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County
East Stroudsburg Area
Address: 321 North Courtland St., East Stroudsburg, Pa. 18301
Phone: 424-8500
Superintendent: Dr. Kenneth Koberlein
Web site: www.cavalier.net
Enrollment: 6,628
Classroom teachers: 436
Number of schools: 10
Nuggets of knowledge: A new $63-million high school and intermediate
school opened in 2000. Renovations to the south high school and at least
one new elementary school will be opened in the next five years. A
Resica Elementary School teacher is a teacher-of-the-year finalist for
the state of Pennsylvania.
Pleasant Valley
Address: Route 115, Brodheadsville, Pa. 18322
Phone: 992-5713
Superintendent: Dr. Frank Pullo
Web site: www.pvbears.org
Enrollment: 5,917
Classroom teachers: 330
Number of schools: Seven
Nuggets of knowledge: The school's Future Business Leaders club took
first place in the regional leadership conference for the fourth year in
a row in January. The football team has won two consecutive Eastern
Conference championships. The baseball team went undefeated in the
Mountain Valley Conference in 2000 and has a perfect conference record
this year.
Pocono Mountain
Address: Pocono Mountain School Road, P.O. Box 200, Swiftwater, Pa.
18370
Phone: 839-7121
Superintendent: Dr. David Krauser
Web site: www.pmsd.org
Enrollment: 10,151
Classroom teachers: 612
Number of schools: 13
Nuggets of knowledge: The chess team placed second in the nation in
the under-1000 division in Kansas City, Mo., in early May. Three
students at Barrett Elementary Center placed second in the nation for
the National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision awards this
year. The marching band won the Atlantic Coast Tournament of Bands
competition for an unprecedented fourth year in a row in November.
Stroudsburg Area
Address: 123 Linden St., Stroudsburg, Pa. 18360
Phone: 421-1990
Superintendent: Dr. Fred Hackett
Web site: None
Enrollment: 4,548
Classroom teachers: 283
Number of schools: Eight
Nuggets of knowledge: State-of-the-art swimming pool facilities are
located in the junior high school. Robert Nelson Jacobs, a 1972
graduate, was nominated for an Oscar this year for writing "Chocolat."
Chess team placed fifth in the Mountain Valley Conference tournament.
Pike County
Delaware Valley
Address: 236 Routes 6 and 209, Milford, Pa. 18337
Phone: 296-1805
Superintendent: Dr. Candis Finan
Web site: http://dvasd.k12.pa.us
Enrollment: 4,805
Classroom teachers: 290
Number of schools: Seven
Nuggets of knowledge: The district this summer will introduce a
month-long learning program for kindergartners to 12th graders.
Elementary students dress as their favorite characters and visit local
nursing homes for the annual Storybook Parade. Community education
courses are offered in swimming, tennis, fly-fishing and home landscape
design.
Susquehanna County
Blue Ridge
Address: RR 3, Box 220, New Milford, Pa. 18834
Phone: 465-3144
Superintendent: Robert McNamara
Web site: http://brsd.neiu.k12.pa.us
Enrollment: 1,321
Classroom teacher: 83
Number of schools: Three
Nuggets of knowledge: The district is in its second year of a
tutoring program for grades 6-12. The elementary school is developing
and implementing programs designed to assist students with their
emerging literary skills, called "Read to Succeed." The
district holds "Coffee Klatches," monthly meetings assigned to
a grade level for parents and teachers to come together to discuss
classroom and schoolwide issues.
Elk Lake
Address: P.O. Box 100, School Road, Dimock, Pa. 18816
Phone: 278-1106
Superintendent: William B. Bush
Web site: None
Enrollment: 1,647
Classroom teachers: 105
Number of schools: Two
Nuggets of knowledge: The school's forensics program sent three
qualifiers to the national championship event this year. The girls
basketball team went 25-5 this
year and won the District II Class AA championship. For the second
year in a row, the school's Key Club qualified for international
competition in Washington, D.C., after winning a state championship for
their service project.
Forest City Regional
Address: 100 Susquehanna St., Forest City, Pa. 18421
Phone: 785-2400
Superintendent: Bernice Lukus
Web site: www.forestcityschool.org
Enrollment: 927
Classroom teachers: 60
Number of schools: Two
Nuggets of knowledge: For the second year in a row, the scholastic
team won the NEIU 19 championship in 2001. The district recently began a
study-buddy program, pairing fifth and sixth grade students with
elementary classes. The girls' basketball team won their third straight
Class A District 2 championship this year.
