Lackawanna Trail High School

Lackawanna Trail Junior-Senior High School
Lackawanna Trail Junior-Senior High School
Address
	Tunnel Hill Rd. R.D.1; Factoryville, PA 18419
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1956
School district	Lackawanna Trail School District
Principal	Dr. Mark Murphy
Faculty	47
Grades	7 - 12
Enrollment	479 (2015-16)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.70
Color(s)	Red, White, Black
Nickname	Lions
Information	570-945-5181
Website	School website

Lackawanna Trail Junior-Senior High School is a secondary school located in Factoryville, Pennsylvania

Demographics

As of the 2010–11 school year, Lackawanna Trail High School had 550 students and 47 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis) with a student-teacher ratio of 11.70. There were 71 students in 7th grade, 86 in 8th grade, 100 in 9th grade, 92 in 10th grade, 98 in 11th grade and 103 in 12th grade.[2]

Athletics

In 1985, the field hockey team won the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AA State Championship, defeating East Pennsboro High School 3–0 in the tournament final game played at Shippensburg.[3]

The Lions football program won seven District 2 Class A titles and nine Lackawanna League championships over eleven years under coach Jeff Wasilchak, who left to become coach of the Lakeland High School program in 2008.[4]

Coach Steve Jervis lead the Lackawanna Trail Lions football team to district II "A" royalty in 2016 and 2018. 2018 was a magical season as the Lions went 14-2 and finished second in the state of Pennsylvania in class A.

Notable alumni

Jim Saxton (Hugh James Saxton), A Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.[5]
Don Sherwood, A Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, who represented the 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, from 1999 to 2007.[6]
Yogi Roth, coach, sports analyst and author. Played wide receiver for the University of Pittsburgh. Former video assistant and quarterbacks graduate assistant coach at the University of Southern California. Authored "From PA to LA" in 2010 and is currently a college football scout and commentator for ESPN.[7]

References

"Lackawanna Trail JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
2010-11 school year
PIAA CHAMPIONS- Field Hockey, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 31, 2007.
http://archives.timesleader.com/2008_37/2008_04_23_Lions_rsquo__coach_heading_to_Lakeland_-abington.html
Washington Post – Members of Congress – Jim Saxton Archived 2007-05-16 at the Wayback Machine.
Don Sherwood biography, United States Congress. Accessed May 31, 2007.
yogiroth.com

External links

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[1] "Lackawanna Trail JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[2] 2010-11 school year

[3] PIAA CHAMPIONS- Field Hockey, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 31, 2007.

[4] ttp://archives.timesleader.com/2008_37/2008_04_23_Lions_rsquo__coach_heading_to_Lakeland_-abington.html

[5] Washington Post – Members of Congress – Jim Saxton Archived 2007-05-16 at the Wayback Machine.

[6] Don Sherwood biography, United States Congress. Accessed May 31, 2007.

[7] yogiroth.com