Perry Traditional Academy

Perry Traditional Academy, also known as Pittsburgh Perry High School, is a high school in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Perry is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. During desegregation in 1974, it was a center for racial tensions.[4]

Perry Traditional Academy High School
Location
3875 Perrysville Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15214

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Knowledge for Service"
Established1901
School districtPittsburgh Public Schools
PrincipalKaren Ankrom Prioleau[1]
Staff97 total;
63 teachers,
7 administration,
7 student service/counselors,
4 security,
4 aides,
2 reading/math coaches,
6 other
Grades9–12
Enrollment431[2] (as of October 1, 2018)
MascotCommodore
RepresentativeFloyd McCrea
WebsitePerry Traditional Academy
TypeStructure
DesignatedNovember 30, 1999[3]
Designated2001

Feeder district

The City of Pittsburgh neighborhoods which are served by Perry Traditional Academy High School are as follows: Allegheny Center, Allegheny West, Brighton Heights, California-Kirkbride, Central Northside, Chateau, East Allegheny, Fineview, Manchester, Marshall-Shadeland, North Shore, Northview Heights, Perry South, Spring Hill-City View, Spring Garden, Summer Hill and Troy Hill.[5]

Enrollment

As of October 1, 2018:[2]

Group Number of students Percent
All 431 100%
White 69 16.0%
African American 324 75.2%
Asian <5 <1%
Hispanic 6 1.4%
Multiracial 29 6.7%
Male 223 51.7%
Female 208 48.3%

Mascot

The school's mascot is the Commodore, named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. A mural depicting The Commodore faces the school on the old Rich Bedding Building. It was commissioned by business owner Bill Schmidt, painted by The MLK Project and designed by Perry Alumni Bill Gandy (85) & Kimberley Robinson-Gandy (86).

Academics

Perry consists of grades 9-12. The school has 3 academic sections: a Centers for Advanced Studies (CAS) program for gifted students, the Pittsburgh Scholars Program (PSP), and the mainstream.

Standardized tests

As of 2019, Perry students performed below the state average in statewide tests.[6]

Alma mater

Our Perry High Dear Alma Mater Thou
Keep Watchful Eye Atop The Summit's Brow
Thou Shalt To Us A Firm Foundation Be
Guide, Counsel'r, Friend Throughout Eternity
And As The Years Go Swiftly Gliding By
Still Thou Shalt to Be Our Own Dear Perry High
Chorus:
All Hail To Perry, We'll Honor And Praise Thee'
To Alma Mater We'll Ever Be True
All Hail To Perry, We'll Honor And Praise Thee'
We'll Love Forever The White And Blue [7]

Notable alumni
  • Glenn Beckert (class of 1958), Major League Baseball player for Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres.
  • Eddie Benton (class of 1992), basketball player and coach.[8]
  • Richard Foster, modernist architect.[9]
  • Boo Jackson (class of 2000), basketball player.[10]
  • Audie L. Chapman (class of 2000), Robotics Engineer Pittsburgh's first design NASA Moon Lunar Lander (2020).

References
  1. "Perry Staff". Discover PPS. Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. "Perry Enrollment". Discover PPS. Pittsburgh Public Schools. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JVoqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R1UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7198%2C3811376
  5. EJ. "Discover PPS". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. "Perry Traditional Academy Test Scores". Great Schools. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  7. "Pittsburgh Perry High School". Pittsburgh Public Schools. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  8. Hostutler, Mark (2010). Heads of State: Pennsylvania's Greatest High School Basketball Players of the Modern Era. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450267052. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  9. "About Richard Foster". roundhousewilton.com. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017. Richard T. Foster was an architect who worked primarily in New York and Connecticut. He was born in 1919 in the Fineview section of Pittsburgh, Pa. and educated at Perry High School, Carnegie Institute of Technology and Pratt Institute.
  10. "Boo Jackson Player Profile, Dakota Wizards, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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