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Greater Johnstown High School

Coordinates: 40°18′11″N 78°54′36″W / 40.303°N 78.91°W / 40.303; -78.91
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Greater Johnstown High School
Address
Map
222 Central Avenue

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15902

United States
Coordinates40°18′11″N 78°54′36″W / 40.303°N 78.91°W / 40.303; -78.91
Information
TypePublic
Established1895; 129 years ago (1895)
School districtGreater Johnstown S.D.
PrincipalWilliam Cacciotti
Grades8–12
Enrollment1,100 (2019–20)[1]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Black & Columbia blue
   
Team nameTrojans
Feeder schoolsGreater Johnstown
Middle School
Websitejhs.gjsd.net

Greater Johnstown High School is a public high school in the eastern United States, which is located in between the neighborhoods of Moxham, 8th Ward, and Hornerstown in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is the only high school operated by the Greater Johnstown School District.

During the 2019–2020 school year, enrollment was reported as 1,100 pupils in 8th through 12th grades.[1]

Extracurriculars

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Greater Johnstown School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[2]

Competitive musical groups

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Greater Johnstown High School's competitive groups compete on the NJA/TOB Circuit. The Marching Band and Indoor Percussion ensembles are directed by Eric Pfeil, and the Indoor/Outdoor Color Guard is directed by Jackie Willnecker.

  • Marching Band: Group 2 Open Class
  • Indoor Percussion: Scholastic Novice A Percussion
  • Essay Performance Company: Scholastic A Guard

Athletics

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Johnstown participates in high school athletics as a member of the Laurel Highlands Athletics Conference (LHAC). The school is located in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 6.

Boys' athletics

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Johnstown appeared in the 2005 PIAA Class AAA Boys' Basketball state title game before falling to Steelton-Highspire High School. The Team also won the class AAA district 6 title in Football and Boys' Basketball in 2009.

Girls' athletics

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Notable alumni and faculty

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References

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  1. ^ a b "School Profile".
  2. ^ "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities". Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  3. ^ "Classifications - PIAA".
  4. ^ "Classifications - PIAA".
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