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EspañolMOON AREA HIGH SCHOOL
'Moon Area High School' is a public high school located in the Moon Area School District. The school serves students in grades 9 through 12 from Crescent and Moon townships. It is located at 904 Beaver Grade Road in Moon. The high school sits on the same campus as Moon Area Middle School, Moon Stadium and the former Carnot Elementary School.
Health concerns
As students returned to class on Sept. 4, 2007, students and staff were greeted to exposed mold in a portion of the building.[2] A private company was called in to clean up the area and school officials say the building is safe.
Athletics
Moon Area High School student-athletes are able to compete in 23 sports, plus cheerleading.[3] In most instances, Moon sports compete in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL), District VII of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).
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Football
The Moon Area football team competes in the WPIAL Class AAA Parkway Conference, which is made up of geographical foes Hopewell, West Allegheny, Montour, Ambridge, Blackhawk and New Castle.[4]
In 1998, Moon won the WPIAL Class AAA Championship at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Moon defeated Blackhawk 34-7 to claim the title.[5] The Tigers then went on to the PIAA Class AAA Championships in Hershey, only to fall 10-0 to Allentown Central Catholic High School.[6]
Moon has advanced to the post-season 12 times since 1994.
Boys Soccer
The Moon Area boys soccer team has had much success in the WPIAL over the years.[7]
Girls Soccer
In 2004, the Moon Area girls soccer team won the WPIAL Championship defeating Norwin 3-1. The team fell 2-0 to Downingtown West in the PIAA State Championship, but made school history being the first girls' soccer team to win a district championship and compete in the state final. In 2006, they returned to the WPIAL Championship and earned the silver with a 2-0 loss to Pine-Richland. The girls then went on to Hershey to face Downingtown West a second time and, just like 2004, brought home a silver medal after another 2-0 loss.[8]
Cross Country
In 2006, the Moon Area boys' and girls' cross country team won the section championships for the first time in 14 years.[9] [10]
Swimming & Diving
Moon Area High School's swim team includes a proud past. Moon swimming has over 30 Midwestern Athletic Conference and WPIAL section championships.
The Moon boys swimming team boats a state championship from 1980 and runner's up in 2001. The boys also have won WPIAL Championships in 1996 and 1997 with runner's up titles in 1980, 1995, 1997 and 2002.
The girls team has had even more success, winning state titles in 1996 and 1997. The girls boast WPIAL titles in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. They were runner's up in 2003.[11]
Since 1978, Moon Area has produced 87 WPIAL champions.[12]
Boys Basketball
The Moon Area boys basketball team made school history, winning three consecutive WPIAL championships - 2004, 2005, 2006. The team was crowned state champions in 2004.[13]
In the 2006-2007 season, Moon entered the WPIAL Class AAAA.[14]
Girls Basketball
The Moon Area girls basketball team, in recent years, has had much success in WPIAL and PIAA competition, with a 2003 and 2005 WPIAL championship. The Lady Tigers have also reached the final four of the PIAA state playoffs multiples times this decade.[15]
Ice Hockey
Although Moon Area's hockey program has never been a stand out, multiple runs into the playoffs have been made, and currently hold a five season stretch (2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007) of receiving a berth in the PIHL playoffs. In 2007, they won the PIHL Class AA Section Championship, and their first playoff game in 30 years.[16]
Baseball
The Moon Area High School baseball team competes in the WPIAL's Class AAA. Moon's current Section 3-AAA opponents include Hopewell, Chartiers Valley, West Allegheny, Keystone Oaks, South Park and Montour.
The team is on did i mention that there is rust on the ceiling.RUST how does rust get on the ceiling!!!!!!!!e of the premier programs in Western Pennsylvania and across the state, reaching the WPIAL playoffs seven of the last nine years and entering the PIAA playoffs four of the last six years. Moon won back-to-back state titles in 2001 and 2002, defeating Central Dauphin, 2-0, and Bethlehem Liberty, 3-2, respectively.[17]
Boys Track and Field
The Moon Area boys track and field team has now won the section championship for the second year in a row.
