South Allegheny Middle/Senior High School

South Allegheny Middle/Senior High School
Address
2743 Washington Blvd. Public
Established	1966[1]
Status	Open
School district	South Allegheny School District
NCES District ID	4221910[2]
Superintendent	Mr. David McDonald
CEEB code	392267
NCES School ID	422191000440[3]
Principal	Charles Michael (High School)
Principal	Marc Mayer (Middle School)
Grades	7 through 12
Number of students	717 (2017-18)[4]
Student to teacher ratio	13.80[3]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Song	South Allegheny Alma Mater
Mascot	Gladiator
Yearbook	De Nobis
Information	412-675-3070
Website	southallegheny.org

South Allegheny Middle/High School is part of the

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The school provides all of its students with curriculum aligned to Pennsylvania standards, as well as the opportunity to attend Steel Center Vocational Technical School.^[5]

History

District

South Allegheny school district was formed in 1966 with the merger of Port Vue-Liberty School District, Lincoln Boro School District and Glassport School District.

Mascot and school colors

With the announcement of the planned Port-Vue Liberty and Glassport merger; there was speculation as to which school's mascot and colors would be used for the new South Allegheny School District. Port Vue-Liberty had their royal blue and gold

. Glassport had their red and black Gladiators. It is thought that the mascot was determined by the outcome of a football game between Port-Vue Liberty and Glassport in which the Glassport Gladiators won. The colors are thought to be determined in a similar way with the losing team's colors being chosen as South Allegheny's school colors.

Glassport Memorial Stadium

Glassport Memorial Stadium was officially opened to the public on October 16, 1950, and as of 2010 is still used by South Allegheny. On the night of the $225,000 stadium's opening, 4243 tickets were sold—though the stadium only seats 4167—for the field's maiden football match between Glassport High School and Elizabeth High School. The Glassport Gladiators won the game, 26-6.

Athletics

South Allegheny High School competes in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). It also is a member of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL).

Football

The football team is a member of the WPIAL Class AAA Interstate Conference and finished the 2008 season at 5-5, the first "non-losing" season since 1993. The team won the WPIAL AA Championship in 1977.

WPIAL AA Championship 1977[6]	Total
South Allegheny	12
Laurel	6

Season Records

Year	W	L	League	Playoffs
2004	2	7	WPIAL AA
2005	0	10
2006	4	5
2007	2	7
2008	5	5
2009	0	10
2010	2	8
2011	1	9
2012	7	3		loss vs Jeannette 7-40[7]
2013	1	8
2014	2	7
2015	2	5
2016	1	9
2017	2	7
2018	4	6
2019	4	6
2020	4	3	WPIAL AAA
2021	4	7		loss vs Keystone Oaks 0-34[8]
2022	1	9
2023	1	9
2024			WPIAL AA

Notable Athletes

• Fran Mallick, defensive end & All Pro Player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Jesse James, tight end with Penn State, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Detroit Lions

Extracurricular student activities

Band

The South Allegheny Band

Chorus

Consisting of students in grades 5 through 12, the South Allegheny Chorus meets during the regular school day to learn and rehearse songs for their winter and spring concerts, as well as public performances. The

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DeNobis (high school yearbook)

The yearbook committee, grades 11 and 12, meets daily during the regular school day, and occasionally after school, to produce a memorable high school yearbook.

Theater

1997: "The Music Man" (musical)

1998: "Annie" (musical)

1999: "Hello, Dolly!" (musical)

2000: "

The Wizard of Oz

" (musical)

2001: "

Bye Bye Birdie

" (musical)

2002: "Footloose" (musical)

2003: "Cinderella" (musical)

2004: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (musical)

2005: "Honk!" (musical)

2006: "

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

" (musical)

2007: "Harvey" (play)

2014: Dorothy and the Wonder Wizard of Cos (Junior Play)

2014: The Court Caine Mutiny (Senior Play)

2014: "Grease" (Musical)

2015: Alice and The Maltese Flamingo (Junior Play)

2015: Our Town (Senior Play)

2015: "

Into the Woods

" (Musical)

2016: Once Upon a Happy Ending (Junior Play)

2016: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. (Senior Play)

2016: "The Addams Family" (Musical)

2017: Dahtan Alley (Junior Play)

2017: Beauty and The Beast (Musical)

2017: Medea (Senior Play)

2018: Behind the Curtain (Junior Play)

2018: Little Shop of Horrors (Musical)

Mar 19-22, 2020: Seussical (Musical)

Mar 31-Apr 3, 2022: Shrek the Musical (Musical)

Mar 23-26, 2023: Bye Bye Birdie (Musical)

Mar 15-17, 2024: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Musical)

SATV

SATV South Allegheny Television is a school news program intended to inform the general student population of school events and rewards, provide fun programming alternatives, and video taping major events, as well as provide students interested in the communication industry an opportunity to learn the basics of

.

Science Fair

The

Team goes to two Science Fairs a year. The team consists of a mere twenty people, but for the past 24 years they have always taken home awards.

Science Society

The Science Society makes regular field trips to various local attractions such as the

in Pittsburgh, among others. Additionally, an out of state trip is conducted.

Student Council

; White-Out Day;

Class officers

Class Officers

are the leaders of each high school class. There are a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer for each class. The officers design and engineer events such as the senior banquet, the concession stand at high school football games, Breakfast with Santa, prom, and Powder Puff.

Peer Helpers

Peer Helpers is a group of trained young adults who will listen, offer support and reference materials to guide others toward a healthy living. This will assist in creating a more emotionally supportive environment for the school and community.

References

External links

• South Allegheny School District
• South Allegheny Academic and Athletic Association
• South Allegheny High School Band