- Mount Pleasant Area School District
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Mount Pleasant Area School District 
Address 271 State Street
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania Westmoreland County, 15666Information Superintendent Terry W. Struble Grades K-12 Mascot Vikings Website http://www.mpasd.net Mount Pleasant School District is a public school district in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The boroughs of Mount Pleasant and Donegal, as well as the townships of Mount Pleasant and Donegal are within district boundaries.
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Administration
- Terry Struble - Superintendent
- Michael Picarsic - Director of Elementary & Secondary Education
- Allison Willis - Business Administrator, Transportation Director, Child Accounting, PIMS
- Barry Bitner - Buildings & Grounds Supervisor
- Robert Rizzo - Technology Coordinator
- Diane Bailey - Fiscal Manager, Benefits and Payroll
Schools
There are 4 Elementary Schools in the district, they are as follows
- Donegal Elementary School, located on Schoolhouse Road in Donegal Township, was built in 1958 to accommodate students from the former Donegal and Jones Mills Schools. When the school first opened, it served grades K-8. In 1974, Junior High students were sent to the High School Complex. Classrooms were added later on.
- Norvelt Elementary School, located in the WPA community of Norvelt in Mount Pleasant Township, was built in 1936. Norvelt is a K-6 Elementary School.
- Ramsay Elementary School served as a Junior High School until 1975, when it became an elementary school. In 1993, it then became the current Grade 4-6 facility for students living in Mount Pleasant Borough. The school is located on Eagle Street.
- Rumbaugh Elementary School is a Grade K-3 Elementary school, located on the eastern edge of Mount Pleasant Borough. The school is named after Lloyd Rumnbaugh, a former district superintendent.
Secondary Complex
The Junior-Senior High School is located off State Route 981 in Mount Pleasant Township. The school was opened in 1964, and the Junior High was added to the building in 1975. The complex was renovated and ready for the start of the 2002-03 School Term. The athletic complex and MPASD Administration Building are also located on the secondary complex.
Sports Teams
Sport Boys Girls Football Class AA Baseball Class AAA Wrestling Class AA Softball Class AA Basketball Class AAA Class AAA Track and Field Class AAA Class AAA Swimming and Diving Class AA Class AA Tennis Class AA Class AA Golf Class AAAA Class AAAA Soccer Class AA Class AA Vocational-Technical School
Students in grades 10-12 have the opportunity to attend the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton.
Secondary Clubs
There are several extra-curricular clubs at the secondary complex. They are as follows
- Art
- Baseball
- Cheerleaders
- Chess
- Experimental Music
- French
- Gamma Omega
- Girls Basketball
- Guitar
- Hackey Sack
- Interact
- Jr. High Book
- Jr. High Newspaper
- Jr. High Student Council
- Jr. High Yearbook
- Mock Trial
- National Art Honor Society
- Outdoorsmen
- PA Jr. Academy of Science (PJAS)
- Quiz Team
- Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD)
- Senior High Student Council
- Senior High Yearbook
- Soccer
- Student Athletic Training
- Tri-M Music Honor Society
- Wrestling
- YEA
External links
Categories:- School districts in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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