Keystone Junior/Senior High School

Keystone Jr. – Sr. High School
Address
700 Beatty Avenue Knox , Pennsylvania 16232
Information
School type	Public Junior/Senior High School
Principal	Kelli McNaughton
Staff	29
Faculty	38
Grades	7–12
Age	12to 18
Number of students	429 (2023-2024) [1]
Athletics conference	PIAA District IX /KSAC
Team name	Panthers
Rivals	North Clarion Wolves, Clarion Bobcats, Union Knights
Newspaper	Prowler
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.

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	#/Credits	Notes
English	4.0
Health	1.0	2 Planned Courses – Alternating Days in Grades 9 and 12
Mathematics	4.0
Physical Education	2.0
Social Studies	3.0
Driver's Education	0.25
Science	3.0
Arts/Humanities	2.0
Electives	5.75	Minimum of 5.75
TOTAL	24.0

Courses Available

There are several courses ^[4] available

• Art
• Business – Including: Desktop Publishing and Webpage Design
• English
• Family and Consumer Sciences – Including: Sewing
• Foreign Language – Includes: French, Spanish and possible courses in Latin and Japanese via satellite.
• Health and Physical Education
• Industrial Technology – Includes: Wood shop, Drafting, and Airbrush courses
• Mathematics
• Music
• Science
• Social Studies
• Traffic Safety

Clubs

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

• Student Council
• National Honor Society
• Yearbook
• Panther Peers – Tutoring/Mediation club
• Keystone Youth Education Assn. (A chapter of Future Teachers of America)
• French Students to Europe
• Fellowship of Christian Students

High School Athletics

Keystone participates in PIAA District IX (9)

Sport Name	Boys	Girls
Baseball / Softball	Class A	Class A
Basketball	Class AA	Class AA
Cross Country	Class AA	Class AA
Football	Class AA
Golf	Class AAAA	Class AAAA
Soccer	Class A	Class A
Track and Field	Class AA	Class AA
Volleyball		Class A
Wrestling	Class AA

Alumni

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

References

1. "Keystone JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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.