Port Allegany School District is a small, rural,

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located in

McKean County McKean County is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,432. Its county seat is Smethport. The county was created in 1804 and organized in 1826. It was named in honor of former Pennsylv ...

and

Potter County, Pennsylvania Potter County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,396, making it the fifth-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Coudersport. The county was created in 1804 and late ...

, United States. Geographically, the district is in the north-central-west part of the state. The district encompasses an area of about . It includes Annin and Liberty Townships and

Port Allegany Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. The town's tree-lined streets lie in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, 30 miles west of the Allegheny River's headwat ...

and

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and Pleasant Valley Townships in Potter County. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 6,344. In 2010, the district's population had decreased to 5,737 people. The offices for the school system are in Port Allegany High School, which is in the borough of

. Port Allegany School District operates two schools: Port Allegany Junior Senior High School and Port Allegany Elementary School. The district is part of the Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 which provides services for special education students, curriculum development and teacher training.

School activities

Port Allegany School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Clubs

Computer club, drama club, French club, peer helpers, SADD, Spanish club, academic team and student council.

Music

* Chorus * Show choir * Chamber singers * Drama * Band * Marching band

Sports

The District funds: ;Boys: *

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 ...

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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 ...

- A * Cross country - A *

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

- AA ;Girls: *Basketball - A *Cross country - A *Golf - AA *Soccer (fall) - A *

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 ...

- A *Track and field - AA *Volleyball ;Junior High School Sports: ;Boys: *Basketball *Cross country *Football *Track and field *Wrestling ;Girls: *Basketball *Cross country *Track and field *Volleyball According to PIAA directory July 2012

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* {{coord, 41.81647, -78.27145, type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-PA, display=title School districts in McKean County, Pennsylvania School districts in Potter County, Pennsylvania