Kutztown Area High School
| Kutztown Area High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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50 Trexler Avenue Kutztown, Pennsylvania, (Berks County) 19530 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1938 |
| Status | Active |
| School district | Kutztown Area School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. George F. Fiore |
| Principal | Barry Flicker and Edward Myers |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 451 (2014–2015 school year) |
| Average class size | Approx. 115 per graduating year |
| Color(s) |
Navy blue and White |
| Slogan | Learning to create the world of the future |
| Athletics | Approx. 25 Varsity sports |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Rival |
Brandywine Heights High School Fleetwood Area High School |
| Website | www.kasd.org |
Kutztown Area High School is a small rural high school and is the only high school of the Kutztown Area School District, located at 50 Trexler Avenue in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA. Kutztown is sandwiched between Allentown and Reading in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It was built in 1961, with an annex added in 1974. The school also underwent major renovations in 2016. The school supplies laptops to every student as part of the "one-to-one laptop initiative" where students receive an Apple MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015). The school has numerous sports teams and clubs/activities in which they rival Berks County schools: Fleetwood and Brandywine.
Kutztown High School offers many non-traditional education paths such as (BCTC), Internships and Independent studies. The school offers internship opportunities with many local companies such as East Penn Manufacturing or Energy Products Inc. The school also offers many musical, academic, and athletic after-school activities. The school is also infamous for a notorious group of thirteen students who violated its technology code of conduct and were subjected to external disciplinary action.
In October 2004, the school distributed Apple iBook laptops to all students, as part of the "One-to-One" program to facilitate school work. Each computer was installed with safety instruments. Access to the safety and monitor settings was available via the use of an administrator password.
The school administrators initially set the administrator password on all laptops to "50Trexler", presumably in reference to the street address of the school. Multiple media reports indicated that the password was "taped onto the back of each computer" when they were initially handed out. What was actually on the back was a permanently affixed label with the school’s address, (including 50 Trexler Ave) although the Kutztown Area High School Administration did realize that the password should have been less obvious. A student or students found out the password, and eventually 200 to 300 students had knowledge of the password.
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