Perry Traditional Academy
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| School type | Public |
|---|---|
| District | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Principal | Ms. Jacqueline Blakey-Tate |
| Students | 918 as of 1-Nov-2006 |
| Mascot | Commodore |
| Representative | Floyd McCrea |
| Location | 3875 Perrysville Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214 |
| Website | Perry Traditional Academy |
Perry Traditional Academy is a high school in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania's Perry North neighborhood. It is a magnet school in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
[edit] Statisitcs
According to the Pittsburgh Public Schools website, Perry's racial makeup is: 56.32% African American, and 38.34% White, while the rest of the school is comprised of other minority groups.[1] The school's nickname is the Commodores and is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
[edit] Notable Accomplishments
Perry's football team is nationally known in some parts. In 2002 the team tied the national record for most consecutive shutouts at 13. Although the Commodores did not win the state title they received a good amount of press from ESPN,The Associated Press, and local media outlets. From 2000-2005, Perry won six consecutive City League titles. Rod Rutherford was a quarterback for the Commodores, he later went on to the University of Pittsburgh and set many school records there.
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