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Somerset Area School District
The Somerset Area School District is a Public school (government funded), public school district in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district boundaries are within Somerset, Pennsylvania, Somerset Boro and the Townships of Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson, Lincoln Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Lincoln and Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset. The district encompasses and occupies five buildings. The district has done major renovations to the junior and senior high schools, as well as the athletic field and athletic complex. Schools There are three schools in the district: Extracurriculars The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. Arts A comprehensive music program offers chorus, orchestra, and band beginning in the elementary grades. Annual junior high school and senior high school musicals are integral part of the entire program. A wide range of academic co-curricular opportunities is also a ... [...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] |
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] |
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Somerset is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,046 at the 2020 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset Township. Somerset is just off Exit 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 70, I-70 and Interstate 76 (east), I-76). Somerset is the principal city of the Somerset, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also one of two cities, the other being Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Johnstown, that make up the larger Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area. History The Somerset County Courthouse (Pennsylvania), Somerset County Courthouse and Uptown Somerset Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. *Somerset was a central stage for the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Several rebellion leaders, including Herman Husband, Harmon Husband, lived in Somerset. The federal milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Jefferson Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,428 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Jefferson Township was organized in 1847 from a portion of Somerset Township and named for Thomas Jefferson. Conrad Shaulis, one of the early settlers, served in the American Revolution. By 1783, 24 families farmed in the area; the earliest had arrived about six years earlier. Other early settlers included James Allen, Adam Flick, John Mason, and Nicholas Barron. A Lutheran church was built in 1849, and a German Baptist church in 1873. The Kooser State Park Family Cabin District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.41%) is water. Jefferson Township is bordered by Lincoln Township to the northeast, Somerset Township to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,456 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.7 km2), all land. Lincoln Township is bordered by Jenner Township to the northeast, Quemahoning Township to the east, Somerset Township to the southeast, Jefferson Township to the southwest, and Westmoreland County to the northwest. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 1,669 people, 642 households, and 489 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 676 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 99.40% White, 0.12% African American, 0.12% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30%. Of the 642 households 33.8% had childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,165 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area and encompasses the census-designated place (CDP) of Friedens. History Somerset Township was formed from the northern portion of Milford Township and a southern portion of Quemahoning Township in 1796. Jefferson Township was separated from Somerset Township in 1847. Other townships and boroughs were also separated, reducing the township to its current boundaries. The Walter's Mill Bridge and Daniel B. Zimmerman Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 64.3 square miles (166.6 km2), of which 63.9 square miles (165.5 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km2) (0.67%) is water. Somerset Township is bordered by Quemahoning Township to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Area High School
Somerset Area High School is a public high school in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, the county seat of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County. The school serves about 700 students in grades 9-12 and is attached to the Somerset Area Middle School. Academics Students at Somerset area may participate in career tracks including: * College Preparatory * Information Management & Technology * Agriculture Education * Career/Technology - Students attend Somerset County Technology Center for 1/2 Day, each school day. Graduation Requirements According to the student handbook Students must have 24 credits in order to graduate, and must have at least 10 by the end of their Tenth Grade, sophomore year. Vocational Education Students in grades 10–12, who wish to pursue training in a specific career path or field may attend the Somerset County Technology Center in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset Township. Athletics Somerset participates in PIAA Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
