Erie Academy High School
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| Academy High School | |
|---|---|
 High stands our Alma Mater | |
| Address | |
2825 State Street , 16504 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°06′37″N 80°04′17″W / 42.1102°N 80.0715°WCoordinates: 42°06′37″N 80°04′17″W / 42.1102°N 80.0715°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Honor, trust, and loyalty |
| Established | 1917 |
| Closed | 1992 |
| School district | Erie School District |
| Color(s) | Blue Gold |
| Athletics conference | PIAA varied between Class AA and AAA |
| Mascot | Lion |
Erie Academy High School was a public high school part of the Erie School District located in Northwestern Erie County, Pennsylvania, in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. It was originally known as Erie Academy and later as Academy High School. The Erie School District closed the school after the last graduating class of 1992. It reopened as Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy five years later for the 1997-1998 school year. One nickname of the school was "The Hilltoppers"
Building[edit]
Construction[edit]
The site chosen for Erie Academy High School was a 11 1⁄4 acre tract [1] located between East 26th Street and East 29th Streets between State Street and French Streets south of the proposed extension of State and French Streets south of East 26th. The original funding for the building derived from the assets of the original Erie Academy building and property estimated at $300,000. An additional $609,000 was contracted for the site, grading, and equipment.[1][2] Plans for the building were drawn by William B. Ittner of St. Louis, and bids were received on June 27, 1916. [3]The main contract was given to the W. M. Sutherland Building and Contracting Company[4] of St. Louis on the condition that they were to start work in June 1916. They were subsequently unable to pour the footers until spring of 1917. By November 1918 William Sutherland informed the board of his inability to complete the contract without more funding. In April 1919 a settlement was reached and W. M. Sutherland received an additional $65,000 with a completion schedule of September 1, 1919.
A plaque on the exterior of the school reads "Erected 1917 A.D."
Amenities[edit]
The building consisted of 5 floors, two gyms and a pool on the ground floor, an auditorium on the 3rd and 4th floors, and a greenhouse on the 5th floor.
History[edit]
Opening[edit]
Academy High School was originally proposed to open for the 1919-1920 school year starting September 1919. A principal, faculty, and student activities were hired and the organization was put into place. However, construction of the building was held up by the City of Erie which had not completed the installation of water and sewer utility lines in the extension of French and State Streets south of East 26th Street. The building could not pass inspections and it could not open on the desired date.[2]
During the building construction delay, Academy High School temporarily shared the original Central High School facilities with Central High School on the southeast corner of West 10th Street and Sassafras for the 1919-1920 school year. John C. Diehl was principal of Academy High for one year with W. E. Dimorier and Charlotte Lutje as student advisors while George O. Moore was principal at Central High with H. E. Stone and Hattie Schabacher as student advisors.[2]
The Erie Academy building was used as a manual training and domestic science center for the time after the utilities were completed and when the High School was ready for occupancy in September 1920.[2]
Academy High School was opened for use in September 1920. It was organized as a 7-12 grade six year school (combined Junior-Senior high school) and the building was used on a two session basis from September 1922 to 1924. The building was originally occupied by two separate schools – Erie Academy High School and Roosevelt Junior High School. Each had its own principal; C. W. NcNary was principal of Erie Academy High School and C. F. Brockway was principal of Roosevelt Junior High School. The Roosevelt Junior High students vacated the building when their newly constructed Roosevelt Junior High building built at 2300 Cranberry Street opened its doors in February 1924.[2]
Closing and School District Consolidation[edit]
In 1992, 72 years after its opening, Academy High School graduated its last senior class. At the beginning of the school year 1992-1993 Academy High School and Technical Memorial merged to become Central High School. Around 1994, Central High School was renamed Central Tech High School. In 2017, Central Tech High School was renamed to Erie High School (Pennsylvania) when the School District consolidated all of its high schools with the exception of Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy.
Reopening[edit]
The Erie Academy High School building reopened five years later in 1997 as Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy for the 1997-1998 school year.[5]
The building celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2017.
Extracurricular activities[edit]
Athletics[edit]
Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium was built adjacent to Academy High school on the north side of the property and has hosted a variety of events, including football games, circuses, concerts, automobile races and a re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie during the 1963 Perry Sesquicentennial.
The mascot for Academy High school was the Lions. The students competed in the following sports:
- Boys Baseball
- Boys & Girls Basketball
- Boys & Girls Cross Country
- Boys Football
- Boys & Girls Golf
- Boys & Girls Soccer
- Girls Softball
- Boys & Girls Swimming
- Boys & Girls Tennis
- Boys & Girls Track and Field
- Girls Volleyball
- Boys Water Polo
- Boys Wrestling
Performing Arts[edit]
- The Academy Marching Band was invited by the Tournament of Roses Committee to participate in The Tournament of Roses Parade (Rose Parade) at Pasadena, CA on January 1, 1955[6][7]
- The Academy Marching Band won the Bands of America Competition in 1989 as Grand National Champions for Class A.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Joseph Plavcan, painter
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Biennial Report of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pg.246".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The History of Academy High School, Bonnie Guilford 5/2001[better source needed]
- ↑ "The American Contractor, Vol. XXXVII, No. 24, pg.72".
- ↑ "W. M. Sutherland Building & Contracting Company".[better source needed]
- ↑ "National Blue Ribbon Schools".
- ↑ "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 89th Congressional Congress, Second Session, Volume 112, Part 10, Page 12973" (PDF).
- ↑ "1955 Academe Yearbook".[unreliable source?]
External links[edit]
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