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Rockwood Area School District
The Rockwood Area School District is a public school district located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Rockwood, New Centerville, Casselman, and Seven Springs, plus the townships of Milford Township, Black Township, Upper Turkeyfoot Township, and Middlecreek Township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately . According to 2007 local census data, it serves a resident population of 5,680. Schools There is one elementary school and one secondary School, which are located in Rockwood Borough on the same piece of land. *Rockwood Area Elementary School became the district's sole elementary school, after the closing of Kingwood Elementary in 2009. RAES serves Grades Kindergarten to Sixth. * Rockwood Area Junior/Senior High School Rockwood Area Junior/Senior High School is a public junior/senior high school located in westcentral Somerset County. The school is grades 7-12 and serves about 400 students. Alma Mater '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania German: ''Somerset Kaundi'') is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 74,129. Its county seat is Somerset, Pennsylvania, Somerset. The county was created from part of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford County on April 17, 1795, and named after the county of Somerset in England. Somerset County comprises the Somerset, PA micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Johnstown–Somerset, PA combined statistical area. The county is famous for being the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93, one of the four flights involved in the September 11 attacks, which crashed near the village of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Shanksville after the flight's passengers struggled with Al-Qaeda hijackers for control of the plane, which terrorists intended to fly into either t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockwood, Pennsylvania
Rockwood is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 850 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and located due north of Pennsylvania's highest peak, Mount Davis, which significantly constricts land travel routing south of the municipality. History Rockwood was initially known as Shaff's Bridge and then Mineral Point. Philip Wolfersberger built a house in what is now Rockwood in 1856, and he laid out the town in 1857 with Martin Meyers serving as the primary surveyor. John Poister built a hotel in 1860. 1868 saw the development of a post office, Henry Werner built a tannery in 1869, and a railroad depot was built in 1871. Philip Stauffer Wolfersberger, a son of the above Philip Wolfersberger, was a ticket agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) and was instrumental in getting the current name of Rockwood to take hold. A view of Mineral Point / Rockwood appeared in a collection of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (US)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary educational institution, schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (government Funded)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Centerville, Pennsylvania
New Centerville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It should not be confused with the unincorporated village of New Centerville in Tredyffrin Township. Geography New Centerville is located at (39.941712, -79.192047) and is surrounded by Milford Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Pennsylvania Route 281 and Pennsylvania Route 653 both pass through New Centerville. From New Lexington to New Centerville, they form a concurrency; in New Centerville, Route 653 splits off and runs southeastward to the borough of Rockwood while Route 281 continues northeast to the borough of Somerset. History A schoolhouse was built in what is now New Centerville about 1800, and Jacob Weimer taught there for several years. A church was built about 1813 and was shared by the Lutherans and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casselman, Pennsylvania
Casselman is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. Population The population was 100 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The final section of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line between Pittsburgh and Cumberland was completed on the afternoon of April 10, 1871, with the final rail being laid near Forge Bridge, which became a small station just west of Casselman. Geography Casselman is at (39.885828, -79.209148). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land. Casselman sits on the bank of the Casselman River, along the far eastern tip of Upper Turkeyfoot Township. The accompanying map shows the area that later became the borough of Casselman, around the capital "T" in the "OOT". Mineral Point to the northeast is an earlier name for Rockwood. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 99 people, 40 households, and 33 families living in the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Springs, Pennsylvania
Seven Springs is a borough in Somerset and Fayette counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Fayette County portion of the borough and resort are part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and the Somerset County portion is part of the Johnstown Metropolitan Area. The population of the borough was 26 as of the 2010 census, compared to 127 at the 2000 census. Fifteen of the residents in 2010 were in Fayette County, and 11 in Somerset County. The borough limits encompass the majority of Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County, although the resort's business address may be listed as "Champion", referring to an unincorporated village located to the northwest in Fayette County. The borough is served by the Connellsville Area School District. Geography Seven Springs is located at (40.022939, -79.292850). Most of the borough is located in western Somerset County, but a portion extends west into the northeast corner of Fayette County. According to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Milford Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,488 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Milford Township was formed from part of Turkeyfoot Township about 1780, when both were still part of a larger Bedford County; Somerset County was not formed from the western portion of Bedford County until 17 April 1795. Neither the exact time nor its original boundaries are known. The original Milford Township included those parts of Somerset and Jefferson townships that lie south of the old Glades road, or the pike, until 1796, and also Middlecreek Township which was separated in 1853 and Black Township which was separated in 1886, whence Milford Township took its current outlines. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Milford Township has a total area of 29.2 square miles (75.8 km), of which 29.2 square miles (75.8 km) is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Black Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 899 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township was named for Jeremiah Sullivan Black, a native of Somerset County who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney General, and U.S Secretary of State. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.02% is water. Black Township is bordered by Somerset Township to the north, Brothersvalley & Summit Townships to the east, Elk Lick Township to the southeast, Addison Township to the southwest, and Upper Turkeyfoot & Milford Townships to the west. Pennsylvania Route 653 passes through Black Township, generally running southeast from the borough of Rockwood and Milford Township, through Black Township, and into Summit Township on its way to the borough of Garrett. Rockwood sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Upper Turkeyfoot Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Turkeyfoot Township was formed from part of Brothersvalley Township in 1773, when both were still part of a larger Bedford County; Somerset County was not formed from the western portion of Bedford County until 1795. Just as new counties were split off from earlier counties, new townships were split off from earlier townships, and the townships of Upper Turkeyfoot and Lower Turkeyfoot took their current shapes in 1848. White settlers arrived in the Turkeyfoot area by the late 1760s, and a group of about 15-20 Baptist families came to the area from New Jersey ''circa'' 1774. John Drury had a school near Kingwood in 1812, and William Kilpatrick taught at a private home in Paddytown in 1815. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlecreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Middlecreek Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 831 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Elias Stahl began a store in the area that became Middlecreek Township about 1840. The township was organized in 1853. Philip King built the first gristmill and first sawmill about 1880. The Miller's Store, Laurel Hill RDA, King's Bridge, and Barronvale Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87.0 km2), of which 33.5 square miles (86.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) (0.24%) is water. Middlecreek Township is bordered by Jefferson Township to the northeast, Milford Township to the east, Upper Turkeyfoot Township to the south, and Fayette County to the west. Both Pennsylvania Route 281 and Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockwood Area Junior/Senior High School
Rockwood Area Junior/Senior High School is a public junior/senior high school located in westcentral Somerset County. The school is grades 7-12 and serves about 400 students. Alma Mater ''All hail to thee'', ''Dear Rockwood High'' ''To thee we will be true''. ''With everlasting memories'' ''We owe our best to you''. ''Alma mater, alma mater'', ''We will pledge our loyalty'' ''With voices raised'' ''We will sing thy praise'' ''For all eternity'' Graduation Requirements Rockwood students are required to complete 26 credits in coursework in order to participate in commencement exercises. Credits are earned in grades 9-12 Courses Available Courses at Rockwood, according to the 2011-12 Course Catalog, include: * English * Languages - Including Spanish and French * Math * Business Technology * Computer Technology * Computer Science * Science * Agricultural Science * Social Studies * Yearbook * Art * Engineering & Technology * Music - Including Vocal Groups * Family and Consumer Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