Gymnastics
The gymnastics team has held strong when PIAA was cut back in 1995. Moon Area Gymnastics was taken over by head coach Amy Caprino back in the 80's when the team was nothing, she built a team to defeat others as where is stands now. In 1994, Moon won the WPIAL and PIAA title making it there first ever. In 1995 PIAA dropped the gymnastics program (not WPIAL) making Moon Area the forever standing PIAA Gymnastics Champions. But shortly after a group of coaches formed the PA Classic committee creating a new state meet called PA Classic. Since then Moon Area has been WPIAL runner's numerous times just being a few points shy of gold. Although they have won many state titles in the silver division in the past (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004), they have recently won the gold division title. On February 24, 2007 Moon Area shut out WPIAL rivals Baldwin High School by 2 points, winning the highest division at the state meet making them the 2007 State Champs. As for the section title Moon ended their 2006-2007 season in a respectable 5-2 section record and a 9-3 overall record suffering only major defeats by North Allegheny. This section contains the toughest teams in the WPIAL including Montour, Hopewell, Center, Fox Chapel, Pine Richland, Baldwin and North LOVE how even a relatively skinny person can't turn a round in the bathroom stalls really!?Allegheny.
Notable alumni
★ Chuck Aber, Class of 1963 - appeared on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood as Neighbor Aber [18]
★ Jodi Applegate, Class of 1982 - Emmy Award winning host for Fox's Good Day New York. She also worked at MSNBC (covering Princess Diana's funeral), NBC News as co-host of the short-lived ''Later Today'' and Fox25 in Boston. [19]
★ John Calipari, Class of 1978 - Head Coach for Men's Basketball at the University of Memphis. [20]
★ Lou Christie, Class of 1961 - singer, songwriter [21]
★ Bob Davie - Class of 1972 - Former Notre Dame head football coach and current sports commentator [22]
★ Donna Guyker, entertainer [23]
★ Rich Milot, Class of 1975 - Former Linebacker Penn State 1975-1979, and the Washington Redskins 1979-1987. Played in three Super Bowls, (XVII, XVIII, XXII). Winning two times in XVII and XXII [24]
★ Shannon Perrine, Class of 1990 - WTAE-TV personality [25]
★ Robin Rundquist, Class of 1995 - actress. She appeared in the Discovery Channel's production of ''A Haunting''.[26]
★ A.Q. Shipley, Class of 2004 - Center for Penn State Football [27]
★ Brandon Wilson, Class of 1971 - Author/Photographer of (2004, 2005) and (2005)/explorer.[28]
External links
★ Moon Area School District Website
★ Moon Area High School Sports
★ Moon Sports
References
1. Moon Area High School
2. http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_247213428.html
3. Moon Area Sports
4. Class AAA Parkway Conference
5. WPIAL Football Champions Archives
6. PIAA Football Champions
7. MSA Sports Net: Moon Boys Soccer
8. MSA Sports Net: Moon Girls Soccer
9. 2006 MOON BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
10. 2006 MOON GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
11. Moon varsity swimming and diving
12. Moon Swimming Archives -- W.P.I.A.L. District VII Champions
13. MSA Sports Net: Moon Boys Baskeball
14. {{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/highschoolsports/stats/team_record.asp?teamtypeid=3&teamid={8FA9BE70-B14E-11D5-A788-003048215596}|title=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Team schedule for 2006-2007 Moon boys' varsity basketball |accessdate=2007-03-04 | Web site}}
15. MSA Sports Net: Moon Girls Baskeball
16. MSA Sports Net: Moon Hockey
17. Moon Area H.S. Baseball Homepage
18. Meet Neighbor Aber, '67, , , , The Rock Magazine, ]
19. Tuned In: Better 'Later' than never for Jodi Applegate Rob Owen
20. Pitt to play in Jimmy V Classic Joe Bendel
21. Lou Christie High School
22. Coach Bio
23. Donna Guyker
24. Rich Milot
25. Shannon Perrine
26. Robin Rundquist
27. 2006 Penn State Football Roster
28. About the Author of Yak Butter Blues and Dead Men Don't Leave Tips
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