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Mt. Lebanon High School is a four-year, comprehensive
high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
located in Mt. Lebanon,
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, with an enrollment of 1,801 students in grades 9–12 for the 2020–2021 school year. Its mascot is the Blue Devil.


History

The school was originally built in 1927, and was described after being built as one of the most advanced schools in the state. The school had two additions added in 1956 and 1957. Ground was broken in 1970 for an addition, which was completed in 1972. This addition added another six story building connected to the original building, an arts wing connected to the auditorium, and a new gymnasium. Ninth grade students were added to the school due to overcrowding at the junior high schools. In 2012, construction started for the Science Wing and a new Athletic Building that includes a new pool, a main gym, two smaller gyms, and an exercise center. Remaining portions of the school that were renovated include the 1930 wing on Cochran Road, the Auditorium, and Fine Arts Wing. These were completed in 2017. The old South Gym was renovated into the Center Court, which functions as the cafeteria, and is located to be accessible from all main courses.


Athletics

The sports teams compete in the
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) is an interscholastic athletic association in Western Pennsylvania. It is District 7 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. History The Western Pennsylvania Inte ...
- District 7 of the PIAA. The teams go by the name "Blue Devils" and the school mascot is the Blue Devil. The student section is known as the Devil's Den. The high school has a sports rivalry with
Upper St. Clair High School Upper St. Clair High School (USCHS) is a public secondary school in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania and the sole high school within Upper St. Clair School District, the township's namesake ...
. *Football ** 1 PIAA state championship (2021) *Baseball (Boys) ** 1 PIAA state championship (1998) *Basketball **Boys: 1 PIAA state championship (1940) **Girls: 3 PIAA state championships (2009, 2010, and 2011) *Cross Country **Boys: 12 PIAA state titles (1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1998) *Football **1 PIAA state championship (2021) *Hockey **Boys' Ice: 2 PIHL state championships (1976 and 2006). *Soccer **Boys: 1 PIAA state championship (1981) **Girls: 1 PIAA state championship (1992) *Swimming **Girls: 1 PIAA state championship (2002) *Volleyball **Girls: 2 PIAA state titles (1997 and 2000)


Extracurricular activities

In the 2002–03 school year, the high school received one of six Outstanding School Awards from the
Educational Theatre Association The Educational Theatre Association (abbreviated as EdTA), founded in 1929, is the professional association for theatre education. EdTA is a national nonprofit organization with approximately 135,000 student and professional members. EdTA's missio ...
. The school's theater program began in 1930 and has produced a number of notable actors. In 2006, the fine arts department was rated one of eight finest nationwide by the
U.S. Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department ...
. In 2007, the American Music Conference listed Mt. Lebanon High school as one of the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education". Mount Lebanon Percussion ensemble were invited by the
NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
to perform at the 2011 NHL Winter Classic on live TV for the country. The Mt. Lebanon
Forensic Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to Criminal law, criminal and Civil law (legal system), civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standard ...
Team won the Western Pennsylvania District Forensic Championship four years in a row, beginning in 2001. In 2004, the team won the state championship in dramatic interpretation and extemporaneous speaking and then earned a second-place title in extemporaneous speaking at the national competition in Salt Lake City. In 2006, the team captured the Pennsylvania High School Speech League championship, ''The Devil's Advocate'' is Mt. Lebanon High School's monthly student newspaper.


Notable alumni

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(1914-1999) - football tackle *
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Notable staff

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References


External links

* {{Authority control Schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania