Bellefonte Area High School (previously known as Bellefonte High School) is a high school serving Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the Bellefonte Area School District.
The district (this is the sole comprehensive high school of the district) covers the Borough of Bellefonte and the townships of Marion, Spring, and Walker, as well as most of Benner Township, in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It includes the following census-designated places: Continental Courts, Hublersburg, Jacksonville, Mingoville, Nittany, Peru, Pleasant Gap, Snyderville, and Zion.[1]
Facilities
editIn 2011, several energy companies worked together to install a photovoltaic solar array on the roof of Bellefonte Area High School.[2]
Notable people
editBellefonte has graduated several figures notable on the state level. Anna Keichline, Pennsylvania's first female architect, graduated from Bellefonte High School in 1906. Pennsylvania's 21st governor, Daniel H. Hastings, served as principal of the school in the late 1860s.
Jeremy Rose was a top wrestler at Bellefonte High before he went on to be a horse jockey.[3] He and his horse, Afleet Alex, won the Belmont Stakes and Preakness Stakes in 2005, receiving the Best Jockey ESPY Award that year.
References
edit- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Centre County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-07-18. - Text list
- ^ "Duke Energy, Integrys Energy Services and Smart Energy Capital Complete Rooftop Solar Projects for Two Pennsylvania School Districts Nov. 22, 2011." Targeted News Service: n/a. ProQuest Research Library. Nov 22 2011. Web. 31 May 2012.
- ^ Finley, Bill. "From Jockeying for a Mount to the Derby." New York Times: D.7. New York Times. May 03 2005. Web. 31 May 2012.