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Coordinates: 40°02′53″N 76°17′25″W 40.0481417, -76.29035

J. P. McCaskey High School

  • Location & Contact Information
    • Address, Directions, & Map:
      • 445 Reservoir Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    • Telephone Numbers:
      • (717) 291-6211
      • (717) 390-2567 (fax)
    • Official Website:[2]
  • History & Memorable Moments

J.P. McCaskey was named after John Piersol McCaskey, an educator, composer, and mayor of Lancaster from 1906-1910[1]. He taught at Lancaster's Boys' High School starting in 1855 and later became the principal. McCaskey High School, which integrated the single-sex high schools of Lancaster in the 1930's, was completed in 1938 as a WPA project. The building's lobby interior as well as elements of the façade facing N. Reservoir St., are examples of the Art Deco style. [1]

Recent press coverage about the high school highlights a reputation among Lancaster County's suburban and rural schools, of being a 'bad inner-city school' possibly because a large percentage of its students live below the poverty line and number of violent school fights that acurre. Notwithstanding the reputation of the school, many of the students of McCaskey High School are friends to the City of Lancaster; McCaskey's musical groups and a number of its sports teams are involved activities designed to support philanthropic causes. Furthermore, many of the school's insiders believe that the school can leverage the racial and economic diversity of its students to create a rigorous and engaging education environment. In time, annual fundraisers and no-cost concerts may serve to soften the public perception of the school but only a substantial improvement in the academic success of its students will rescue it from its reputation as a below-average public institution. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed May 2008.
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