Mid Valley Secondary Center

Public school in Throop, Pennsylvania, USA
Mid Valley Secondary Center
Address
Map
52 Underwood Road

Throop
,
Lackawanna County
,
Pennsylvania
18512-1196

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1969
PrincipalChad R Vinansky
Teaching staff43 teachers 2011[1]
Grades9–12(HS) 7-8(MS)
Number of students786 pupils (2014)[2]
Color(s)blue and white
Athletics conferencePIAA District 2
MascotSpartans
Accent colorsilver
Websitehttp://www.mvsd.us

Mid Valley Secondary Center is a small, public combined junior high and senior high school located in Throop, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school and junior high school operated by Mid Valley School District. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 786 pupils in 7th through 12th grades.[3] The school employed 25 teachers (9-12).[4] The school is a federally designated Title I School.

High school aged students may choose to attend Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County for training in various careers including: construction and mechanical trades. The Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit, IU19, provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

Mid Valley School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[5]

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity
Boys
  • Baseball - AA
  • Basketball - AA
  • Cross country - A
  • Football - AA
  • Golf - AA
  • Soccer - A
  • Tennis - AA
  • Track and field - AA
Girls
  • Basketball - AA
  • Cross country - A
  • Indoor track and field
  • Golf - AA
  • Soccer - A
  • Softball - AA
  • Tennis - AA
  • Track and field - AA

Junior high school sports
Boys
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Track and field
Girls
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Track and field

According to PIAA directory July 2015[6]

References

  1. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Mid Valley Secondary Center, 2013
  2. ^ "Mid Valley Secondary Center Fast Facts 2014". Pennsylvania Department of Education. December 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mid Valley Secondary Center Fast Facts 2014". Pennsylvania Department of Education. December 4, 2014.
  4. ^ US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
  5. ^ "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities". Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2013.
  6. ^ "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2015.
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Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania schools
Main school districts
Abington Heights
Carbondale Area
Dunmore
Lakeland
  • Lakeland Elementry School - Mayfield Campus
  • Lakeland Elementry School - Scott Campus
  • Lakeland Junior Senior High School
Mid Valley
  • Mid Valley Secondary Center
Old Forge
Riverside
Scranton
Valley View
  • Valley View High School
Other schools
Charter schools
Forest City Regional (partially located in Susquehanna and Wayne Counties)
  • Forest City Regional High School
Lackawanna Trail (partially located in Wyoming County)
  • Lackawanna Trail Junior-Senior High School
North Pocono (partially located in Wayne County)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton
  • Holy Cross High School
Career and technology school (VoTech)
  • Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
State-run schools
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  • NCES

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