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| name = East Pennsboro Area High School
| name = East Pennsboro High School
| image = East Penn High School.jpg
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| alt = map showing Cumberland County public school district attendance areas
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| district = East Pennsboro Area School District
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| principal = Jonathan Bucher
| superintendent = Mr. Gregory Milbrand
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| principal = Mr. Jonathan Bucher
| faculty = 67 teachers (2012)<ref name="ReferenceA">US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2013</ref>
| faculty = 67 teachers (2012)<ref name="ReferenceA">US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2013</ref>
| grades = 9th - 12th
| grades = 9th - 12th
| enrollment = 761 (2022–2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4208580&ID=420858001707|title=East Pennsboro Area SHS|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=October 21, 2024}}</ref>
| enrollment = {{ubl|839 pupils (2012-2013)|882 pupils (2010-2011)|924 pupils (2009-2010)|969 pupils (2006-2007)}}
| ratio = 13.58<ref name=NCES/>
| teaching_staff = 56.02 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
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| newspaper = Panther Press http://pantherpress.org
| newspaper = Panther Press http://pantherpress.org
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| colors = [[Orange (colour)|Orange]] and [[black]]
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| feeders = East Pennsboro Area Middle School
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'''East Pennsboro Area High School''' is a midsized, suburban, public [[high school]] that serves [[East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania]]. The School is located at 425 West Shady Lane, Enola in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the [[East Pennsboro Area School District]] (EPASD). In 2013, the School's enrollment was reported as 839 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 23.8% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 16.5% of pupils received special education services, while 3.6% of pupils were identified as [[Intellectual giftedness|gifted]]. The school employed 67 teachers.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Per the PA Department of Education 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal [[No Child Left Behind]] Act.
'''East Pennsboro Area High School''' is a midsized, suburban, public [[high school]] that serves [[East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania]]. The School is located at 425 West Shady Lane, Enola in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the [[East Pennsboro Area School District]] (EPASD). In the 2022–2023 school year, the School's enrollment was reported as 761 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.<ref name=NCES/>

According to the [[National Center for Education Statistics]], East Pennsboro Area High School had 882 pupils enrolled in grades 9th through 12th, with 192 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 70 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 12:1.<ref>National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - East Pennsboro Area High School, 2010</ref>


East Pennsboro Area High School is served by the [[Capital Area Intermediate Unit]] 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services. High school students may choose to attend [[Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School]] for training in the construction and mechanical trades.
East Pennsboro Area High School is served by the [[Capital Area Intermediate Unit]] 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services. High school students may choose to attend [[Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School]] for training in the construction and mechanical trades.

==2013 school performance profile==
East Pennsboro Area High School achieved 77.8 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - only 67% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 70% showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology, just 58% showed on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschoolperformance.org/Profile/5582 |title=East Pennsboro Area High School Academic Performance Data 2013 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, beginning in 2012, they take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2013/12/11/Pennsylvania-updates-PSSA-and-Keystone-scores-for-schools-statewide/stories/201312110135 |title=New assessment shows fuller picture of Pa. schools |author=Eleanor Chute and Mary Niederberger |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=December 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Graduation rate==
In 2013, the graduation rate at East Pennsboro Area School District declined to 90%.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, East Pennsboro Area School District Fast Facts 2013, )ct0ber 4, 2013</ref> In 2012, the graduation rate at East Pennsboro Area School District was 91%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/District/DataTable/c21/115212503 |title=EAST PENNSBORO AREA School District - District AYP Data Table 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2012}}</ref> In 2011, the District's graduation rate rose to 95%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/District/DataTable/c21/115212503 |title=EAST PENNSBORO AREA SD - District AYP Data Table |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref> In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4 year cohort graduation rate. East Pennsboro Area School District's rate was 92% for 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237/info/757639 |title=New 4-year Cohort Graduation Rate Calculation Now Being Implemented |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=March 15, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914150409/http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237/info/757639 |archivedate=2010-09-14 |df= }}</ref>

According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
*2010 - 94%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paayp.emetric.net/District/DataTable/c21/115212503 |title=East Pennsboro Area School District District AYP Data Table |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=March 2011}}</ref>
*2009 - 91%
*2008 - 96%
*2007 - 96%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/23571629/PA-High-School-Graduation-Info-by-School-District-2007 |author=Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children |title=High School Graduation rate 2007 |accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref>
*2006 - 93%<ref>East Pennsboro Area Senior High Academic Achievement School Report Card 2006</ref>

