Moon Area High School
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8352 University Boulevard Moon Township, PA 15108 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°30′47″N 80°13′04″W / 40.512941°N 80.217790°W |
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| Funding type | Public |
| School district | Moon Area School District |
| Principal | Barry Balaski |
| Asst. Principal | Mr. Dalesio |
| Teaching staff | 89.6 (FTE) |
| Enrollment | 1192 (2014–15) |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and black |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | Moon Area High School |
Moon Area High School, known to the locals as Moon High, is a public high school located in the Moon Area School District in Pennsylvania, United States. The school serves students in grades 9-12 from Moon and Crescent, South Heights borough, along with the communities of Glenwillard and Wireton, and several other unincorprated villages. The Moon Area School District's High School and Middle School facilities are located in the center of Moon.
Moon High student athletes are able to compete in 13 sports and cheerleading. In most instances, Moon High sports compete in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL), District VII of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).
The Moon High football team competes in the WPIAL Class AAA Parkway Conference, which is made up of geographical foes Blackhawk, West Allegheny, Montour, Ambridge, Hopewell, Central Valley, Chartiers Valley, and New Castle.
In 1998, Moon Tigers won the WPIAL Class AAA Championship at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Moon defeated Blackhawk 34-7 to claim the title. The Tigers then went on to the PIAA Class AAA Championships in Hershey, only to fall 10-0 to Allentown Central Catholic High School.
The Moon High boys soccer team has had much success in the WPIAL over the years. In 2003 they beat Thomas Jefferson 2-1 to win the WPIAL AA Championship. In the semi-final game before the championship Moon beat Mars 2-0. Adam Lippencott scored one of the goals from over 70 yards away thus setting the unofficial WPIAL longest goal record.
In 2004, the Moon High ladies soccer team won the WPIAL Championship defeating Norwin 3-1. The team fell 2-0 to Downingtown West in the PIAA State Championship, but made school history being the first girls' soccer team to win a district championship and compete in the state final. In 2006, they returned to the WPIAL Championship and earned the silver with a 2-0 loss to Pine-Richland. The girls then went on to Hershey to face Downingtown West a second time and, just like 2004, brought home a silver medal after another 2-0 loss. In 2012, the girls lost their WPIAL semifinal but went on to play in the PIAA State AA Final in Hershey, PA. They beat Archbishop Wood 1-0 to win the PIAA AA Girls State Final.
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