New Castle Junior/Senior High School
New Castle Junior/Senior High School is a public school located in New Castle, Pennsylvania in Lawrence County. It is part of the New Castle Area School District which serves New Castle, South New Castle, and Taylor Township.
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Coordinates | 41.005°N 80.34°W |
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Type | Junior high school and High school |
School district | New Castle Area School District |
Superintendent | John Sarandrea[3] |
Senior high school principal | Richard Litrenta[1] |
Junior high school principal | Carol Morell |
Faculty | 53.10 (FTE)[4] |
Grades | 7–12 |
Enrollment | 746 (grades 9-12) (2018-19)[4] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.05[4] |
Color(s) | Black and Red[5][6] |
Mascot | Hurricanes[5][6] |
The school is a combined junior high school and (senior) high school, educating students in 7th through 12th grades. Its total student population is between 1,300 and 1,500.[7][2] It has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14 to 1.[2]
Faculty and staff
The senior high school principal is Richard Litrenta.[8] Carol Morell is the junior high principal.[9]
Extracurricular activities
Students participate in many activities, including sports and forensics.[10] Football, basketball, and soccer are popular team sports.[5][6] Philip Henry Bridenbaugh and Lindy Lauro coached the football team for a combined 67 years, both with excellent winning records; in 1991 the school recorded its 600th football win, the first in Pennsylvania and the fifth in the US to achieve the milestone.[11] The school's football field is officially named Lauro-Bridenbaugh Field at Taggart Stadium to honor both coaches.[12] In the 2010s, the basketball boys won back-to-back WPIAL Championships and coach Blundo was voted Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's 2013 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.[13]
Notable people
- Philip Henry Bridenbaugh, mathematics teacher and coach[14]
- Dick Cangey, stuntman and actor[15]
- Ben Ciccone, football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Cardinals[16]
- William C. Chip, U.S. Marine Corps Major general and Quartermaster General[17]
- Bruce Clark, football player[18]
- Paul Cuba, football player, Philadelphia Eagles[19]
- Nick DeCarbo, football player, Pittsburgh Pirates[20]
- Malik Hooker, football player, Indianapolis Colts[21]
- John Kiriakou, former CIA agent[22]
- Mark Mangino, football coach, University of Kansas, Iowa State University[23]
- Rick Razzano, football player, Cincinnati Bengals, Toronto Argonauts[24]
- David Young, basketball player[25]
Notes and references
- Official website
- Profile at education.com
- "Central Administration". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- "New Castle SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- New Castle High School Football at maxpreps.com
- New Castle Senior High School HurricaneShop
- Profile at trulia.com
- "Principal's Message". New Castle Senior High School. New Castle Area School District. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "Principal's Message". New Castle Junior High School. New Castle Area School District. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- Lawrence County forensics
- "Long-time New Castle coach quits". Observer-Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. AP. November 12, 1992. p. B12.
- Emert, Rich (August 18, 2005). "Naming a field can tell a story". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. EZ10.
- Meyer, Craig (March 29, 2013). "2013 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year: New Castle's Ralph Blundo". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- "Philip Henry Bridenbaugh, football coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 16, 1990. p. 6.
- "Dick Cangey". Metacritic. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "Ben Ciccone". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "Maj. Gen. William C. Chip – Lawrence County Historical Society". Lawrence County Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- White, Mike (October 9, 2014). "Do you Remember?: Bruce Clark". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "Paul Cuba". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "Nick DeCarbo". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- White, Mike (April 27, 2017). "New Castle's Malik Hooker taken 15th overall by Colts in NFL draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "Kiriakou: I loved being a spy". New Castle News. March 14, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- Keegan, Tom (November 22, 2007). "Mangino pushing all the right buttons". Lawrence Journal-World. p. 3B.
- White, Mike (June 17, 1999). "Pitt getting Ohio standout". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- "Oklahoma City Thunder: The David Young File". NBA. Retrieved February 9, 2018.