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Penn Wood High School

Coordinates: 39°56′16″N 75°15′02″W / 39.93787°N 75.25045°W / 39.93787; -75.25045
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Penn Wood High School is a high school that occupies two campuses. One in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA, and one in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, USA.

Penn Wood High School
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100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania 19050, United States
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoTo Teach the Art of Living Well
Established1927
School districtWilliam Penn School District
PrincipalStephen Chicano[1]
Color(s)Navy and Maroon   
Team namePatriots
NewspaperThe Penn Wood Gazette
Websitewilliampennsd.org/school/penn-wood-high-school/

Organization

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Penn Wood High is managed by the William Penn School District. The school serves the boroughs of Aldan, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne, Lansdowne, and Yeadon.

The two campuses are Penn Wood High School -- Cypress Street Campus (Yeadon, grade 9), and Penn Wood High School -- Green Avenue Campus (Lansdowne, grades 10, 11, and 12).[2]

History

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Penn Wood High School, originally Lansdowne High School, was opened in 1927. The architect was Joseph Linden Heacock, and the builder was John McShain who went on to build the Kennedy Center, The Jefferson Memorial and The Pentagon. Today, it is one of the oldest public school buildings in Pennsylvania. Built in the Italian Renaissance style, the motto carved above the door reads "To Teach the Art of Living Well", attributed to Seneca. Carved in limestone above the motto are a female figure holding a Greek Temple, and a male figure holding a cog. The school is officially a merger of 3 previous high schools: Lansdowne-Aldan High School, Yeadon High School and Darby-Colwyn High School. Penn Wood's first year of existence as the new merger school was the 1982–83 school year. Their basketball team has recently won the PIAA Quad 4 State Championship against York High.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Principal's Message". williampennsd.org.
  2. ^ "WPSD at a Glance". WPSD. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  3. ^ "Dawn Burrell", USA Track & Field, November 8, 2002.
  4. ^ "Super Power", SI Vault, July 01, 1991.
  5. ^ [1], 2016.
  6. ^ "Duane Johnson - 2012-13 Men's Basketball". esuwarriors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "Baylor's Shawn Oakman: The Gigantic Man Behind the Meme". bleacherreport.com.
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