Penn Cambria Senior High School

Additions & Alterations

In response to growing enrollments, changing educational program needs and a District-wide grade reorganization, five separate additions and extensive renovations to existing spaces were undertaken. The additions now provide a new library, five additional general classrooms, two special education classrooms, two science classrooms, one home economics laboratory, one auxiliary gymnasium and expanded boys and girls locker rooms, kitchen, cafeteria and support spaces. At the same time many areas have been converted to more appropriate uses and instructional spaces have been relocated. Particularly successful was the conversion of former shop areas into a total of 8 new science labs/classrooms. Additionally, Hayes Large was instrumental in obtaining a $100,000 urban forestry grant from the USDA, which was used to develop on-site outdoor learning areas, a greenhouse and stream/stormwater quality upgrades.