Gettysburg Area High School is a public high school located in the borough of
Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, United States. It serves students from central and southern
Adams County, and is the sole high school operated by the
Gettysburg Area School District
The Gettysburg Area School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district which serves students in a area of Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district includes: Gettysburg Borough, as well as Cumberland, Freedom, Highland, Franklin and ...
. Gettysburg Area High School is located at 1130 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. In 2016, enrollment was reported as 1067 pupils in 9th through 12th grades
Extracurriculars
The Gettysburg Area School District offers a variety of clubs and activities, and an extensive sports program. The school offers a
JROTC program and a student Technology Association, both of which are award-winning.
Sports
The district funds:
;Varsity:
;Boys:
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Baseball - AAAAA
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Basketball- AAAAA
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Cross country - AA
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Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
- AAAA
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Golf - AAA
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Soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
- AAA
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Swimming and
diving - AA
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Tennis - AAA
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Track and field - AAA
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Wrestling - AAA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAAAA
*Cheer - AAAAAA
*Cross country - AA
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Field hockey - AA
*Golf - AAA
*Soccer (fall) - AAA
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Softball - AAAAA
*Swimming and diving - AA
*Tennis - AAA
*Track and field - AAA
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Volleyball - AAA
Notable alumni
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Butch Alberts
Francis Burt Alberts (born May 4, 1950) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter, who played for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1978.
Biography
Alberts was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United S ...
, Class of 1968. Played baseball and football at the
University of Cincinnati. Was a professional baseball player, making it to the major leagues for six games with the
Toronto Blue Jays in 1978.
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Steve Courson
Stephen Paul "Steve" Courson (October 1, 1955November 10, 2005) was an American football guard for the National Football League (NFL)'s Pittsburgh Steelers.
Early years
Steve Courson grew up in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and went to Longmeadow ...
, Class of 1973. Played college football at the
University of South Carolina, before having an eight-year
NFL
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career. Won two Super Bowls with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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. Only football player in Gettysburg history to have his number retired.
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Dawn Keefer
Dawn Wetzel Keefer (born October 6, 1972) is an American politician from Pennsylvania, currently representing the 92nd District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Early life and education
Keefer was born on October 6, 1972 in Getty ...
, Class of 1991, representing the 92nd District in the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
It ...
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Eric Rosenbach, Class of 1991. Retired U.S. Army captain who served as Pentagon Chief of Staff from July 2015 to January 2017 and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security from September 2014 to September 2015
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Brandon Streeter
Brandon Streeter (born January 1, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Clemson University. He had previously served as an assistant coach at the University ...
, Class of 1995. Started at quarterback for two years at
Clemson University. Currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Clemson.
See also
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High schools in Pennsylvania
This is a list of senior high schools operating in the state of Pennsylvania:
Adams County
* Bermudian Springs High School, York Springs
* Biglerville High School, Biglerville
* Delone Catholic High School, McSherrystown
* Fairfield Area Hig ...
References
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Public high schools in Pennsylvania
Schools in Adams County, Pennsylvania