In 2006, 34% of the graduates from East Pennsboro High School had not achieved proficient or better on the [[Pennsylvania System of School Assessment|PSSA]]'s for Mathematics and Reading.<ref>Ensuring Success for All High School Graduates. Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. September 5, 2007</ref>

==Graduation requirements==
The East Pennsboro Area School Board has determined that a student must earn 27 credits to graduate, including: English 5 credits, Social Studies 4 credits, Mathematics 4 credits, Science 3 credits, Physical Education 2 credits, Safety/Computers - 0.5 credits, Family Consumer Science/Industrial Technology 0.5 credit, Careers 0.5 credits and Electives 7.5 credits.<ref>East Pennsboro Area School District Administration, East Pennsboro Area School District Strategic Plan Chapter 4 Academics and Assessment, October 6, 2006</ref>

By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.<ref>Pennsylvania Code §4.24 (a) High school graduation requirements</ref> At East Pennsboro Area High School the it has been dubbed Project Independence. Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.<ref>Pennsylvania State Board of Education, Proposed changes to Chapter 4, May 10, 2012</ref>

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, beginning with the class of 2017, public school students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in [[Algebra]] I, [[Biology]], and English Literature by passing the Keystone Exams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.pdesas.org/Content/Documents/Keystone_Exam_Program_Overview.pdf |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |title=Keystone Exam Overview |year=2010}}</ref> The exam is given at the end of the course. Keystone Exams replace the PSSAs for 11th grade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/4695967-74/board-students-education#axzz2fcd9tUjG |title=Pennsylvania changing high school graduation requirements |author=Megan Harris |publisher=Tribune Live |date=September 12, 2013}}</ref>

Students have several opportunities to pass the exam. Schools are mandated to provide targeted assistance to help the student be successful. Those who do not pass after several attempts can perform a project in order to graduate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/Keystone.aspx |title=Pennsylvania Keystone Exams Overview |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317221759/http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/Keystone.aspx |archivedate=2012-03-17 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol40/40-2/56.html |title=Rules and Regulation Title 22 PA School Code CH. 4 |author=Pennsylvania State Board of Education |year=2010}}</ref> For the class of 2019, a Composition exam will be added. For the class of 2020, passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education, State Board of Education Finalizes Adoption of Pennsylvania Common Core State Academic Standards and High School Graduation Requirements, March 14, 2013</ref> In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/keystone_exams/20436 |title=Keystone Exams |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2011}}</ref> Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.

==School safety and bullying==
East Pennsboro Area School District administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the District in 2012. However, there were numerous examples in the school's history prior to 2012 of both bullying and sexual harassment, with at least two incidents of such bullying resulting in student suicides.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}} Unfortunately, these pre-2012 incidences have been quite conveniently forgotten about by the district's current elected representatives.

Post-2012, there were several sexual incidents involving students. In one case, the local law enforcement became involved in eight individual crimes at the school with one arrest within the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.safeschoolsreports.state.pa.us/historic/historic/2013/cb5b0972-b16e-45fd-9b06-5860e4180d26.pdf |title=East Pennsboro Area High School Safety Report 2013 |author=Center for Safe Schools |year=2013}}</ref> There are, apparently, no other references to this series of crimes anywhere in Central Pennsylvania.

The federal No Child Left Behind Act established the Unsafe School Choice Option.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/unsafe_school_choice_option/7417 |title=Unsafe School Choice Option |author=Safe Schools Office |year=2006}}</ref> Each state that receives federal funds was mandated to establish a statewide policy requiring that a student at a “persistently dangerous” public school be allowed to transfer/enroll in a safe public school. The policy permitted a student who becomes the victim of a violent criminal offense, while in or on the grounds of any public school that he or she attends, to transfer to a safe public school. Each year since 2006, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has released a list of Persistently Dangerous Schools. Area School District schools have not been on the lists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/unsafe_school_choice_option/7417/persistently_dangerous_schools/508690 |title=Persistently Dangerous Schools |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2014}}</ref>

