- Mohawk Area School District
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Mohawk Area School District Address 325 Mohawk School Road
Western Pennsylvania
Bessemer, Pa Lawrence, 16112Coordinates 40.978545,-80.454359 Information Type Public Motto "We Achieve" Opened 1963 HS, 1983 Elem. Status Active Locale Bessemer, PA School district Mohawk Superintendent Kathy Kwolek Grades K-12 Enrollment District Size: 1,000 Hours in school day 7:50-2:36 High School, 9:00-3:35 Elementary Campus type Public School System Color(s) Red, Black, & White Athletics conference WPIAL Dist. 7 Sports Football, Baseball, Track/Field, Cross Country, Basketball, Golf, Volleyball, Softball Newspaper Mohawk News Yearbook The Totem Mohawk Area School District is a public school system in Bessemer, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the largest school district in Lawrence County by area, serving the boroughs of Bessemer, New Beaver and SNPJ, as well as the townsips of Mahoning, Little Beaver, and North Beaver. The high school was built in 1963. In 1983, the elementary was constructed in an adjacent space of land to the high school. The district produces a newsletter/newspaper called "The Mohawk News" that is delivered to every addressee in the school district every season.
The bus garage holds 32 buses. The Lawrence County Career and Technical Center is an alternative facility for students in grades 10-12. In 2008-2009 the district uses School Reach to contact parents of students in the district about important events and emergencies.
Students who are in Grades 10 to 12 can attend Lawrence County Career & Technical Center (LCCTC). MASD has approximate 1800 students enrolled total at both schools. The district's radius is approxiametly 100 miles around, which is the largest enrolled school district in Lawrence County.
Mohawk also uses Edline.
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History
Renovations
The renovations to the high school started in 2008. The plans were to add an auxiliary gym to the front of the school and an office/nurse's wing to the front, also. Other additions were and addition to the former "senior hall," now called the Jr. High wing. The hallway has science, English, and reading rooms. The expected end is Summer of 2010. With the beginning of the 2010-11 school year approaching, school officials are hopeful for the finishing of the construction. As of the fall of 2009, the halfway mark of the projects was made.
Description Built Auxiliary Gym, Office Wing, Fitness Center and Jr. High Wing Revisions to electrical/plumbing sections Revisions to lighting, flooring, interior, etc Revisions to Cafeteria & Gymnasium Revisions to Auditorium/Music Dept. Revisions to Science, Shop Area, and Library Revisions to the Second Floor Part 2 of 2 of Asbestos removal Revisions to the Home Ec Room & Technology Dept. Construction was complete in Fall of 2010 This project cost $25 million dollars.
Adjacent Districts
- Beaver Falls
- Blackhawk
- Ellwood City
- Neshanock
- New Castle
- Shenago
- Union
- Springfield Local (Ohio)
- East Palestine Local (Ohio)
- Wilmington Local (Lawrence Co.)
Nuclear Emergency
If such case of a nuclear emergency at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station residents would take shelter at Mohawk High School. More information: Emergency Evacuation
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Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1963
- School districts in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
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