Lackawanna Trail High School
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Lackawanna Trail Junior-Senior High School is a secondary school
located in Factoryville
, Pennsylvania
, U.S.A.
The school mascot is Lions.
basis), the school had a student-teacher ratio
of 14.4. There were 114 students in 7th grade, 110 students in 8th grade, 117 students in 9th grade, 106 students in 10th grade, 114 students in 11th grade, 110 students in 12th grade and no ungraded students
(PIAA) Class AA State Championship, defeating East Pennsboro High School
3-0 in the tournament final game played at Shippensburg. The school also has a rich history in football, with winning seven district 2 class A titles and nine Lackawanna League championships, in the past eleven years under Coach Jeff Wasilchak. Wasilchak has since left Lackawanna Trail to teach and Coach at Lakeland High School in the 08-09 school year along with his brother Scot and other assistant coaches.
Secondary school
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located in Factoryville
Factoryville, Pennsylvania
Factoryville is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,144 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Factoryville is located at ....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, U.S.A.
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The school mascot is Lions.
Demographics
As of the 2005-06 school year, the high school had 671 students and 46.5 classroom teachers (on an FTEFull-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), the school had a student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher...
of 14.4. There were 114 students in 7th grade, 110 students in 8th grade, 117 students in 9th grade, 106 students in 10th grade, 114 students in 11th grade, 110 students in 12th grade and no ungraded students
Athletics
The field hockey team won the 1985 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic AssociationPennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. is one of the governing bodies of high school and junior high school sports for the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
(PIAA) Class AA State Championship, defeating East Pennsboro High School
East Pennsboro High School
East Pennsboro High School is a midsized suburban high school that serves East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania. The school is located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania...
3-0 in the tournament final game played at Shippensburg. The school also has a rich history in football, with winning seven district 2 class A titles and nine Lackawanna League championships, in the past eleven years under Coach Jeff Wasilchak. Wasilchak has since left Lackawanna Trail to teach and Coach at Lakeland High School in the 08-09 school year along with his brother Scot and other assistant coaches.
Dress code
There has been significant debate over the School's dress code and, in May 2007, the School Board decided that students could wear clothing with logos bearing the name of a manufacturer or a Lackawanna Trail insignia and would be allowed to wear multi-colored or stripped shirts with collars, and well maintained solid colored pants, including jeans.Notable alumni
- Keith Gavin, amateur wrestler, University of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
, 2008 NCAA Champion at 174 lbs. Runner-up in 2007 NCAA Championships. - Jim SaxtonJim SaxtonHugh James "Jim" Saxton is an American Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented from 1984 to 1993. From 1993 to 2009, he represented .-Life:...
(Hugh James Saxton), a RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1961. - Don SherwoodDon SherwoodDonald L. "Don" Sherwood is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, from 1999 to 2007...
RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, who represented the 10th Congressional District of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 10th congressional districtPennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located primarily in the northeast corner of the state. The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Marino, who defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Carney during the...
, from 1999 to 2007. - Jim ColvinJim ColvinJames Reginald Colvin is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, the Dallas Cowboys, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Houston and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1960 NFL Draft....
, '98 trail football, Hometown Hero He is widely considered a hometown hero in Nicholson for be an excellent fullback for Lackawanna Trail's '98 Trail Football team. Which was one of Washilchak's worst teams. - Paul Fearick Legendary Varsity baseball coach who won over 200 games, 5 district titles, and countless league titles. Fearick's last district championship came in 2006 after a 10 year hiatus from coaching. He passed away before the start of the 2007 season, and the captains of the baseball team proposed naming the varsity baseball field the Paul J. Fearick Memorial Field; however, the school board rejected the proposal, sparking great controversy among students, teachers, and the school district as a whole.