The East Pennsboro Area School Board has provided the district's antibully policy online.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epasd.org/Page/3454 |author=East Pennsboro Area School Board |title=Bullying, Cyberbullying and Extortion Policy 249 |year=2004}}</ref> All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the District must conduct an annual review of that policy with students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2007&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1067 |title=Regular Session 2007–2008 House Bill 1067, Act 61 Section 6 page 8 |author=Pennsylvania General Assembly |year=2006}}</ref> The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.safeschools.info/ |author=Center for Safe Schools of Pennsylvania |title=Bullying Prevention advisory |year=2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/resources/7506/bullying,_hazing,_and_harassment_resources/508593 |title=Bullying, Hazing, and Harassment Resources |author=Pennsylvania Department of Education |year=2012}}</ref>

Education standards relating to student safety and anti harassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_academic_standards/19721 |title=Pennsylvania Academic Standards Health, Safety and Physical Education |author=Pennsylvania State Board of Education |date=January 11, 2003}}</ref>

==Wellness policy==
East Pennsboro Area School Board established a district-wide Student Wellness Policy in 2006 - Policy 246.<ref>East Pennsboro Area School Board Policy Manual</ref> The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 - 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the [[National School Lunch Act|Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act]] (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006."

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education and physical education that are aligned with the [http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/StandardsDownloads Pennsylvania State Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education], campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.<ref>Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods in Pennsylvania Schools for the School Nutrition Incentive, Pennsylvania Department of Education — Division of Food and Nutrition. July 2008</ref> The policy requires that the Superintendent or designee shall report to the Board on the district’s compliance with law and policies related to student wellness. The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

East Pennsboro Area High School provides both a federal free or reduced price breakfast program and a federal school lunch program. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.<ref>USDA, Child Nutrition Programs - Eligibility Manual for School Meals, 2012</ref> The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the [[United States Department of Agriculture]].<ref>Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center, The Pennsylvania School Breakfast Report Card, 2009</ref>

In 2013, the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools. The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day. They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item. Additionally, all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber, calcium, potassium, and [[Vitamin D]].<ref name="ReferenceB">USDA, Child Nutrition Programs, June 27, 2013</ref><ref name="ReferenceB"/> In order to comply with the [[Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010]] all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of providing the lunch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/Pricing_Equity_Facts.pdf |title=Food and Nutrition Service Equity in School Lunch Pricing Fact Sheet |author=United States Department of Agriculture |year=2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922174202/http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/Pricing_Equity_Facts.pdf |archivedate=2013-09-22 |df= }}</ref> The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 mandates that Districts raise their full pay lunch prices every year until the price of non-subsidized lunches equals the amount the federal government reimburses schools for free meals. That subsidy in 2013-2014 was $2.93.

In 2014, President Obama ordered a prohibition of advertisements for unhealthy foods on public school campuses during the school day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://time.com/9528/white-house-michelle-obama-lets-move-sugary-drinks-schools/ |title=White House Sets New Limits on Junk Food Ads in Schools |author=Denver Nicks |publisher=Time Magazine |date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> The Food and Drug Administration requires that students take milk as their beverage at lunch. In accordance with this law, any student requesting water in place of milk with their lunch must present a written request, signed by a doctor, documenting the need for water instead of milk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/faqs |title=School Meals FAQ |author=USDA Food and Nutrition Service |year=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-26/health/ct-met-school-milk-lactose-intolerance-20121126_1_lactose-intolerance-soy-milk-school-milk |title=Lactose intolerance: When drinking school milk makes students feel sick |author=Monica Eng |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>
East Pennsboro Area School District provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. Nurses are available in each building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health’s extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol40/40-22/984.html |title=Pennsylvania Bulletin Doc. No. 10-984 School Immunizations; Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases |author=Pennsylvania State Department of Health |year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/immunizations/14141/school_children_immunizations/557995 |title=School Immunization Requirements |author=Pennsylvania Department of Health |year=2014}}</ref> Nurses also monitor each child's weight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastlycoming.net/domain/47 |title=MANDATED SCHOOL HEALTH SCREENINGS |author=Pennsylvania Department of Health |year=2014}}</ref>


==Extracurricular activities==
==Extracurricular activities==
East Pennsboro High School provides an extensive co-curricular program.
By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students who reside in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/35742869/Governor-Rendell-Says-Home-Schooled-Children-Can-Participate-in-School-District-Extracurricular-Activities |title=Home-Schooled, Charter School Children Can Participate in School District Extracurricular Activities, |author=Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Press Release, |date=November 10, 2005 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023063216/https://www.scribd.com/doc/35742869/Governor-Rendell-Says-Home-Schooled-Children-Can-Participate-in-School-District-Extracurricular-Activities |archivedate=October 23, 2014 |df= }}</ref>

