North Star High School

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North Star High School
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North Star High School
400 Ohio Street

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15531
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School typePublic High School
School district North Star School District
NCES District ID4210115
SuperintendentLouis Lepley
NCES School ID421011503988
PrincipalThad Kiesnowski
Faculty26.60 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment331 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.44 [1]
Color(s)Green and White
Athletics conferencePIAA District V
Team nameCougars
NewspaperCougar Paw Print [2]
Communities served Boswell, Hooversville, Jennerstown, Stoystown
Feeder schoolsNorth Star East Middle School
Alumni Joseph Darby
Website North Star High School

North Star High School is a public High School, located in northern Somerset County, and is named after the former North Star Way (now Flight 93 Memorial Highway) that travels through the district. North Star is a merger of the Jenner-Boswell and Forbes School District in 1969.

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Vocational Education

Students in grades 10–12, who wish to pursue training in a specific career path or field may attend the Somerset County Technology Center in Somerset Township.

Athletics

North Star participates in PIAA District V:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "North Star HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. "High School Activities / Cougar Paw Print". North Star School District. Retrieved 25 December 2011.

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