The Penn-Trafford School District is a public school district that serves western

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and a small portion of

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. The district is governed by a locally elected, nine member school board who serve, staggered four-year terms, the

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and the

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. The district neighbors 7 other school districts: Franklin Regional, Greensburg-Salem, Hempfield Area, Jeannette City, Norwin, Gateway, and East Allegheny. The district mascot is the Warrior. The Suburban

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district serves the municipalities of

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, Penn, Penn Township, Manor, and Harrison City.

Schools

* Elementary (K-5) ** McCullough Elementary ** Level Green Elementary ** Sunrise Estates Elementary ** Trafford Elementary ** Harrison Park Elementary * Middle (6-8) ** Penn Middle ** Trafford Middle * High School (9-12) **

Penn-Trafford High School Penn-Trafford High School is a public high school located in Harrison City, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County, and is the secondary school serving the Penn-Trafford School District. It is the result of several mergers of smaller school distri ...

The Penn-Trafford School District is the public school system of the following County entities; Penn Township, Trafford Borough, Penn Borough, and parts of Manor Borough. All areas of the Penn-Trafford School District are in Westmoreland County except for a small area of Trafford Borough that is part of Allegheny County. Penn-Trafford grew out of the Penn Joint school system that was formed in 1951 when Penn Township and Penn Borough formed a partnership. In 1956 Trafford Borough became a third party to form a district administrative unit under the County Plan for the Reorganization of School Districts, however all three areas retained their own identity in the joint school system. In 1963 Manor Borough annexed part of Penn TownshipMochnick, John W., ''History of Penn Township'', 1982, p.286. but the annexed area remained within the Penn Joint school system. In the meantime plans for a full merger of Penn Joint and Trafford were initiated in 1961 and were finalized in 1965 when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the Penn-Trafford School District as Administrative Unit XV of the Westmoreland County Plan.Mochnick, John W., ''History of Penn Township'', 1982, p.226. Penn Middle School and Trafford Middle School are the previous high schools before the school districts joined. Trafford Middle's boundaries now include a large area of Penn Township to roughly equalize the school sizes of the two middle schools.

Notable Alumni

* Brandon Svoboda- San Jose Sharks NHL Player * Kendall Vertes- Actor on Dance Moms

References

External links

Official Website

Penn-Trafford Star Newspaper
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