Emily Kao

State College Area School District

Situated in the heart of Pennsylvania, State College is a thriving, dynamic community. The State College Area School District draws its students from a 150 square mile attendance area encompassing the Borough of State College and the surrounding townships of College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris, and Patton, totaling an enrollment of approximately 6,900. We are able to capitalize on local strengths and history, a rich curriculum, a community service orientation, leadership in technology applications, and local environmental consciousness. The District's nine elementary schools pride themselves on: * emphasizing respect for self and others * celebrating diversity * providing a nurturing environment with active parent involvement * holding children to high academic and behavioral standards * providing an elementary failsafe support program * promoting excellence for all children Instruction in grades 6 - 8 is delivered at two middle schools, Park Forest and Mount Nittany Middle Schools, by interdisciplinary teams of teachers to heterogeneous groups of learners. The State College Area High School, housed in two high school buildings on Westerly Parkway, is expected to have an enrollment of approximately 2,300 in grades 9 through 12. It offers a comprehensive program consisting of more than 400 academic and vocational courses.