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Penn Cambria School District
Address
201 6th Street
Cresson
, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 16630
United States of America
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreschool-12
Established1966
Students and staff
District mascotPanthers
ColorsBlue, Black, White
Other information
Websitehttp://www.pcam.org/
Penn Cambria School District region in Blair County

Penn Cambria School District is a small, rural, public school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the boroughs of Ashville, Cresson, Gallitzin, Lilly, Loretto, Sankertown and Tunnelhill in both Blair County and Cambria County. As well as the townships of Allegheny, Cresson, Dean, Gallitzin, Munster, and Washington. Penn Cambria covers 108 square miles (280 km2) in east-central Cambria County. According to 2000 federal census data, Penn Cambria School District served a resident population of 16,744. By 2010, the district's population increased to 17,359 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 88.8% high school graduates and 14.9% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 37.2% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $13,603, while the median family income was $40,432.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8]

Board of Directors

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Penn Cambria has nine school directors as in accordance with state law. Approximately half of the school board is up for election every two years.

The Superintendent of Penn Cambria School District is currently Jaime Hartline.

Name Position Next Election Year
Michael Sheehan President 2027
Rudy McCarthy Vice President 2025
Matthew Kearney Secretary 2025
Jeffrey Stohon Treasurer 2027
Caleb Drenning Member 2025
Guy Monica Member 2027
Anthony Dziabo Member 2027
Cindy Sheehan-Westrick Member 2027
Jennifer Gmuca Member 2025

School Director Elections

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2023 Penn Cambria School Director Primary Election

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The most recent school director primary election was held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.[9] There were six candidates on both republican and democrat ballots due to a process known as cross-filing.[10] Michael Sheehan*, Cindy Sheehan-Westrick, Anthony Dziabo, Jeff Stohon*, Guy Monica*, and Tyler Ream. Of these six candidates, three of them were incumbents (indicated by *), while the other three ran for two open seats left by the retirement of former board president, George Pyo, and former board vice president, Justin Roberts. Tony Tomaselli ran as a write-in candidate. On April 12, 2023, one-term incumbent, Matthew Kearney officially endorsed Tyler Ream, Cindy Sheehan-Westrick, Tony Tomaselli, Mike Sheehan, and Jeff Stohon. [11] Voters could vote for no more than five candidates on a single ballot. In both the republican and democrat primaries, Tyler Ream finished 6th place, preventing him from the general election ballot.

Republican Primary Results[12]

Candidates Name Votes Received Percentage of Vote
Guy Monica* 613 13.36%
Michael Sheehan* 878 19.13%
Anthony Dziabo 673 14.67%
Tyler Ream 563 12.43%
Jeff Stohon* 708 15.43%
Cindy Sheehan-Westrick 805 17.54%
Write-In 349 7.61%

Democrat Primary Results[13]

Candidates Name Votes Received Percentage of Vote
Anthony Dziabo 579 15.15%
Michael Sheehan* 713 18.66%
Cindy Sheehan-Westrick 698 18.26%
Guy Monica* 498 13.03%
Jeff Stohon* 565 14.78%
Tyler Ream 467 12.22%
Write-In 302 7.90%

2023 Penn Cambria School Director General Election

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The most recent school director election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.[14] On the general election ballot, there were five candidates: Michael Sheehan*, Cindy Sheehan-Westrick, Anthony Dziabo, Jeff Stohon*, and Guy Monica*. Out of these five candidates, three were incumbents running for reelection (indicated by *), while the other two ran for two open seats left by the retirement of former board president, George Pyo, and former board vice president, Justin Roberts. All of the candidates on the general ballot won both the Democrat and Republican nominations, due to a process known as cross-filing.[15] Voters could vote for no more than 5 candidates on a single ballot. All of the candidates on the ballot won their respective election.[16]

General Election Results[17]

Candidates Name Votes Received Percentage of Vote
Michael Sheehan* 2,133 22.68%
Cindy Sheehan-Westrick 1,952 20.76%
Anthony Dziabo 1,763 18.75%
Jeff Stohon* 1,757 18.69%
Guy Monica* 1,672 14.78%
Write-In 126 1.34%

School Buildings

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Penn Cambria has five school buildings, each serving a certain number of grade levels:

School Name Grade Level Administrator
Penn Cambria Pre-Primary School[18] Grades PreK-Kindergarten Joesph Smorto
Penn Cambria Primary School[19] Grades 1-2 Joseph Smorto
Penn Cambria Intermediate School[20] Grades 3-4 Joseph Smorto
Penn Cambria Middle School[21] Grades 5-8 Dane Harrold, Justin Harrold (Assistant Principal)
Penn Cambria High School[22] Grades 9-12 Benjamin Watt, Kristen Blackburn (Assistant Principal)

High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

High School Athletics

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Middle School Sports:

According to PIAA directory July 2015[23]

References

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  1. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  5. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  8. ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. ^ https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_elections,_2023
  10. ^ http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Cross-filing
  11. ^ https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Matthew_Kearney
  12. ^ https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Cambria/117757/web.317647/#/detail/0089
  13. ^ https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Cambria/117757/web.317647/#/detail/0088
  14. ^ https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_elections,_2023
  15. ^ http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Cross-filing
  16. ^ https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Cambria/117757/web.317647/#/detail/0088
  17. ^ https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Cambria/119020/web.317647/#/detail/0045
  18. ^ https://www.pcam.org/schools/penn-cambria-pre-primary-school/
  19. ^ https://www.pcam.org/schools/primary-school/
  20. ^ https://www.pcam.org/schools/intermediate-school/
  21. ^ https://www.pcam.org/schools/middle-school/
  22. ^ https://www.pcam.org/schools/high-school/
  23. ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".
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