East Pennsboro High School provides an extensive co-curricular program. Eligibility for participation in extracurriculars and athletcis is determined through school board policy and communicated to students in the student handbook.<ref>East Pennsboro Area School Board, Policy Manual 122 Extracurriculars Policy and 123 Interscholastic Athletics Policy, August 9, 1982</ref>


;Clubs and organizations
;Clubs and organizations
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*[[Student council]]
*[[Student council]]
*[[Varsity club]]
*[[Varsity club]]
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*[[Art & Literary Magazine]]
*[[Art & Literary Magazine]]
*[[Spanish Club]]
*[[Spanish Club]]
*[[German Club]]
*[[French Club]]
*[[French Club]]
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*EP Media (AV Club)
*EP Media (AV Club)
*[[Quiz Bowl|Quiz Bowl Team]]
*[[Quiz Bowl|Quiz Bowl Team]]
*[[Math Club]]
*[[Math Club]]
*[[Peer Mediators]]
*[[Peer Mediators]]
*[http://www.eastpennband.org Marching Band]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004151018/http://www.eastpennband.org/ Marching Band]
*[[choir|Chorus]]
*[[choir|Chorus]]
*[[Drama Club]]
*[[Drama|Drama Club]]
*[[Model United Nations]]
*[[Model United Nations]]
*Environment Club
*Environment Club
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== Notable events ==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Anil Dash]], Blogger, Entrepreneur, Technologist

*[[Mickey Shuler]], Football Player
=== Mold outbreak ===
*[[Mickey Shuler, Jr.]], Football Player
On August 23, 2016, after just one full day of normal operation in the school year, the high school was closed to all students and extracurricular activities due to a [[mold]] outbreak. This infestation was due to high humidity and heat during the summer months, causing the insulation to harbor mold. Jay Burkhart, Superintendent of Schools for East Pennsboro Area School District, held two public forums to discuss the mold crisis with the public. After investigation, other schools in the [[East Pennsboro Area School District|district]] were closed various times, however, the high school was closed for the longest. The school was closed for nearly a month until normal operations at the high school were restored on September 21, 2016. However, band and chorus rooms, along with one other classroom, remained temporarily closed due to other issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fox43.com/2016/09/21/east-pennsboro-high-school-reopens-after-mold-remediation/|title=East Pennsboro High School reopens after mold remediation|date=2016-09-21|website=WPMT FOX43|access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://pantherpress.org East Pennsboro Area High School student newspaper]
*[http://pantherpress.org East Pennsboro Area High School student newspaper]
*[http://www.eastpennband.org East Pennsboro Area High School "Panther" Marching Band]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004151018/http://www.eastpennband.org/ East Pennsboro Area High School "Panther" Marching Band]
*[http://www.epasd.org East Pennsboro Area School District]
*[http://www.epasd.org East Pennsboro Area School District]


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[[Category:High schools in Central Pennsylvania]]
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East Pennsboro High School
map showing Cumberland County public school district attendance areas
Location
Map
East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania

United States
Coordinates40°17′49″N 76°56′28″W / 40.297°N 76.941°W / 40.297; -76.941
Information
Motto"World Class Performers and Productive Citizens"
School districtEast Pennsboro Area School District
PrincipalJonathan Bucher
Faculty67 teachers (2012)[1]
Teaching staff56.02 (FTE)[2]
Grades9th - 12th
Enrollment761 (2022–2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.58[2]
Color(s)   Orange and black
MascotPanther
NewspaperPanther Press http://pantherpress.org
Feeder schoolsEast Pennsboro Area Middle School
Websitewww.epasd.org

East Pennsboro Area High School is a midsized, suburban, public high school that serves East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania. The School is located at 425 West Shady Lane, Enola in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the East Pennsboro Area School District (EPASD). In the 2022–2023 school year, the School's enrollment was reported as 761 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[2]

East Pennsboro Area High School is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services. High school students may choose to attend Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades.

Extracurricular activities

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East Pennsboro High School provides an extensive co-curricular program.

Clubs and organizations

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2013
  2. ^ a b c d "East Pennsboro Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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