North Hills Senior High School - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/PA

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North Hills Senior High School

53 Rochester Rd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15229-1189 -

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Definition of Terms

North Hills Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 10 - 12

County

Allegheny County, PA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1364 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

85 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 10 - 471 students

Grade 11 - 443 students

Grade 12 - 450 students

This School

(PA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(PA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	3%
% Black	3%	14%
% White	94%	81%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(PA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(PA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

North Hills Sd School District

This School's Agency

(PA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	4
Number of Students Managed	4,771 students	2,220 students
District Total Revenue	$61,076,000	$24,078,000
District Expenditure	$57,191,000	$23,565,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,802	$10,846
District Expenditure / Student	$11,987	$10,615
District Graduation Rates	95%	95%

North School News (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:26:07 am
Fox Chapel Area High School Marching Band, performing its 2009 program, "One Way Out," recently brought home Class A trophies from their first two Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band
North Student News (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
posted on June 4, 2009 at 09:57:47 am
Three North Hills Senior High School musicians were selected to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Conference.
North Bulletin Board (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
posted on April 30, 2009 at 04:58:17 am
Ross -- North Hills Art Center, 3432 Babcock Blvd., will hold the Regional 2009 Multi-Media Juried Art Exhibit May 8 to June 11.

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North Hills Senior High School is a suburban high school located in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. The school's mascot is the Indians and its official colors are red and white.
North Hills Senior High School has had a storied football tradition in quad Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) play. Its program was number #1 in the country in 1987 and it won the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Championship in 1993.
Famous football alumni from the high school include former New York Giants linebacker and former Penn State football star LaVar Arrington, former Buffalo Bills safety Mark Kelso, former University of Pittsburgh quarterback and current physical education teacher at the school, Eric Kasperowicz, as well as T.J. Osman, a former 4 year starter at offensive line with Michigan.
Both the Marching Band and Symphony Band have a long history and are very well respected, being one of only a very few high school bands to participate in the inauguration ceremony of President George W. Bush. Warren S. Mercer, Jr., North Hills High Band Director for 31 years until 1992, elevated the North Hills High School Symphony Band to national prominence. Mr. Mercer has received numerous awards to include being elected to membership in the American Bandmasters Association in March 1972 and is the recipient of a citation of excellence from the National Band Association. The NHHS Symphony Band was awarded the famous Sudler Flag of Honor by the John Phillip Sousa Foundation in 1983. The NHHS Symphony Band has won the highest honors in its section at the Carnegie Awards Festival sponsored by Carnegie-Mellon University. It has performed at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association State Convention 1965 and 1971; the Mid-West National Band Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, 1966, 1970, and 1987; the Mid-East Instrumental CLinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1967; the Music Educators National Convention, Washington, D.C., and in Boston 1973. In more recent years, the band played at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The band sought to enrich its musical program by commissioning a composition from major composers. Such commissioned works have been written for the band by Mr. Don Gillis, Mr. Edward Madden, Mr. Robert Jager, Mr. Jerry Bilik, Mr. Philip Catelinet, Mr. Rex Mitchell, Mr. Vaclav Nelhybel, Dr. Paul Whear, and Mr. Norman Dello Joio. Guest conductors through the years have included, Dr. William Revelli, Dr. Richard Strange, Dr.James Neilson, Dr. James Dunlop (PSU), Mr. Vaclav Nelhybel and in March 1973, Arthur Fiedler, Director of the Boston Pops Orchestra. ( Reference: MENC Music Educators National Conference January 19-22, 1973, Boston North Hills Symphony Band Bio Sheet)

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