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Penn Wood High School is a high school that occupies two campuses. One in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA, and one in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, USA.
| Penn Wood High School | |
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| Location | |
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100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania 19050, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | To Teach the Art of Living Well |
| Established | 1927 |
| School district | William Penn School District |
| Principal | Stephen Chicano[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy and Maroon |
| Team name | Patriots |
| Newspaper | The Penn Wood Gazette |
| Website | williampennsd |
Organization
editPenn Wood High is managed by the William Penn School District. The school serves the boroughs of Aldan, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne, and Yeadon.
The two campuses are Penn Wood High School -- Cypress Street Campus (Yeadon, grade 9), and Penn Wood High School -- Green Avenue Campus (Lansdowne, grades 10, 11, and 12).[2]
History
editPenn Wood High School, originally Lansdowne High School, was opened in 1927. The architect was Joseph Linden Heacock, and the builder was John McShain who went on to build the Kennedy Center, The Jefferson Memorial and The Pentagon. Today, it is one of the oldest public school buildings in Pennsylvania. Built in the Italian Renaissance style, the motto carved above the door reads "To Teach the Art of Living Well", attributed to Seneca. Carved in limestone above the motto are a female figure holding a Greek Temple, and a male figure holding a cog. The school is officially a merger of 3 previous high schools: Lansdowne-Aldan High School, Yeadon High School and Darby-Colwyn High School. Penn Wood's first year of existence as the new merger school was the 1982–83 school year. Their basketball team has recently won the PIAA Quad 4 State Championship against York High.
Notable alumni
edit- Dawn Burrell, American Olympic athlete.[3]
- Leroy Burrell, former American 100 meter world record holder.[4]
- Darrell Hill, American Olympic shot put athlete, Rio 2016[5]
- Duane Johnson, basketball player[6]
- Shawn Oakman, football player[7]
References
edit- ^ "Principal's Message". williampennsd.org.
- ^ "WPSD at a Glance". WPSD. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Dawn Burrell", USA Track & Field, November 8, 2002.
- ^ "Super Power", SI Vault, July 01, 1991.
- ^ [1], 2016.
- ^ "Duane Johnson - 2012-13 Men's Basketball". esuwarriors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "Baylor's Shawn Oakman: The Gigantic Man Behind the Meme". bleacherreport.com.
External links
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