Plum Senior High School is a
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high school
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and the only high school in
Plum Borough School District located at 900 Elicker Road,
Pittsburgh, PA
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15239, United States. According to the
National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2019–2020 school year, the school reported an enrollment of 1,162 pupils in grades 9th through 12th.
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Extracurriculars
The school offers clubs, activities and sports. Plum is known for its music program, boasting five bands, five choirs, and three orchestras.
Athletics
The district offers a publicly funded program. The District is part of the WPIAL sports organization.
* Cheerleading
* Cross country (coed)
* Golf (CoEd)
* Football
* Lacrosse
* Soccer (boys and girls)
* Tennis
* Volleyball (boys and girls)
* Basketball varsity (boys and girls) and 9th grade teams
* Rifle (CoEd)
* Swimming and diving (boys and girls)
* Wrestling
* Volleyball varsity and 9th grade teams
* Baseball varsity and 9th grade teams
* Softball
* Tennis
* Track and field (boys and girls)
Club sports - indoor track, ice hockey, bowling and crew
Notable alumni
* Pat McAfee, host of The Pat McAfee show, former punter for the Indianapolis Colts and current Friday Night Smackdown
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announcer, Class of 2005.
* R. J. Umberger
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, former NHL
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player (Philadelphia Flyers
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, Columbus Blue Jackets
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), did not graduate from Plum High School
* Bill Wilmore
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, professional bodybuilder, Class of 1990
* Mike Miller, offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals, Class of 1988
* Steven Fabian
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correspondent
* Alex Kirilloff
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Amateur career
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, first round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins
* Elias Samson, wrestler
References
External links
Plum Borough School District website
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Public high schools in Pennsylvania
Schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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