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Fox Chapel Area High School

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Type
  
Public

Enrollment
  
1640

Phone
  
+1 412-967-2430

Number of students
  
1,640

Grades
  
9-12

Color(s)
  
Red, White, and Black

Mascot
  
The Fox

Motto
  
"Success is dependent upon effort"

Principal
  
Mr. Daniel Lentz (grades 9 and 10), and Mr. Michael Hower (grades 11 and 12)

Address
  
611 Field Club Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, USA

District
  
Fox Chapel Area School District

Profiles

Fox Chapel Area High School (Established in 1961) is a public school located in the Pittsburgh suburb of O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was recognized and honored with the title of "New American High School showcase site" in 1999 under the New American High Schools initiative.

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The Fox Chapel Area High School serves the municipalities of Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Indiana, O'Hara and Sharpsburg.

Rankings

In 2014, Fox Chapel High School's PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) score placed them in the upper 5% (48th) in the state of Pennsylvania. There are 952 public high schools in Pennsylvania. In 2013, they were 23rd, in 2012, they were 18th, and in 2011 they were ranked 12th.

In 2006 and 2007, Newsweek listed Fox Chapel Area High School as one of the top public high schools in the United States.

Fox Chapel Area High School's Orchestra Director, Mrs. Mairi Cooper has been named Pennsylvania's 2015 teacher of the year for her outstanding knowledge about the art of teaching.

Notable alumni

  • Reb Beach - guitarist
  • Jeff Habay - Pennsylvania State Representative
  • Eddie Ifft - stand-up comedian
  • Anisha Nagarajan (2002) - actress and singer
  • Gaelen Gilliland - musical theater actress
  • Beth Stern - television personality and actress
  • Rick Strom - professional football player and football commentator
  • William Thomas (ice hockey) - professional ice hockey player
  • Leo Wisniewski - professional football player
  • Michael Mitnick - screenplay writer for The Giver
  • Current student demographics

    As of 2006.

    Notable clubs

    Model United Nations & Forensics Club - Known along the Northeast Corridor for their success, the club is consistently one of the largest clubs in the school.

    References

    Fox Chapel Area High School Wikipedia