Montrose Area
Address: RR 3, Box 28, Montrose, Pa. 18801
Phone: 278-3731
Superintendent: Dr. Edward Warnick
Web site: None
Enrollment: 2,070
Classroom teachers: 127
Number of schools: Three
Nuggets of knowledge: The district is in the third year of its peer
meditation counseling program, which helps students in grades 7-12 cope
with problems. The school is developing a school safety plan that will
cover all emergency situations from basic security measures to school
violence. For the first time, the regionwide McKelvey Foundation awarded
two full college scholarships to students at Montrose Area High.
Mountain View
Address: RR 1, Box 339, Kingsley, Pa. 18826
Phone: 434-2501
Superintendent: Vincent Rizzo
Web site: None
Enrollment: 1,520
Classroom teachers: 89
Number of schools: Two
Nuggets of knowledge: The district was one three chosen this year to
speak on the importance of senior graduation projects at a gathering of
legislators, educators and school officials at the state Capitol. The
district will start a $12.7-million renovation project this summer to
modernize the high school to include new science facilities and new
office spaces. The district recently won the inaugural NEIU 19 and
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association Northeast Chapter's Safe Driving
Competition and advanced to the state tournament in Camp Hill.
Susquehanna Community
Address: RD 3, Box 5A, Turnpike St., Susquehanna, Pa. 18847
Phone: 853-4921
Superintendent: William Stracka
Web site: None
Enrollment: 1,176
Classroom teachers: 75
Number of schools: Three
Nuggets of knowledge: The school's Envirothon team will compete at
the state competition this month after winning the Susquehanna County
Championship. The district was represented at the first-ever
International Student Representative Conference in Sydney, Australia, in
December. The district participated in the Pennsylvania Music Education
Association's all-st-ate band festival in April.
Wayne County
Wallenpaupack Area
Address: HC 6, Box 6075, Hawley, Pa. 18428
Phone: 226-4557
Superintendent: Michael Silsby
Web site: http://www.paupack.ptd.net
Enrollment: 3,675
Classroom teachers: 251
Number of schools: Six
Nuggets of knowledge: The high school energy debate team went
undefeated to win the 2001 Energy Debate state championship held in
Harrisburg. The high school scholastic team was named West Division
champions this year. Parents, teachers and administrators have worked
together for six months to finalize objectives for a strategic plan that
will set new educational goals for the next six years.
Wayne Highlands
Address: 474 Grove St., Honesdale, Pa. 18431
Phone: 253-4661
Superintendent: Paul Edwards
Web site: http://itecserver.wilkes.edu/WilkesDocs/WayneHighlands/WayneHighlandsHome.html
Enrollment: 3,371
Classroom teachers: 206
Number of schools: Six
Nuggets of knowledge: Wayne Highlands is the second largest
geographical school district in the state. The middle school chapter of
the Tri-M Music Honor Society was named junior chapter of the year. More
than 50 middle school students participate in after school tutoring and
recreation programs.
Western Wayne
Address: P.O. Box 500, Route 296, South Canaan, Pa. 18459
Phone: 937-4270
Superintendent: Louis J. Zefran
Web site: http://206.219.69.241
Enrollment: 2,559
Classroom teachers: 154
Number of schools: Five
Nuggets of knowledge: High-school students built computers from
scratch that are now used by district teachers. A new sports complex
costing $1.6 million is under construction to replace the 30-year old
complex. The district recently added Internet service to all buildings
and installed a state-of-the-art telephone system.
Wyoming County
Lackawanna Trail
Address: P.O. Box 85 Factoryville, Pa. 18419
Phone: 945-5184
Superintendent: Robert Jurbala
Web site: www.ltsd.org
Enrollment: 1,483
Classroom teachers: 88
Number of schools: Two
Nuggets of knowledge: A student will be attending the Nursing
Assistant National Competition in June in Kansas City, Mo., after
earning a gold medal in the state competition. The football team has the
most wins over the past three seasons of all Northeastern Pennsylvania
Football Conference teams. Lackawanna Trail captured the Lackawanna
League Division II North championship in boys basketball this year.
Tunkhannock Area
Address: 200 Franklin St., Tunkhannock, Pa. 18657
Phone: 836-8224
Superintendent: Carol Blundell
Web site: www.ns.neiu.k12.pa.us/WWW/TUNK/TunkhannockHome.html
Enrollment: 3,441
Classroom teachers: 214
Number of schools: Six
Nuggets of knowledge: In 1998, the high school's "School to
Work" program was voted best in the state. The high school's
robotics team has been nationally ranked the past three years. The high
school was the first in the area to institute a certified computer
repair program.
NOTE: Student and teacher demographics are from 1999-2000. |
