Penncrest High School

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Penncrest High School

Established	1955
District	Rose Tree Media School District
Grades	9-12
Principal	Ken Batchelor
Faculty	97
Students	~1300
Athletics	AAA/AAAA ^[1]
Colors	Red & Gold
Mascot	Lion
Location	134 Barren Road Media, PA 19063
Information	610-627-6200
Website	http://www.rtmsd.org/penncresthigh/

Penncrest High School is a high school in Media, Pennsylvania U.S.. It is the high school for the Rose Tree Media School District and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Penncrest students score in the top 25 percent of the state on the PSSA. In addition, Penncrest students achieved the highest combined scores in Delaware County on the PSSA.

1 History
2 Curriculum
3 Extracurricular Activities
4 Notable alumni
5 External links

[edit] History

The successor to Media High School, Penncrest is a four-year high school.

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[edit] Curriculum

Penncrest's curriculum offers over 150 courses. Honors and Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered in all major subject areas. Students who successfully complete AP courses are eligible to take Advanced Placement tests and receive college credit for these courses. The school also receives credential credit when students take AP classes with respectable results. Additional vocational courses are offered at Delaware County Area Technical schools and further career education is available at satellite institutions. (Students thus enrolled attend one-half day at Penncrest taking required courses and one-half day at the technical school.) Special education programming is also available for students with special needs.

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

Clubs and Societies:

Emanon, theatre club
National Honor Society
World Language Honors Club
Lion's Paw Society
The Pride, newspaper
The Gryphon, literature magazine (1999-2004 available in PDF format)
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

Academic Teams:

Hi-Q - the oldest academic quiz competition in the United States, begun in 1948
Envirothon - PA State Champions (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006)^[2], North American Champions (2000, 2005)
Physics Olympics - a regional competition combining problem solving and various construction oriented competitions. Penncrest holds two national records (championships and meets won)
Science Olympiad - PA State finalists (2004, 2005, 2006), Fifth in Nation (2006)

Music:

Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country Running, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Softball, Track and Field, Wrestling,Tennis.

[edit] Notable alumni

(Media High School was succeeded by Penncrest circa 1955.)

Mark Allam (1927) Dean University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
I. Frank Lees (1936) Media, Pennsylvania's Historian
Matthew John Richardson (1940) Inventor of the Easy Bake Oven
Thomas Edwards (1941) Iranian Ministry of Education
I. King Jordan (1962) Dean Gallaudet University
Curt Weldon (1965) U.S. Congressman [1]
John Baker (1967) Former World Class Miler
Ann Crumb (1968) Actress
William Whitaker (1969) Painter
Kirk Shelmerdine (197?) NASCAR driver and 4-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
Paul DiMeo (1976) Designer/Carpenter on ABC's Extreme Home Makeover
Todd Robinson (1977) Writer / Director
Jonathan Bixby (1977) Costume & Set Designer, Emmy Winner (deceased)
Laurie Shannon (1979) Author
Adam Wernick (1981) Composer
Greg Washington (1993) Professional Bocce Player
Katherine Fonshell (1987) Athlete