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{{Infobox school district , name = Harbor Creek School District , image = Map of Erie County Pennsylvania School Districts.png , caption = , motto = "Educational Excellence = Student Success" , type =
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, country = USA , website = {{URL, http://www.hcsd.iu5.org The Harbor Creek School District is the public kindergarten-through-12th grade education system for Harborcreek,
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. The school district is one of 501
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s in the
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of Pennsylvania. By state law, the district has nine
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members in addition to its central administration. The district is composed of one
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, one
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and three
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s with approximately 2,000 students district wide. For the 2014-2015 school year, the district had a
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of nearly $29.7 million.


Administration


Board of education

School board members serve a term of four years. Elections are those positions are held in odd numbered years with the primary election in May and the
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in November. Elections for officers (president and vice president) are held annually, at the board's reorganization meeting, typically on the first Monday in December. The
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is elected by board members at the board meeting in July. The board members for 2016 were as follows, with office held: * Curt Smith, president * Bryan Fife, vice president * Justin Gallagher * Terri Brink * Theresa Herrara * Renee Uht * Mark Sallot * Nancy Ferguson * Christine Mitchell


Central administration

* Kelly Hess,
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* Karl Dolak, Business Administrator * Buckley Cook, Curriculum Director * Mary Yount,
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* Carl Moore, District
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Building administrators

* Pam Chodubski, principal, Harbor Creek Senior High School * Andrew Krahe, principal, Harbor Creek Junior High School * Donna Rose, principal, Clark Elementary School * Tyler Cook, principal, Klein Elementary School * Cindy Zajac, principal, Rolling Ridge Elementary School


Central Campus

The Central Campus of the Harbor Creek School District is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 (Buffalo Road) and PA Route 531 (Depot Road). It contains the following facilities: * Central Administration Office * Senior High School * Junior High School *
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* Paul M. Foust Field aseball Field* Softball Field * Transportation/Bussing Facilities * Junior High
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nasium (Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball and Varsity Wrestling teams play here) The three elementary schools as well as the former Central High School are located on property in other areas of Harborcreek Township


Harbor Creek High School

The high school serves grades 9 through 12. It is located at the intersection of
U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
(Buffalo Road) and PA Route 531 (Depot Road).


Athletics

The Harbor Creek Huskies are a member of PIAA District 10. The teams participate in either the 2A, 3A, or 4A classifications. The school district currently sponsors 17 varsity level sports (10 boys and 9 girls) teams: (Classifications as of 2022/23 school year)


Fall sports

* Cross Country (Boys and Girls) (2A) *
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 ...
(Boys) (3A) *
Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
(Boys and Girls) (2A) *
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 ...
(Boys and Girls) (2A) *
Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
(Girls) (2A)


Winter sports

*
Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
(Boys and Girls) (4A) *
Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
and
Diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...
(Boys and Girls) (2A) *
Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
(Boys) (2A) *
Cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...
(Girls) (2A)


Spring sports

*
Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
(Boys) (3A) *
Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
(Girls) (3A) *
Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
(Boys) (2A) *
Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
(Boys and Girls) (2A)


PIAA State Champions

* Wrestling, Rich Passerotti, Class AAA, 1978; Jeff Catrabone, Wrestling, Class AA, 1992 and 1993 * 200 meter freestyle relay team, Boys Swimming, Class AA, 1998 - Lee Hall, Mark Ostrzeniec, Rick Podbielski, Chad Weaver * Girls Softball, Class AA, 2006 * Lauren Zarger, Class AA, 2009 3200M Run * Track and Field, Steve Moorhead 1958 A mile (4:26.1), Rich Arpin 1968 B mile (4:21.6) Rich Arpin 1968 B 880 (1:57.6) Brian Sontag 1990 AAA discus (163-4), Chris Carpin Class AA 2009 Pole Vault (14-6)


Harbor Creek Junior High School

The junior high school currently serves grades 7 and 8. It is also located at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 (Buffalo Road) and PA Route 531 (Depot Road). While a separate building than the high school, it is connected to the high school via two corridors. The senior high school and junior high school share a cafeteria (located in the senior high school), but most student oriented activities for the schools occur in their own buildings.


Clark Elementary School

Clark Elementary School currently serves students in grades K through 6. While the school services the largest geographic area compared to the other two elementary schools in Harborcreek, it is the smallest building in the district in terms of student population. The area of coverage for the school is most of the southern and eastern portion (from Troupe Road to North East Township) of the district, ranging from Lake Erie to the North, North East Township on the east and Greene Township to the south. The school is located on Depot Road, roughly 1.3 miles south of the High School/Junior High School, and about 1.1 miles north of Exit 35 on Interstate 90.


2014-15 renovation

Clark Elementary School was closed during the 2014-15 school year for a multimillion-dollar renovation. Clark Elementary School classes are held at the former Wesleyville Elementary School during this time.


Klein Elementary School

Klein Elementary School currently serves students in grades K through 6. Students living in the Northwest portion of Harborcreek Township, generally north of Buffalo Road and west of Troupe Road, attend this school. The school is located on East Lake Road, just south of Lake Erie.


2006 flood

On the morning of Monday, September 25, 2006 over 300,000 gallons of water was discovered in the basement of Klein Elementary School. The cause was attributed to debris in the public water system that found its way into the backflow prevention valve located just inside of the building. While the valve functioned properly, due to its location within the building, it was left in an open position for an estimated 55 hours which was more than enough time to fill the basement. For an unknown reason, the circuit breakers did not trip, and when the water submerged all of the electrical panels, the electricity flow heated the water to about 105 degrees. As a result, all of the equipment in that area was destroyed, submerged under 14 feet of water. The building was immediately closed, and remained closed for about one month, while the students were moved to Rolling Ridge Elementary (K-4th grades) and the Junior High School (5th and 6th grades). The cost to the school district was nearly $250,000 to replace the destroyed equipment. Through the cooperation of area contractors, the building was able to reopen on Monday, October 23, 2006.


2013-14 renovation

The Klein Elementary School building was closed during the 2013-14 school year for a $6 million renovation project. Upgrades include a new security system, a new heating and air conditioning system, new lighting, plumbing, flooring, furniture, windows and a new gymnasium. Classes were held in the former Wesleyville Elementary School building in neighboring Wesleyville during the renovation. The school was reopened for the 2014-15 school year.


Rolling Ridge Elementary School

Rolling Ridge Elementary School currently serves students in grades K through 6. Students living in the Southwestern portion of Harborcreek Township, generally south of Buffalo Road and west of Clark Road, attend this school. This school is the largest elementary school in the district in terms of student population. The school is located on Ridge Parkway, just south of the Eastside YMCA and Buffalo Road, and in between Nagle and Saltsman Roads. The school was remodeled in 2001.


External links


Harbor Creek School District web site

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association website

District 10 website

Erie Times-News website

Pennsylvania School Boards Association website
School districts established in 1900 School districts in Erie County, Pennsylvania 1900 establishments in Pennsylvania