark Foundation's Healthy High 5 Health eTools for Schools grant which enabled mobile data collection of health and physical fitness screening data on students K–12 in a database held by InnerLink, Inc. in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[126] Health eTools for Schools also provided interdisciplinary research-based curriculum in nutrition, physical education and physical activity to participating districts. The program was discontinued in 2013.[127]

Extracurriculars[]

West Perry High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, sports program. Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policies.[128][129]

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.[130][131][132]

In December 2009, the West Perry School Board awarded a $735,515 contract to Kinsley Construction of York to resurface the stadium field with synthetic turf and associated renovations to the middle school soccer field.[133]

Athletics[]

The district is noncompliant with state law, due to failing to post its Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities Disclosure Form on its website.[134]

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.[135][136]

According to PA Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Act 126 of 2014, all volunteer coaches at West Perry School District as well as 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.[137][138]

West Perry's 1989 football team was the last undefeated team in Pennsylvania not to make the state playoffs, a distinction that the school may hold forever since the playoff format has been massively expanded since. Ten years later the football team, led by future University of Georgia and Baltimore Ravens running back Musa Smith, became the first squad in school history to make the post-season. The team faced the Central York Panthers in the first round of the playoffs, winning by a score of 42–0, making the Panthers the eighth team that season the Mustangs had forced the "mercy rule" upon. In the second game, the district finals, the Mustangs faced the Manheim Central Barons (winners of the 10 previous District 3 AAA championships) and were not so fortunate, losing 28–21 with the game ending as West Perry reached the opponent's 1-yard line.

The West Perry baseball team won consecutive state AA titles in 1979 and 1980. The West Perry boys basketball team reached the state AAA semi-finals in 2006.

The district funds: Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid.[139]

According to PIAA directory July 2013 [140]

Notable alumni[]

  • Brent Milligan - former MiLB baseball pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals)
  • - former MiLB baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
  • Tim Rice - former MiLB baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
  • - former MiLB baseball player (New York Mets)
  • - former MiLB baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
  • - MiLB baseball pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
  • Angie Loy - USA Field Hockey (2008 U.S. Olympic Team)
  • Musa Smith - former NFL running back (Baltimore Ravens)
  • Perry A. Stambaugh - PA State Representative (Jan. 2021 – present); national and statewide magazine editor (Rural Electric Magazine, Penn Lines, Pennsylvania Farmer)
  • Mark Keller - PA State Representative (Jan. 2005 – Nov. 2020)
  • C. Allan Egolf - PA State Representative (Jan. 1993 - Nov. 2004) (Green Park Union graduate)
  • Sue Kullen (Hamman) - MD State Representative (2004-2011)

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