Churchill Area High School

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Churchill Area High School
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Churchill Area High School
2550 Greensburg Pike

Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania

United States
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Type Public
Established1963
Grades 9-12

Churchill Area High School (CAHS) was a secondary school that taught students in grades 9-12 for the Churchill Area School District located in Churchill, Pennsylvania, a close suburb of Pittsburgh. In 1987, the school was merged with surrounding schools into Woodland Hills High School, at its present site, due to a 1981 court-ordered desegregation merger.

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Athletics

Churchill High School Hockey was a dynasty in the early days of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. [1] The Chargers won the WPIHL League Championship in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, and 1983. Churchill was a Pennsylvania AAA State Finalist in 1975 and 1976 and a Pennsylvania AAA Champion in 1977 (Philadelphia) over Erie McDowell 6-5 and 1979 over Erie McDowell 10-9 [Two Game Series].

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References

  1. "History". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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