Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania

Pottsgrove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,469 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Pottsgrove is located at 40°15′43″N 75°36′45″W / 40.26194°N 75.61250°W / 40.26194; -75.61250 (40.261983, -75.612585).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the CDP was 93.2% Non-Hispanic White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.4% were two or more races. 1.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,266 people, 1,203 households, and 973 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,191.7 people per square mile (460.2/km²). There were 1,237 housing units at an average density of 451.4/sq mi (174.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.52% White, 0.89% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

Pottsgrove High School

Pottsgrove High School (PGHS), built in 1955, is a public high school located in Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania that serves students in grades 9-12 from Lower Pottsgrove, Upper Pottsgrove, and West Pottsgrove townships. It is part of the Pottsgrove School District. Pottsgrove High School has a total enrollment of approximately 1,000 students. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Pottsgrove's colors are maroon and white and their mascot is the Falcon.

In the summer of 2012, a renovation of the high school began in order to make sure the building functioned appropriately for the 21st century. In addition, some other building needs were: a new roof, security improvements, and compliance of code in air quality and bathrooms. This project was expected to cost approximately $27.95 million.

Academics

Citizenship Grade

Each subject is accompanied by a citizenship mark based on a pupil's capacity for growth. This mark includes an evaluation of characteristics that are essential to personal and social development: attitude, effort, and dependability. Attitude - spirit of cooperation within the classroom, effort - be attentive, do what is required, and take advantage of the educational opportunities present, dependability - be recognized in the classroom as a responsible person. Each student will receive a grade using the following guidelines:
O = Outstanding
S = Satisfactory
U = Unsatisfactory
F = Cheating/Plagiarism

High school

A high school (also secondary school, senior school, secondary college) is a school that provides adolescents with part or all of their secondary education. It may come after primary school or middle school and be followed by higher education or vocational training.

Terminology

The term "high school" originated in Scotland, with the world's oldest high school being Edinburgh's Royal High School from 1505. The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, Boston Latin School founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In all of New Zealand and Malaysia, along with most of Britain and parts of Australia, Bangladesh and Canada, high school means the same thing as secondary school, but instead of starting in 9th grade, these "secondary schools" begin at ages 11 or 12.

Country by country

Australia

In Australia, high school is a secondary school, from Year 7 or Year 8 through to Year 12, varying from state to state. High school immediately follows primary (elementary) school; therefore, a Year-7 Australian high-school student is sometimes as young as 12. In Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, the term "high school" generally refers to Years 7–10, whereas the term "College" is used for Years 11–12. In Victoria the term "secondary college" has largely replaced the term "high school" following the reforms of the Labor Government in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Some schools have retained the name "high school" (such as Melbourne High School) and many have now dropped the "secondary" and are simply known as "college".