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Mapletown Junior/Senior High School

Coordinates: 39°48′15″N 79°56′17″W / 39.80408°N 79.93804°W / 39.80408; -79.93804
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Mapletown Junior/Senior High School
Address
Map
1000 Mapletown Road

,
15338
Information
School districtSoutheastern Greene
NCES District ID4222200
SuperintendentWilliam R. Henderson III
NCES School ID422220002284
PrincipalBart Donley
Faculty28.05 (FTE)[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment256 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.13[1]
Color(s)Black & Gold
Athletics conferencePIAA District VII (WPIAL)
NicknameMapletown
Team nameMaples
NewspaperThe Maple[2]
YearbookMon-O-Leaf[2]
Feeder schoolsBobtown Elementary School
WebsiteMapletown Jr./Sr. High School

Mapletown Junior/Senior High School is a public Junior/Senior High School, located near Greensboro, Pennsylvania (65 miles south of Pittsburgh) It is the sole secondary facility of the Southeastern Greene School District.

Graduation Requirements

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In order to graduate from Mapletown, students must successfully complete 27 credits[2] of coursework, successfully score Proficient or above on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) during grade 11 and complete a Graduation Project during their senior year.

Credit Coursework

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There are two Credit Programs at Mapletown[2] for students in Grades 10-12:

  • College/Career Preparatory Program: Students take courses in order to meet minimum requirements for institutions of post-secondary learning.
  • Career-Technical-Center: Students in this category attend the Greene County Career and Technology Center in Franklin Township, near Waynesburg for one-half of the school day in a particular program and attend Mapletown the other half of the day.

Credit Breakdown

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Students must earn Credits in the following manner[2] in order to graduate:

  • Language Arts - 4 Credits
  • Mathematics - 4 Credits
  • Science - 4 Credits
  • Social Studies - 3 Credits
  • Arts and Humanities - 1 Credit
  • Physical Education - 0.5 Credit
  • Health - 0.5 Credit
  • Electives - 10 Credits (CTC students must earn 1 Credit in Freshman Year)

Athletics

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Mapletown participates in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League, WPIAL for short,[3] which is PIAA Disttict VII

Sport Name Boys Girls
Baseball Class A
Basketball Class A Class A
Football Class A
Softball Class A
Volleyball Class A

Junior High Athletics

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Mapletown Junior High School participates in non-sanctioned athletics[4] for students in grades 7 and 8:

  • Basketball
  • Football

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mapletown JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Pappas, Jason (December 2011). Mapletown Senior High School Handbook. Greensboro, Pennsylvania: Southeastern Greene School District. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15.
  3. ^ "PIAA - Schools - Directory - Mapletown High School". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. ^ "PIAA - Schools - Directory - Mapletown Junior High School". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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