An important factor in the high school’s success has been the quality of its
teachers. Sixty-five percent of the professional staff at the high school holds a master’s
degree or its equivalent. The average years of teaching experience among the high
school’s teaching staff is 12.2 years. Over the years, teachers have been awarded honors
in various competitions such as the Disney Teacher Award, Pennsylvania Teacher of the
Year Award and the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program.
The academic expectations of students at the high school are rigorous. With 80-
minute block class periods, students are required to complete a six-hour service learning
experience and a graduation project over the course of each year of high school. In
keeping ahead of the technological advances in the modern workforce, the high school
offers accounting, computer business applications, entrepreneurship, Web page design,
media, graphic communications, manufacturing technology and production systems
courses. These types of courses require technology upgrades to the infrastructure of the
school. There are more than 1,200 computer systems for students with complete wireless
access in writing, mathematics, business, technology education, art, media and music
resources areas. Each classroom is equipped with a television monitor that is connected to