Mount Pleasant Area Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Area School District. It enrolls 1200 students in grades 7-12.school district website It is located off Pennsylvania Route 981. The high school was opened in 1964, and the junior high was added in 1975.
Renovation The complex was renovated in phases from April 2001 to August 2003. The renovation cost $23.5 MillionLife in high school isn't what it used to be - Connellsville Daily Courier (03/28/2002) and was completed in several phases. It included the addition of a modern Science Wing, modernized planetarium, natatorium, and gymnasiums. Additional office space was added, and internal telephones and internet access were added for each classroom. The cafeteria was modernized into a food-court type setting, the library/media center was completely modernized, as well as the Guidance Area. A new board of directors room was added and the Auditorium was equipped with a state-of-the art lighting and sound system. The field house was renovated in 2007 and a new football field surface was installed, costing $2.6 Million.District moves forward with field house renovation - Connellsville Daily Courier (01/09/2007) The athletic complex and MPASD Administration Building are also located on the secondary complex.
Sports teams Mount Pleasant participates in PIAA District VII (WPIAL) Sport Boys Girls Football Class AA Baseball Class AA Wrestling Class AA Softball Class AAA Basketball Class AA Class AA Track and Field Class AAAA Class AAAA Swimming and Diving Class AAAA Class AAAA Tennis Class AAAA Class AAAA Golf Class AAAA Class AAAA Soccer Class AA Class AA
Vocational-technical school Students in grades 10-12 have the opportunity to attend the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton.
Secondary clubs There are several extra-curricular clubs at the secondary complex, including:
Art Baseball Cheerleaders Chess Concert Band French French Honor Society Gamma Omega - Gifted Girls Basketball Hockey Club Interact Jr. High Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Competition Jr. High Newspaper Jr. High Student Council Jr. High Yearbook LEO Club Marching Band National Art Honor Society Quiz Team Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) Senior High Student Council Senior High Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Club Senior High Yearbook Ski Club Soccer Softball Spanish Spanish Honor Society Spirit Club Student Theatre Tri-M Music Honor Society United We Stand Club Wrestling YEA
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