Millcreek Township School District is a school district serving Millcreek Township, a suburb of Erie, Pennsylvania. The total enrollment is 7,464 students.[1] The district was the pilot district in the Start S.M.A.R.T. Program in 2002.[2]
| Millcreek Township School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | PRIDE! is one of our products |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1805 |
| Superintendent | Dr. John Cavanagh |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 7,464 |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Other information | |
| Website | mtsd.org |
Schools
editThe Millcreek Township School District is home to 10 schools.
Elementary schools
edit- Chestnut Hill Elementary
- Tracy Elementary
- Belle Valley Elementary School
- Asbury Elementary School
- Grandview Elementary School
Middle schools
edit- Walnut Creek Middle School
- James S. Wilson Middle School
- Westlake Middle School
Walnut Creek Middle School
editFrom 2000-2002 students at the school worked with the Asbury Woods Nature Center in a project to assess the Walnut Creek watershed to help with public education and protection of the natural resource.[3]
The development of the nature center's educational program was one of a number of environmental education projects undertaken by students the school's science classes. A class, calling itself "Walnut Creek S.E.W.E.R." (Saving Erie's Water & Environmental Resources), also worked on projects to educate their community "about cleaner water, including a billboard and brochures, such as Your Lawn & Pesticides: What Goes Around, Comes Around," according to The Carnegie Reporter. "They have also worked with local officials to increase street sweeping, which reduces runoff into the water."[4] Asbury middle school
High schools
edit- McDowell High School
- McDowell Intermediate High School
Technical/ Alternative Education
edit- Millcreek Learning Center
- North Coast School
- Students in 10th Grade or above can take courses at [Erie County Technical School]
Notes
edit- ^ Millcreek Township School District schools - district elementary, middle, and high school information
- ^ "Millcreek Township School District: History". Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ [1] Web page about the "Walnut Creek Watershed Initiative" giving progress reports, at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's "Growing Greener" Web site, accessed March 25, 2007
- ^ [2] Baldwin, Joyce, "Civic Education in Schools: The Right Time is Now" article in The Carnegie Reporter, Vol. 2/No. 3, Fall 2003, published by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, accessed March 24, 2007