Richland Senior High School

Richland Senior High School is a high school located in Richland Township, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A brand new high school has been built for the 2007-2008 school year as the new $42 million addition to the Richland School District. It was announced by the Richland School Board that the new high school will consist of students in grades 7-12.

Athletics, Mascot

Richland is classified as a single "A" school for most sports, while in other sports it reaches the double "A" classification. Though Richland has not had any state championship teams for a while, Richland has had success on the state level with individual athletes. Notable individual athletes have gone through its doors in the sports of swimming– Jessica Brutz was a state champion (6-Time High School All-American and 6-Time NCAA All-American)– and wrestling– Eric Bowser in 1986 and Chad Sichak in 2002. The girls volleyball has done exceptionally as well, winning the state title a number of times in the 1990s as well as placing in numerous years. In 2002, the Girls soccer team won it's first District Championship and advanced to the State Playoffs. In addition, The Richland Boys Soccer Team has won its District Championship three years in a row, advancing to the Pennsylvania Single A State Boys Soccer Playoffs; Cross Country placed for team and individuals during that time as well.

Richland school colors are Red and Blue and its mascot is the ram. Its main rivals include Bishop McCort High School and Westmont High School.

For the first time in 48 years, the Richland Rams Football Team defeated the Bishop McCort Crushers, 30-27. This came to be McCorts only regular season loss.

Fine Arts

The Rams have also had many successes in the fine arts, with many people receiving recognition for their work. Also, representatives are sent to state band, orchestra, and chorus competitions annually. In the past, the Marching Band also has enjoyed several successes at state and national competitions.

Notable Alumni

*Victoria Bechtold Kush - Miss Pennsylvania 2004Fact|date=August 2007
*Steve Marx - Poker Player - Played in the 36th Annual World Series of Poker in 2005 and won $274,090. He was eliminated by famous poker professional Phil Ivey and finished in 35th place. His performance was aired on ESPN TV in 2005.fact|date=December 2007
*Jon Ford - Poker Player - On January 10, 2007 he made the final table in the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure, a $8000 buy-in event on the World Poker Tour. His winnings in this tournament totaled $550,980. This tournament was shown during a one-hour telecast via the Travel Channel.fact|date=December 2007
*Dr. Wade L. Thomas (1973) co-author of "Economic Issues Today: Alternative Approaches" [ [http://employees.oneonta.edu/thomaswl Dr. Wade L. Thomas' Homepage ] ] [ [http://www.economicissues.com Economic Issues ] ]
*Jessica Brutz (1999) Placed 3rd 5 times, 2nd 2 times and 1st one time at the PIAA state swimming championships. Won 8 consecutive District 6 & 9 titles while breaking/setting the record every time. 6 time High School All-American. 6 time NCAA All-American.

References

External links

* [http://www.richlandsd.com Richland School District]