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Sewickley Academy Survey
Sewickley Academy is a private K-12 school located in Sewickley, PA celebrating its 175th anniversary. It has 720 students on a 16-acre campus with academics focused on preparing students for four-year universities. The school has over 300 computers available and a diverse student body from 45 districts in three states. Its mission is to inspire and educate students through character development, educational rigor, diversity, and community.
Sewickley Academy Survey
- 1. Sewickley Academy Sewickley Academy,315 Academy Ave, Sewickley, PA 15143 Last year we celebrated our 175th year.
- 2. 720 students inGrades PK through 12 with all grades on a single 16-acre campus
- 3. Our 9th GradeHuman Geography Class
- 4. School mascot isthe panther, colors are red and black. Here is our mascot and our crest.
- 5. We are veryfortunate to be well equiped with a number of PCs. I would guess at least 130 in just the computer labs (90 in the high school, 20 in the middle school, and 20 in the lower school), plus another 130 for faculty and staff, who each have their own. Then there are mobile computer carts, as well. Probably at least 300 total.
- 6. Our school’s missionis: Sewickley Academy inspires and educates students to engage their hearts, minds, and hands to cultivate their full individual and collective potential in the service of a greater good. Our four core values are character, educational vigor, diversity, and community. Sewickley Academy is a private, independent school. That means that students pay tuition to attend and we are not affiliated with any specific faith or religion. We are a collegepreparatory school and 100% of our students go on to four year universities; academics can be very competitive. We have a highly diverse student body from 45 school districts in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Approximately 22% of the student body is Asian and East Indian, Latin, or African American. We celebrated the school’s 175th anniversary last year. The Senior School (what we call the high school) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
- 7. Col. Mike Finkeis a graduate of Sewickley Academy and holds the record for the American astronaut who has spent the most time in space (381.6 days).
- 8. Pittsburgh is acity in Western Pennsylvania
- 9. This is whatWestern Pennsylvania looks like right now in the autumn.
- 10. Pittsburgh, PA hasa population of 300,000. It’s a city of “Three Rivers” because the Allegheny River (on the left) meets the Monongahela River (on the right) to form the Ohio River at the Point. Usually a fountain is on at the Point. The red car you see on the incline used to take steel workers up and down the hill to work. Our area also has over 3,000 bridges!
- 11. This week, wehave a giant duck in the river that is making a tour around the world. This is Ms. Cerniglia’s daughter “kissing” the duck.
- 12. At the turnof the 20th Century, we were famous for making steel and our football team is called “The Steelers.” Today, we have lots of universities, hospitals, and technology.
- 13. Our town: The“Village of Sewickley” is 17 miles north of Pittsburgh and has a population of approximately 3,800.
- 14. Class Favorites MUSIC GROUPS Beatles ImagineDragons Jay Z Kid Cudi Ed Sheeran Lorde Justin Timberlake TV PROGRAMS The Big Bang Theory Gossip Girl The Walking Dead Family Guy Pretty Little Liars Game of Thrones The Bachelor Arrested Development Modern Family South Park AUTHORS Tom Clancy John Green Robert Jordan Harper Lee Jane Austen Dr. Seuss Suzanne Collins FOODS pizza Mac n' cheese Prasadam Chicken Alfredo steak Cucumbers Pasta Popcorn mint chocolate chip ice cream Chipotle!
- 15. SCHOOL SUBJECTS Science English Math Biology History OTHER Modern warfare3 Pandora X-com: Enemy Unknown Call of Duty Movie: Stepbrother uggs Madden 25 Assassin's Creed dogs elephants Painting and Drawing Madden 25 Breaking Bad (TV show) SPORTS Hockey Basketball Lacrosse Field hockey Soccer Football FAVORITE WEBSITES google.com Netflix kickstarter.com 412 Lax Facebook NHL.com Twitter Tumblr FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES Battlefield 4 Borderlands 2 NHL 14 Call Of Duty just dance 3 FIFA 14 solitaire