Avon Grove High School

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Avon Grove High School
Location
Avon Grove High School
10 Waltman Way

West Grove
,
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
19390

United States
Coordinates 39°49′11″N75°51′40″W / 39.8196736°N 75.8611968°W / 39.8196736; -75.8611968
Information
Type Public
MottoIn Pursuit of Excellence
Established1928
School district Avon Grove School District
SuperintendentDr. Scott DeShong
PrincipalChristie Snead [1]
Staff104.24 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,761 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio16.89 [2]
Color(s) Maroon and gold   
MascotRed Devil
Rival Oxford High School
NewspaperThe Devil's Herald
Website School website

Avon Grove High School is a public high school located in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Avon Grove School District.

Contents

Avon Grove High School enrolls about ~1,826 students in grades 9-12. [3]

History

Avon Grove High School was first established in 1928 with Pierre S. du Pont being involved in designing its first building, as part of the newly formed Avon Grove Consolidated School. This new school brought together several smaller community schools in the area. In 1957, a new high school building was constructed to accommodate the district’s growing student population, and that facility served generations of students before later being converted into a middle school in 2023. In June 2020, construction started on a brand new campus for Avon Grove High School as class occupancy exceeded fifty percent over its maximum. [4] [5] By September 2022, the campus located in Jennersville, Pennsylvania was functional enough to allow for the 2022-23 school year. [6] The estimated cost of the new campus is projected to be $211,849,264. [7] Avon Grove High School developed a strong academic and extracurricular reputation, including recognition from the College Board’s AP Honor Roll in the early 2010s for expanding Advanced Placement opportunities. [8]

2023 Swatting Incident

On October 10, 2023, just before 10:00 a.m., the main office of the Avon Grove High School received a phone call from an unknown number. The caller claimed to be near the school with a gun and that they were going to enter the high school's gym. Immediately, Dr. Christie Snead, the school principal, announced on the PA system that the school was going into lockdown. The Pennsylvania State Police arrived shortly after and began searching the campus. The call was traced to a number in Nebraska that had been used in several other swatting incidents across the country. Due to the cafeteria having many windows, there was a lack of space to provide cover during a lockdown. As such, some students from the cafeteria decided to leave the building and run to the shops at Jennersville as they felt that it would be the safest place. Others found hiding spots in the serving area of the cafeteria. The gym was the most vulnerable area as that was where the intruder claimed to be entering. Throughout the incident, Dr. Snead and Mrs. Penn gave out further instructions and police whereabouts in the building over the intercom and via email. At 10:45 a.m., it was announced that the high school was still in restricted movement to help the police manage the flow of students throughout the building. An announcement was made around this time that they would have an early dismissal and students would be able to use the restroom. At 11:20 a.m., students were dismissed from school, and all after-school activities were canceled. [9]

Athletics

Avon Grove High School offers 16 unique varsity sports that vary between genders. The school has three different sports seasons. The sports offered by the schools are as follows:

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

State Championships

Battle of 896

Avon Grove High School and Oxford Area High School play in a rivalry football game under the name the "Battle of 896". Avon Grove leads the series 12-6.

Avon Grove victoriesOxford victoriesTie games

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Administrative restructuring announced at Avon Grove School District". Daily Local. February 25, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Avon Grove HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ Avon Grove School District. "AGHS Profile". www.avongrove.org. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Paterno, Danielle (June 24, 2020). "New AGHS Groundbreaking - 6.24.2020". Vimeo.
  5. ↑ "Avon Grove getting a state-of-the-art high school". Daily Local. August 30, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Penn Township officials discuss the opening of new Avon Grove High School | Chester County Press". www.chestercounty.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Avon Grove School District debt service $19 million below estimates on new high school". Daily Local. May 6, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  8. ↑ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.[ dead YouTube link ]
  9. ↑ Gorman, Will (November 17, 2023). "SWATTING INCIDENT SHOCKS AGHS" (PDF). Avon Grove School District. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ Mikulich, Leah (November 11, 2023). "Avon Grove Graduate, the Creator of Liquid Death, Shares Entrepreneurial Secrets". VISTA.Today. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Chester County Sports Hall of Fame - Charles B. Lewis". chestercountysportshalloffame.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ "WCU's Wendle One of Area's Best". cbslocal.com. April 18, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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