Titusville Area High School

Titusville Area High School is a public high school in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The school serves about 660 students in grades 9-12. The main feeder school is Titusville Middle School.

Titusville Area High School
Address
302 E. Walnut Street

Titusville
,
Pennsylvania
16354
Information
School typePublic High School
Opened1931
School districtTitusville Area
PrincipalPhillip Knapp
Faculty40.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment539 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.21[1]
Color(s)Brown and Gold
Athletics conferencePIAA District X
MascotRockets
Feeder schoolsTitusville Middle School
WebsiteTitusville Area High School

School history

Titusville Area High School was originally constructed[2] in 1931. It was financed and given to the community by Mary Colestock in honor of her husband. Subsequent additions took place in 1941, 1957, and 1965, at which time the junior high wing was added. More additions, along with a major renovation took place in 1979, at which time a 25-meter swimming pool was added. The junior high students moved from the school to a sole middle school building in 1999, after which, a major renovation took place to the entire structure including improvements for energy-efficiency and student safety.

Titusville High School has an active alumni association that was organized in 1996 and has an endowed scholarship fund that exceeds one million dollars. Ida Tarbell graduated from Titusville High School in 1896 and is one of its most famous graduates. Another well-known graduate was John Heisman who began his football career by playing on the high school team for three years before graduating in 1887.

Athletics

Titusville Area is part of PIAA District 10[3]

Boys Sports

Girls Sports

  • Basketball - AAA
  • Cross Country - AA
  • Soccer - AA
  • Softball - AA
  • Swimming and Diving - AA
  • Track and Field - AA
  • Volleyball - AA

Alumni

Ray Tesser- American Football Player

Mason Levi- Singer

Ida Tarbell- Author and Journalist

John Heisman- NFL Player and Coach. The best college player receives a trophy called the Heisman trophy which is named after him.

J.J Bleday- MLB Player

References
  1. "Titusville SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. History of Titusville Schools - Titusville Area SD
  3. PIAA - Schools - Directory - Titusville Area High School

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