Moon Area School District
| District type | Public |
| Location | Moon Twp., Pa., USA |
| Enrollment 2006-2007 | Approx. 3,750 students |
| Grades | K-12 |
| District location | Suburban |
| District Mascot | Tiger |
| District colors | Red and White |
The Moon Area School District is located about 15 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It serves a portion of the West Hills/Airport Area that includes Crescent and Moon townships.
Moon Area School District is home to many corporate offices including Nova Chemicals, FedEx Ground and GlaxoSmithKline.
The district's administration offices are located inside the Moon Area Middle School, 8353 University Blvd.
The Moon Area School District facilities
The district currently owns eight schools
- J.A. Allard Elementary School
- J.H. Brooks Elementary School
- Carnot Elementary School - original elementary school, then leased to USAir and closed after the airline down-sized)
- R. Hyde Elementary School
- McCormick Elementary School - closed in the late 1980s, then leased to USAir before being closed when the airline downsized, now being renovated and expected to open in the fall of 2007
- Bon Meade Elementary School
- Moon Area Middle School
- Moon Area High School
Allard, Hyde and McCormick elementary schools are 'sister schools' as the three buildings are identical.
To Build or Not To Build?
For several years, the Moon Area School Board has battled with the idea of building or renovating its current facilities. In 2004, board members voted to renovate the current high school into a future middle school and tear down the current middle school and replace it with a future high school for nearly $95 million, well above the amount borrowed.
The plan was halted in 2006 when a new school board took over. The new plan calls for reopening McCormick Elementary School, building a new middle school and renovating the current high school.
Trivia
- Scenes from the movie "The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh" were shot in the gym at the high school
- President Gerald Ford made a surprise visit to Moon a day after pardoning President Richard M. Nixon on Sept. 9, 1974.[1]
- A day after grabbing the Democrat nod for president, then-Vice President Al Gore held a rally at the school's gym on March 16, 2000.[2]
External links
References
- ^ "In wake of Nixon pardon, Ford visited Pittsburgh". "post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- ^ "Gore, in Moon, asks if Bush is qualified". "post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2007-02-18.