North Star High School

This article is about the high school in Boswell, Pennsylvania. For the high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, see Lincoln North Star High School.

North Star High School
Address
400 Ohio Street Boswell , Pennsylvania 15531
Information
School type	Public High School
School district	North Star School District
NCES District ID	4210115
Superintendent	Louis Lepley
NCES School ID	421011503988
Principal	Thad Kiesnowski
Teaching staff	26.90 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	328 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.19 [1]
Color(s)	Green and White
Athletics conference	PIAA District V
Team name	Cougars
Newspaper	Cougar Paw Print [2]
Communities served	Boswell, Hooversville, Jennerstown, Stoystown
Feeder schools	North 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.

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:

• Baseball - Class AA
• Basketball - Class AAA
• Football - Class AA
• Golf - Class AAAA
• Rifle - Class AAAA
• Soccer - Class A/AA
• Softball - Class AA
• Volleyball - Class AA
• Wrestling - Class AA

References

1. "North Star HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
2. "High School Activities / Cougar Paw Print". North Star School District. Retrieved December 25, 2011.

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