Farrell High School
                                 "Home of the Steelers"

Welcome to the Farrell Area School District where we strive to create excellence in education through empowerment and positive, social interaction.

                Farrell Area School District
                                 1600 Roemer Blvd.
                                  Farrell, PA 16121

                          District Office: 724-346-6585
                          District Office fax: 724-346-0023

                          High School Office: 724-509-1244
                          High School fax: 724-346-2381
 

How are Pennsylvania students performing on standardized tests? Check out the Pennsylvania Department of Education's national study results.

Farrell Area School District offers Supplemental Educational Services. The list of 2007-2008 School Providers has been issued.

Dual Enrollment offered for 2007. Click for details.

Special Dates and Schedule

January 21, 2007 is Martin Luther King, Jr. day; no school.

February 18, 2007 is President's Day; no school.

March 20-24, 2007 is Spring Break; no school.

May 26, 2007 is Memorial Day; no school.

Updates

Please remember that students are not permitted to bring cell phones, beepers, DVDs and MP3 players to school. The Farrell Area School District has the right to confiscate and hold all audio and technical devices which cause a disruption in the educational process of our schools. In the event of an unforeseen incident, school administrators and other personnel will contact you.

The Farrell Area School District is seeking highly qualified and motivated professionals to serve as high school, substitute teachers. If you have questions or need additional information, call the high school office.

The Farrell Area School District is the delegate agent for Early Head Start/Head Start in Mercer County. Find out more. Click www.mchs-ehs.org.

The Farrell Board adopts new PSSA Intervention plan. Its focus will be student accountability.

Click MIU4 and visit the eLearning Center.

The Farrell Board of Education approves a new extra-curricular activity policy.

Check Pennsylvania's new Career Education and Work Standards at www.pacareerstandards.com.

Parents check EDLINE to access student grades.

News

Check new requirements for "highly qualified" certifications. Go to the Pennsylvania Department of Education Response to USDE Monitoring Report. Then, click on proposed HOUSE. This link will provide specifics about the new teacher expectations.

Get school reports and data on your district at www.paayp.com.

Administrators, teachers, and other school personnel can check their Certification and Staffing Policy Guidelines here.

Check the U.S. Department of Education website, www.ed.gov for information on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Programs

An increasing number of students in Pennsylvania are taking advantage of Dual Enrollment. Find out how your son or daughter can earn both college and high school credits.

Educational Assistance Program
Institute for Learning
Project 720
PSSA Intervention
Success By Six

From the Secretary's Office

Secretary of Education, Dr. Gerald Zahorchak, responds to Property Tax Relief Legislation, Adopting District Budgets.

Project 720 High School Initiative outlined.

Find out more about the Distinguished Educator Initiative.

Educational Theory, Philosophy, and Practice

Charlotte Danielson
Institute For Learning
Jonathan Kozol
Lauren Resnick
Peter Senge

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Politicians

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Black History

Black Studies Calendar.

Research the Civil Rights timeline.

African American biographies.

Check the Library of Congress for accomplishments of African Americans throughout history.

African Americans in science and technology.

Read more about the history of Black History.

Take a look back at recent African American achievements.

Watch video clips and get more information about African American Icons.

Learn more about the issues and the stories at blackamericaweb.com.

Get the facts on Black History.

Black History Quest shares culture and resources.
 

Audio and Video Speeches

Listen to the leaders of yesterday and today.
Hear Martin Luther King, Jr.
 

Local African American Leaders

Bill Murray
Chief Riley Smoot
Michael Wright
Mother Martha Richards
Olive Brown-McKeithan
Roland Barksdale-Hall - Tracing Your Roots

African American Thinkers

Cornel West
Sidney Poitier
Tiger Woods
George E. Alcorn, Jr.
Charlie Sifford

Math Resource Pages

Don't have much time? Check out Go-Math for on-line help.
Ask Dr. Math a question.
Worried about That Quiz? Worry no more. Practice. Practice. Practice.

Reading Resource Pages

The U.S. Department of Education promotes educational excellence for all Americans. Visit Ed.gov for more information on helping your child read.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development offers reading research, theory, and practice.

The National Institute for Learning (NIFL) offers suggestions on how to put reading first.

Writing Resource Pages

Visit the Online Writing Lab (OWL) to improve grammar and writing skills.

The University of Minnesota's Online Grammar Handbooks offers writing assistance.

Learn more about the Five Prompt Essay.

History from Around the World

Discover the story of Africa.
Learn more about the historical timeline of Canada.
History of Italy.
Relive United States history: then, now, and tomorrow.

Quotes

"And understand: class differences will not save you."
H. Rap Brown

"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work."
Jack Nicklaus

"A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped."
Norman Mailer

"Intentions count in your actions."
Abu Bakr

"I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

"Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed."
Whitney M. Young

"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them."
Dalai Lama

"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Muhammad Ali

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 

Rare Facts

Check rare facts from this Rainforest Reference.
The Unknown Facts about the world nations will surprise you.
The Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know.

Famous Stories

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Meet Amazing People.
PBS presents The Story of American Public Education.