Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School

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Ferndale Area Junior-Senior High School
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Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School
600 Harlan Avenue

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15905

Information
Type Public, secondary
Motto"Big enough to challenge. . .small enough to care."
Established1928
School district Ferndale Area School District
PrincipalTravis Robison
Staff Staff directory
Faculty38 teachers [1]
Number of students337 pupils (2014) [2]
Color(s) Black and Yellow
AthleticsThe Yellowjackets & The Lady Yellowjackets
Athletics conferenceWestern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (WestPAC)
MascotThe Yellowjackets
Website www.fasdk12.org
Clay Street entrance Ferndale Area Junior Senior High School.jpg
Clay Street entrance

The Ferndale Area Junior-Senior High School is a public high school, located at 600 Harlan Avenue, Ferndale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Brownstown, Dale and Lorain as well as Middle Taylor Township. In 2014, Ferndale Area Junior Senior High School's enrollment was reported as 337 pupils in 7th through 12th grades. [3] The current high school buildings opened in 1931 and 1938 and were renovated between 1978 and 1979. They also have had a couple different renovation projects over the years.

Contents

Ferndale Area Junior Senior High School serves the boroughs of: Brownstown, Dale, Ferndale, and Lorain as well as Middle Taylor Township - none of which border on each other.

Extracurriculars

The Ferndale Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program. [4]

Athletics

The high school's mascot is the Yellowjacket. The school's official colors are black and yellow, with white and/or black often appearing in athletics uniforms. Ferndale Area Junior-Senior High School is a member of the Western Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (WestPAC)] for most sports.

Junior High School Sports Programs

According to PIAA directory July 2014 [5]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. General Information from Education Index Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Pennsylvania Department of Education (July 2015). "Ferndale Area School District Fast Facts 2014".
  3. U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
  4. Pennsylvania Department of Education (2013). "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities".
  5. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2014). "PIAA School Directory".
  6. sports, WJAC (7 December 2022). "Ferndale grad Trey McGough selected by Orioles in Rule 5 minor league draft". WJAC.

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