Fox Chapel Area High School
Fox Chapel Area High School (established in 1961) is a public school located in the Pittsburgh suburb of O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was recognized and honored as a National Blue Ribbon School twice. The Fox Chapel Area High School serves the municipalities of Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Indiana, O'Hara and Sharpsburg.
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• Name — Fox Chapel Area High School • Motto — The Fox Chapel Area School District exists to maximize student learning, achievement, and growth through a focus on educating the whole student. • Established — 1961 • Type — Public • District — Fox Chapel Area School District • Grades — 9-12 • Principal — Michael Hower, Ed.D., Lead Principal Michelle Young, Ph.D., Program Principal (A-L) Nicole Smith, Ed.D., Program Principal (M-Z) • Staff — 94.79 (FTE) • Ratio — 13.50 • Athletics — Baseball (Boys – Spring); Basketball (Boys, Girls – Winter); Cheerleading (Girls – Fall, Winter); Cross Country (Boys, Girls – Fall); Field Hockey (Girls – Fall); Football (Boys – Fall); Golf (Boys, Girls – Fall); Gymnastics (Girls – Winter); Indoor Track (Boys, Girls – Winter); Lacrosse (Boys, Girls – Spring); Soccer (Boys, Girls – Fall); Softball (Girls – Spring); Swimming/Diving (Boys, Girls – Winter); Tennis (Girls – Fall, Boys – Spring); Track & Field (Boys, Girls – Spring); Volleyball (Girls – Fall, Boys – Winter); and Wrestling (Boys, Girls – Winter) • Athletic Conference — WPIAL 3A, 4A & 5A (PIAA District 7) • Colors — Red, white, and black white black • Mascot — The Fox • Location — 611 Field Club Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238 • Country — USA • Website — https: fcahs.fcasd.edu/
Current student demographics
Current student demographics
As of October 2023. • Subset — Number of students — Percent • All — 1,280 — 100% • White — 1,013 — 79.14% • Black or African American — 48 — 3.75% • Asian — 106 — 8.28% • Hispanic — 56 — 4.38% • American Indian/Alaskan Native — 1 — 0.08% • Multi-Racial — 56 — 4.38% • Male — 697 — 54.45% • Female — 583 — 45.55%
Athletic interscholastic sports teams
Athletic interscholastic sports teams
Baseball (Boys – Spring) Basketball (Boys, Girls – Winter) Cheerleading (Girls – Fall, Winter) Cross Country (Boys, Girls – Fall) Field Hockey (Girls – Fall) Football (Boys – Fall) Golf (Boys, Girls – Fall) Gymnastics (Girls – Winter) Indoor Track (Boys, Girls – Winter) Lacrosse (Boys, Girls – Spring) Soccer (Boys, Girls – Fall) Softball (Girls – Spring) Swimming/Diving (Boys, Girls – Winter) Tennis (Girls – Fall, Boys – Spring) Track & Field (Boys, Girls – Spring) Volleyball (Girls – Fall, Boys – Winter) Wrestling (Boys, Girls – Winter) Club Sports Crew, Fencing, and Ice Hockey
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Reb Beach - guitarist • Adam Bisnowaty - NFL football player • Chip Ganassi - racing driver and team owner • Gaelen Gilliland - musical theater actress • Jeff Habay - Pennsylvania State Representative • Eddie Ifft - stand-up comedian • Michael Mitnick - screenplay writer for The Giver • Patrick Monteverde (2016) - baseball player • Anisha Nagarajan (2002) - actress and singer • Beth Stern - television personality and actress • Rick Strom - professional football player and football commentator • William Thomas - professional ice hockey player • Leo Wisniewski - professional football player
School performance
School performance
Fox Chapel Area High School has been awarded Silver Medal rankings by U.S. News & World Report over the past decade and is consistently ranked among the nation's top high schools by Newsweek. It was recently ranked the 12th best high school in Pennsylvania by Niche. The high school is ranked among the top 600 high schools in the nation and consistently receives an “A+ Overall Niche Grade” on niche.com.
High school renovations
High school renovations
High school renovations were completed in 2016 and the building has a large swimming pool/natatorium and an upgraded library/media center, auditorium, cafeteria, and commons area. The high school includes state-of-the-art computer, science, digital art, technology, and music labs.
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- 1.National Center for Education Statistics. Fox Chapel Area HS.
- 2.Fox Chapel High School Profile. Schoolmatters.com dead link. October 2017.
- 3.Reb Beach
- 4.Fox Chapel area to honor Ganassi. TribLIVE.com. September 16, 2004.
- 5.Carter, Alice. 'Addams Family' actress returns to her Pittsburgh roots. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2012-07-28.
- 6.Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Jeffrey Earl Habay (Republican). Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile.
- 7.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_169390.html
- 8.Beloit pitcher, Pittsburgh native Pat Monteverde basks in gem before 'home' crowd vs. Captains. June 17, 2022.
- 9.Owen, Rob. Anisha Nagarajan, gets 'Outsourced'. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2010-09-22.
- 10.Action News Extra: 1-On-1 with Howard Stern's Girlfriend - Entertainment News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh.
- 11.Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site.
- 12.Fox Chapel's Bill Thomas earns Penguins' roster spot | TribLIVE.
- 13.http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm ? ilkid=WISNILEO01
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