Warren Area High School

Warren Area High School (WAHS) is a government-funded high school in Warren, Pennsylvania, built 1961. The school has 743 students as of the 2017–2018 school year. It is one of four high schools operated by Warren County School District. The WAHS mascot is a dragon. There is also Warren County Career Center located on the WAHS campus, offering vocational-technical education opportunities to students in grades 10-12. The campus includes the Warren Area Elementary Center (Grades K–4). After graduating from Beaty-Warren Middle School (Grades 5–8), students proceed to Warren Area High School (Grades 9–12).

Warren Area High School
Address
345 East Fifth Avenue

Warren
,
Pennsylvania
16365

United States
Information
School typePublic
Established1928
School districtWarren County School District
NCES District ID4224820
NCES School ID422482004149
PrincipalJosh Vincent
Grades9–12
Number of students743 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.51[1]
Campus size146,253 square feet (13,587.3 m2)[2]
Color(s)Blue and White
MascotDragons
Feeder schoolsBeaty-Warren Middle School
WebsiteWarren Area High School

WAHS was established long before 1961. The current campus was built in 1961. The predecessor graduated its last class that year. Its third story was condemned as a fire hazard in 1928 and restored to functioning in 1959. Today it has 2½ stories (the "pit", the first floor and second floor) as well as a basement, and consists of a gymnasium, cafeteria, auditorium, courtyard, study hall, library, 2 lobbies and much more. WAHS is owned and operated by the Warren County School District.

The school underwent a major renovation, which was completed in 2018.[3] The new campus features a new media center, gymnasium, band and choir rooms, aesthetics, and classrooms.

History and Renovation

The old Warren High School was built in 1896-97 and was located in the city of Warren at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Market Street.

That building went out of use in 1960, as a new school had been built in 1958 at the present day location of 345 East Fifth Avenue. The old building was razed in 1961. In 2018, a twenty-five million dollar renovation was completed by architect Buchart Horn[4] to update the exterior and interior.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports.

Sports that are interscholastic are boys and girls tennis, wrestling, football, boys and girls swimming/diving, boys and girls golf, soccer, boys and girls basketball, softball, baseball, girls volleyball, cross country, and track and field. The athletics participate in District 10 and Region 4 in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Athletics

WAHS is in PIAA District 10.

SportBoys/ClassGirls/Class
BaseballClass AAA
BasketballClass AAAClass AAA
Cross CountryClass AAAClass AAA
FootballClass AA
GolfClass AAAAClass AAAA
SoccerClass AAClass AA
SwimmingClass AAAClass AAA
TennisClass AAClass AA
Track and FieldClass AAAClass AAA
VolleyballClass AA
WrestlingClass AA

Vocational Education Opportunities

Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors at Warren Area have the opportunity to spend one-half of each school day at the Warren County Career Center, located nearby where they can learn from one of fourteen career programs, as well as the possibility of earning advanced placement credits for post-secondary education.

References
  1. "Warren Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. Warren County School District - HS Feasiblility Study (12/21/2011)
  3. "Majority of WAHS renovation expected to be completed by next school year | News, Sports, Jobs - Times Observer". www.timesobserver.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  4. "Warren Area High School Addition and Renovations | Buchart Horn Architects".

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