Keystone Junior/Senior High School

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Keystone Jr. – Sr. High School
Address
700 Beatty Avenue

,
16232
Information
School typePublic Junior/Senior High School
PrincipalKelli McNaughton
PrincipalJason Best (Vice Principal)
Staff29
Faculty38
Grades7–12
Age12to 18
Number of students480 (2016-17) [1]
Athletics conference PIAA District IX /KSAC
Team namePanthers
RivalsNorth Clarion Wolves, Clarion Bobcats, Union Knights
NewspaperProwler
Website Keystone Jr. – Sr. High School Webpage

Keystone High School is a high school in Knox, Pennsylvania. There are about 600 students and 40 faculty members at the school. The school is one of seven public high schools in Clarion County. Students, if they wish to pursue a vocational trade, may attend the Clarion County Career Center in Shippenville part-time.

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Alma Mater

The Alma Mater [2] for Keystone is as follows:
Keystone High our Alma Mater,
Fount of wisdom, truth and light:
Thee we love on thee rely,
For thy guidance always right.
We sing out thy fame and honor,
We recall thy ideals true,
As we strive with hope anew.

We salute thee Keystone High School,
Praise to thee we loud proclaim;
As we strive to bring thee glory,
Paying tribute to thy name.
Memories pleasant, classmates loyal, All are treasures we hold dear,
As we face each future year.

Graduation Requirements

Students at Keystone need to earn 24 credits [3] in grades 9–12, pass the PSSA, as well as complete a Senior Project.

Course Structure

Subject Area#/CreditsNotes
English4.0
Health1.02 Planned Courses – Alternating Days in Grades 9 and 12
Mathematics4.0
Physical Education2.0
Social Studies3.0
Driver's Education0.25
Science3.0
Arts/Humanities2.0
Electives5.75Minimum of 5.75
TOTAL24.0

Courses Available

There are several courses [4] available

Clubs

The following is a list of major clubs [5] at KHS, depending on the need more clubs will open up as needed:

High School Athletics

Keystone participates in PIAA District IX (9)

Sport NameBoysGirls
Baseball / Softball Class AClass A
BasketballClass AAClass AA
Cross Country Class AAClass AA
Football Class AA
GolfClass AAAAClass AAAA
SoccerClass AClass A
Track and FieldClass AAClass AA
VolleyballClass A
Wrestling Class AA

Alumni

Ross A. McGinnis – Iraq war hero and Medal of Honor recipient

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References

  1. "Keystone JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. "High School Student Handbook" (PDF). Keystone School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. "Graduation Requirements". Keystone High School. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  4. "Course Descriptions". Keystone High School. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  5. "Clubs and Sports". Keystone High School. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.