J. P. McCaskey High School
| J. P. McCaskey High School | |
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| Location | |
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°02′49″N 76°17′27″W / 40.04704°N 76.29081°WCoordinates: 40°02′49″N 76°17′27″W / 40.04704°N 76.29081°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1938 |
| School district | School District of Lancaster |
| Superintendent | Damaris Rau[1] |
| Principal | Jay Butterfield[2] |
| Enrollment | 3,000 students |
| Color(s) |
Red and black |
| Mascot | Tornado Man |
| Website | J. P. McCaskey |
J. P. McCaskey High School is a public high school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Located on the east side of Lancaster, it is named after John Piersol McCaskey, a local educator. The McCaskey campus consists of two buildings: J. P. McCaskey, which is usually referred to either as "JPM" or simply "JP"; and McCaskey East, which is referred to as "East". Also on the McCaskey campus are a number of playing fields (for soccer, baseball, softball, and field hockey), tennis courts, and a stadium. Nearby are Wickersham Elementary School and Lincoln Middle School.
History
John Piersol McCaskey High School opened on May 3, 1938,[3] accepting Lancaster city's first gender-integrated class of students. The high school was named for John McCaskey, a local educator, composer, and politician.[4]
The construction is a product of the post-Depression Works Progress Administration. While the main building was subsequently extended, the original façade, lobby, and auditorium are set in Art Deco style.
Notable alumni
- Madeline Anderson (1945), filmmaker, first African-American woman to direct a documentary film, first African-American woman to executive produce a nationally distributed television show.[5]
- Jennifer Gareis (1988), actress[6]
- David Greene, 1994, NPR Morning Edition Host
- Jerry Johnson, professional basketball player
- Lamar Patterson, National Basketball Association (NBA) player and second round draft pick
- Kathleen Peterson, business executive who died possibly as a result of an owl attack[7]
References
- ↑ "Meet the Superintendent". School District of Lancaster. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ↑ "Welcome to McCaskey East Online". School District of Lancaster. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ↑ McCaskey, Patrick (2013-05-05). "J. P. McCaskey remembered on anniversary". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑
- ↑ Stuhldreher, Tim (2016-08-12). "Trailblazing filmmaker Madeline Anderson, a Lancaster native, reflects on a long career advocating for change". LNP. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ↑ "Jennifer Gareis '93". Franklin and Marshall College Athletics. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ↑ http://thisiscriminal.com/episode-one-animal-instincts-1-31-2014-2/
