Erie High School (Pennsylvania)

Erie High School is a high school in Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Formerly called Central Tech High School, it was renamed in 2017 after the Erie City School District converted two of the other high schools, Strong Vincent High School and East High School, into middle schools.[2]

Erie High School
Address
3325 Cherry street erie pa

Erie
,
Pennsylvania
16508

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Opened2017
School districtErie City School District
PrincipalDonald Orlando
Teaching staff144.16 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,267 (2021-2022)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.76[1]
Color(s)Gold and Royal Purple
MascotRocky The Royal Lion
Websiteeriesd.org/eriehigh

The first Erie High School opened in 1866, before being renamed Central High School in 1920.[3]

Erie High School celebrated its first graduating class in 2018, about 400 out of a total of 2,278 students.[4]

Shooting

On April 5, 2022, shortly after 9:20 am, a shooting occurred in the school. One student was shot by another student but was in stable condition.[5][6] The school was locked down and students were dismissed classroom by classroom when there was found to be no additional threats. The Erie City School District announced later that the school would be closed until after Spring Break on April 18, 2022, while the district works on a plan to allow students to safely return.[7] The suspect has since been apprehended.[8]

References
  1. "Erie HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. Palattella, Ed. "Erie School District students join to reinvent Central". GoErie.com.
  3. Palattella, Ed. "Erie High School rooted in history". GoErie.com.
  4. Palattella, Ed. "Royals reign: Erie High graduates first senior class". GoErie.com.
  5. Jennifer Henderson and Eric Levenson. "Shooting at high school in Erie, Pennsylvania, leaves one injured, district says". CNN. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  6. Wallace, Danielle (2022-04-05). "Pennsylvania high school shooting leaves 1 hospitalized in good condition". Fox News. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. Palattella, Ed. "DA: Suspect in Erie High shooting is under 15, will be charged as juvenile when found". GoErie.com.
  8. "Pennsylvania high school student injured in on-campus shooting; suspect at large". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-06.

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