Meadville Area Senior High School

Meadville Area Senior High School
Address
930 North Street Extension Meadville, Pennsylvania, (Crawford County, Pennsylvania), 16335 United States
Coordinates	41°38′05″N 80°07′42″W / 41.6347°N 80.1284°W / 41.6347; -80.1284Coordinates: 41°38′05″N 80°07′42″W / 41.6347°N 80.1284°W / 41.6347; -80.1284
Information
Type	Public
School district	Crawford Central
Superintendent	Charles Heller III
Principal	John Higgins
Asst. Principal	Michael Fiorillo
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,025  (2009-10)
Color(s)	Red and Black
Mascot	Bulldogs
Team name	Bulldogs
Newspaper	'The Bark'
Website	[1]

Meadville Area Senior High School is a public school located within the city of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Situated at 930 North Street Ext.^[1], the high school serves the city of Meadville, West Mead Township, Pennsylvania, Vernon Township, Pennsylvania and is part of the Crawford Central School District.^[2] As of 2009 the total enrollment for grades 9 through 12 was 1,025.^[3] The schools mascot is the bulldog and its colors are red and black. Meadville Area Senior High School is renowned for its academics offering AP courses in calculus, English, chemistry, biology, physics, Spanish, German, French, American history, and European history.^[4]

Athletics

Meadville Area Senior High School has a storied athletic history, especially in hockey and basketball. The Bulldog Hockey team has won a total of 8 state titles in the years 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2003.^[5]. The bulldog basketball team's winning tradition includes a number of PIAA Western Finals appearances, a state final appearance in 1987 and invites to the nationally recognized McDonald's Classic basketball tournament in 1986 and 1990.

Outside of athletics students can participate in an extensive amounts of clubs and organizations including but not limited to student government, National Honor Society, ski club, marching band, jazz band, school newspaper known as "The Bark," and the German travel club.^[6]

Notable alumni

• Meghan Allen - adult model; Playboy Cyber Girl of the Month, featured in Women of Fear Factor
• Todd Erdos - Major League Baseball player
• Todd Holland - television and film director and producer
• Alison Irwin - reality show competitor on two series of Big Brother (U.S.) and The Amazing Race.
• Raymond P. Shafer - former Governor of Pennsylvania

References

1. ^ Crawford Central School District
2. ^ http://www.craw.org/
3. ^ http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/details.aspx?ID=11450
4. ^ http://wikimapia.org/1510880/Meadville-Area-Senior-High-School-MASH
5. ^ http://www.meadvillebulldoghockey.com/
6. ^ http://www.craw.org/schools/mash/germanNEW/index.htm