Shenango Area School District is a public school district

School district

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 located in Lawrence County

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, United States

United States

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. The district serves Shenango Township

Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Shenango Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,633 at the 2000 census. Shenango Township is situated between the cities of New Castle, Pennsylvania , and Ellwood City, Pennsylvania .-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the...

 and South New Castle Borough. 700 students currently attend the district's elementary school, while an additional 750 are part of the junior-senior high school.

Athletics, Facilities, and Activities

Shenango's primary athletic rival is neighboring district Laurel Area.

Football

The Wildcat football team plays their home games on campus at, Frank Bongivengo Field at Glenn "Pop" Johnson Stadium. The natural grass playing surface and stadium were most recently renovated in 2009, when a new grass surface was laid, and a new all weather track was installed. The football team also appeared in a 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated

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 in the "This Week's Sign of the Apocalypse".

Baseball

The Wildcat baseball team plays their home games on campus at Chuck Tanner Field. The field was named after the Shenango Alum and former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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, who led the team to their last World Series

World Series

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 victory in 1979.

Notable alumni

• Chuck Tanner
  Chuck Tanner
  Charles William "Chuck" Tanner was a left fielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was known for his unwavering confidence and infectious optimism. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series championship in 1979...
  
   (1946) Former Major League Baseball
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   Player, and World Series
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   winning Manager.
• Stanley J. Kielar (1982) Inventor of Quadrasteer
  Quadrasteer
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  , used on many General Motors
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   vehicles.
• Steve McNees (2006) Current point guard on the Akron Zips
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  Men's Basketball team.