Indiana Area School District

Indiana Area School District
Address
501 East Pike Indiana , Indiana County, Pennsylvania , 15701 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Robert Heinrich
Students and staff
Athletic conference	WPIAL
Colors	Black and Red
Other information
Website	www.iasd.cc

Indiana Area School District is a public school district in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It is composed of White Township and Armstrong Township, along with Indiana and Shelocta boroughs.^{[ citation needed ]}

Elementary schools

The Indiana Area School District has four elementary schools. Two of these serve for grades K-3, and two serving for grades 4–5, and each serving a different part of the district. Ben Franklin Elementary School (K-3) and Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School (4-5) serve Shelocta, Armstrong Township, west-central White Township, mostly the northwest corner of White Township, but also a small strip of western and southwestern White Township and the western third of Indiana Borough. East Pike Elementary School (K-3) and Horace Mann Elementary School (4-5) serve the eastern third of White Township, the northeastern corner of Indiana Borough, southern Indiana Borough and south-central and most of southwestern White Township.^{[ citation needed ]}

Secondary schools

Indiana Area School District has two secondary schools. Indiana Area Junior High School (IJHS) contains grades 6-8, and Indiana Area Senior High School (IHS) contains grades 9-12.^{[ citation needed ]}

Extracurricular Programs

Both Indiana Area Junior High School and Indiana High School offer club programs for students. The high school's clubs include Future Business Leaders of America, Relay For Life, and many theater clubs.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sports

All schools in the district offer sports programs. The junior and senior high schools compete with other school districts. The colors of both the junior and senior high schools are red and black and their teams are called the "Indians".^{[ citation needed ]}

One Indiana High School alum earned 22 varsity letters in only 4 years of attending the Indiana Area Senior High School, participating in the sports golf, cross country, swimming, indoor track and field, tennis, and spring track and field. A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the student was, "...possibly be the most unique athlete in WPIAL history." ^[1]

Notable alumni

• Authors Edward Abbey and Tawni O'Dell
• American Football League running back Jim Nance
• Joe Saylor, a professional jazz percussionist for the band Stay Human
• John Kopchick
• Christine Toretti S.W. Jack Drilling Co.
• Ben McAdoo Former NY Giants Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator

References

1. "Letterman Show: Indiana athlete Joe Bujdos has an incredible 22 varsity letters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

External links

• Official website