Central High School (Martinsburg, Pennsylvania)

Central High School (Martinsburg, Pennsylvania)

Central High School

Central High School is a public high school in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. It serves the Spring Cove School District in southern Blair County, Pennsylvania. Central High School has an enrollment of 674 students in grades 9-12.

Academics

Central High School offers the following academic programs:

Career Exploration & Resource Center

Consumer & Homemaking Education

Honors Courses

Vocational Building Trades/Home Maintenance

Distance Learning Opportunities

Business Vocational Courses

Advanced Placement Courses

Foreign Language Courses

College in High School Courses

Required Physical Education Courses

Art Major Course

Independent Study Courses

Work-Based Learning

School-to-Work Activities

Driver's Education

Vocational Agriculture & Horticulture courses

The average SAT score at Central High School is 1026 (as of 2004), with 24% of students scoring in the top 25%.

53% of classes have a class size of under 20 (as of 2004).

Central High School is a very safe high school with just 0.19 safety infractions per 100 students, as compared to the state average of 1.96.

The 2004 Central High School seniors voted that Central High School's top 5 strengths are as follows:

1. Teachers

2. Administration

3. Small size allows for focus on individual education

4. Block Scheduling/Curriculum*

5. Extracurricular Activities

* Central High School switched from the Block Scheduling/Curriculum to an 8-period Scheduling/Curriculum for the 2007/2008 school year.

Central High School has multiple supporting programs including:

On-site Breakfast & Lunch Programs Interscholastic Sports

Band & Orchestra

Chorus

Theater & Arts Activities

Business Partnerships

Community Service Programs

Before & After School Clubs

Work Study

The school also has 4 computer labs and a library. The library at Central has approx. 16,600 books, pamphlets, maps, videotapes, films, software, and other electronic media. All classrooms have at least 1 computer that can be used by the teacher for instructional use. There are also approx. 225 computers that can be used by students during the day, and students have supervised access to the internet while using school computers.

Athletics

Central High School's mascot is the Dragon, and the school participates in the newly formed Mountain Athletic Conference (MAC). The school offers the following sports for students (and location of venue):

Baseball: 9-8 in 2008 (Central High School)

Basketball-Boys: 12-17 in 07/08 (Central High School Gym)

Basketball-Girls: 13-13 in 07/08 (Central High School Gym)

Competition Cheerleading (Bean Hill Gym - Martinsburg, PA)

Cross Country: 13-1(girls)12-3(boys) in 2007 (Central High School)

Football: 4-6 in 2007 (Dragon Field - Roaring Spring, PA)

Golf: 8-5 in 2007 (Iron Masters Country Club - Roaring Spring, PA)

Softball: 5-12 in 2008 (Central High School)

Swimming: 0-17(girls)10-7(boys) in 07/08 (Penn State - Altoona, PA)

Tennis-Girls: 4-9 in 2007 (Morrisons Cove Park - Martinsburg, PA)

Track & Field: 6-4(girls)2-8(boys) in 2008 (Central High School)

Volleyball-Boys: 2-9 in 2008 (Central High School Gym)

Volleyball-Girls: 13-6 in 2007 (Central High School Gym)

Wrestling: 1-12 in 07/08 (Bean Hill Gym - Martinsburg, PA)


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