General McLane High School

General McLane High School
Address
11761 Edinboro Road
Edinboro, PA, (Erie County) 16412
United States
Coordinates 41°55′01″N 80°07′23″W / 41.917°N 80.123°W / 41.917; -80.123Coordinates: 41°55′01″N 80°07′23″W / 41.917°N 80.123°W / 41.917; -80.123
Information
Type 9th-12th
Established 1959
Superintendent Richard Scaletta
Head teacher Dan Mennow
Number of students Under 700
Color(s) Red and White         
Team name Lancers
Website www.generalmclane.org

General McLane High School serves students in grades nine through twelve in the General McLane School District. The school district consists of the towns of Edinboro and McKean and the areas including Washington Township, McKean Township and Franklin Township which surround the two towns.

The General McLane Lancers football and boys' basketball teams won their respective Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAA Championships during the 2006-2007 academic year, making GM the first Pennsylvania high school to win both titles in the same academic year.[1] Also home of the GM Marching Band which won LMBA championships in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2011-2013 and placed second in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010.[2]

2009 marks the 50th year of General Mclane.

History

General McLane High School completed construction in 1960 even though Colonel McLane was not promoted to Brigadier General until April 1961.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ruzzi, Mike (2007-03-23). "State Gold...Again!!!!". WICU-TV. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  2. ↑ "LMBA: Lakeshore Marching Band Association Hall of Champions". LMBA.
  3. ↑ "History of General McLane". General McLane School District.


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