Shaler Area High School

Shaler Area High School
Location
382 Wible Run Road Shaler Township , Pennsylvania 15219 United States
Information
Established	1971
School district	Shaler Area School District
CEEB code	391550
Principal	JoAnne Townsend (interim) [1]
Teaching staff	102.60 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9-12 [3]
Enrollment	1,174 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	11.44 [2]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and white with red as a secondary.
Athletics	PIAA class AAA/AAAA [4]
Nickname	Titans
Rival	North Hills
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper	The Oracle
Yearbook	The Spectrum
Website	Shaler Area High School

Shaler Area High School is a high school in Shaler Township, Pennsylvania (with a Pittsburgh mailing address). The school employed 124 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 1:14. As of the 2023-2024 school year, the students' race/ethnicity breakdown was: 1,039 White, 37 Hispanic, 26 Black, 17 Asian, 1 American Indian/Alaska Native, and 54 Two or More Races. The gender breakdown was 599 male and 575 female. ^[2]

History

Shaler Area High School was established in 1971 from the court-ordered merger of Etna borough, Reserve Township, Millvale borough, and Shaler Township high schools. The current building was constructed during 1978 and 1979. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2006, the school board approved a plan to regroup grades within its schools, including moving ninth grade students to the high school. $30 million in renovations were budgeted to create space for classrooms and to enlarge other school facilities. ^[7]

Sports Awards

2025 WPIAL Class 5A Baseball Champions

2023 WPIAL Class 5A Baseball Champions

2023 PIAA State Class 5A Baseball Champions

Notable alumni

• Anne Brodsky (class of 1983), author ^[8]
• Tom Corbett (class of 1964), former Republican Attorney General (2005-2011) and Governor of Pennsylvania (2011-2015).
• Gaelen Foley, New York Times Bestselling romance novelist ^[9]
• Danny Fortson (class of 1994), professional basketball player
• Art Howe, professional baseball player, manager and coach ^[10]
• Ken Karcher (class of 1981), professional football player
• Steve Sciullo, former professional football player
• Ian Terry (Class of 2009), Big Brother 14 winner
• J. P. Holtz (Class of 2012), Current Tight End in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints.

References

1. "Welcome Message". Shaler Area School District. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
2. "Shaler Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
3. "Shaler Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. 2006.
4. "PIAA - Schools - Directory - Shaler Area High School".
5. "Bids $500,0000 below estimates". North Hills News Record. February 24, 1978.
6. "New Shaler Area High boasts modern facilities, bright surroundings". North Hills News Record. September 4, 1979.
7. Adam, Jan (May 4, 2006). "Shaler Area plans all-day kindergarten, building updates". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
8. Shontz, Lori (March 2, 2003). "Book shows Afghan women's covert struggle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
9. "Her pages bring romance to life". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 11, 1999. p. N-2.
10. Slusser, Susan; Shea, John; Schulman, Henry (October 14, 2001). "When money doesn't matter [A'S NOTEBOOK]". San Francisco Chronicle.

External links

• Shaler Area High School official website

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