# Penn Cambria School District

Penn Cambria School District is a small, rural, public school district located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district serves the boroughs of Ashville, Cresson, Gallitzin, Lilly, Loretto, Sankertown and Tunnelhill in both Blair County and Cambria County. As well as the townships of Allegheny, Cresson, Dean, Gallitzin, Munster, and Washington. Penn Cambria covers 108 square miles (280 km$^2$) in east-central Cambria County. According to 2000 federal census data, Penn Cambria School District served a resident population of 16,744. By 2010, the district's population increased to 17,359 people. The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 88.8% high school graduates and 14.9% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 37.2% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $13,603, while the median family income was $40,432. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.

## Board of Directors

Penn Cambria has nine school directors as in accordance with state law. Approximately half of the school board is up for election every two years.
The Superintendent of Penn Cambria School District is currently Jaime Hartline.
| Name | Position | Next Election Year |
| Michael Sheehan | President | 2027 |
| Rudy McCarthy | Vice President | 2025 |
| Matthew Kearney | Secretary | 2025 |
| Jeffrey Stohon | Treasurer | 2027 |
| Caleb Drenning | Member | 2025 |
| Guy Monica | Member | 2027 |
| Anthony Dziabo | Member | 2027 |
| Cindy Sheehan-Westrick | Member | 2027 |
| Jennifer Gmuca | Member | 2025 |

## School Director Elections
### 2023 Penn Cambria School Director Primary Election

The most recent school director primary election was held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. There were six candidates on both republican and democrat ballots due to a process known as cross-filing. Michael Sheehan*, Cindy Sheehan-Westrick, Anthony Dziabo, Jeff Stohon*, Guy Monica*, and Tyler Ream. Of these six candidates, three of them were incumbents (indicated by *), while the other three ran for two open seats left by the retirement of former board president, George Pyo, and former board vice president, Justin Roberts. Tony Tomaselli ran as a write-in candidate. On April 12, 2023, one-term incumbent, Matthew Kearney officially endorsed Tyler Ream, Cindy Sheehan-Westrick, Tony Tomaselli, Mike Sheehan, and Jeff Stohon. Voters could vote for no more than five candidates on a single ballot. In both the republican and democrat primaries, Tyler Ream finished 6th place, preventing him from the general election ballot.
Republican Primary Results
| Candidates Name | Votes Received | Percentage of Vote |
| Guy Monica* | 613 | 13.36% |
| Michael Sheehan* | 878 | 19.13% |
| Anthony Dziabo | 673 | 14.67% |
| Tyler Ream | 563 | 12.43% |
| Jeff Stohon* | 708 | 15.43% |
| Cindy Sheehan-Westrick | 805 | 17.54% |
| Write-In | 349 | 7.61% |
Democrat Primary Results
| Candidates Name | Votes Received | Percentage of Vote |
| Anthony Dziabo | 579 | 15.15% |
| Michael Sheehan* | 713 | 18.66% |
| Cindy Sheehan-Westrick | 698 | 18.26% |
| Guy Monica* | 498 | 13.03% |
| Jeff Stohon* | 565 | 14.78% |
| Tyler Ream | 467 | 12.22% |
| Write-In | 302 | 7.90% |

### 2023 Penn Cambria School Director General Election

The most recent school director election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. On the general election ballot, there were five candidates: Michael Sheehan*, Cindy Sheehan-Westrick, Anthony Dziabo, Jeff Stohon*, and Guy Monica*. Out of these five candidates, three were incumbents running for reelection (indicated by *), while the other two ran for two open seats left by the retirement of former board president, George Pyo, and former board vice president, Justin Roberts. All of the candidates on the general ballot won both the Democrat and Republican nominations, due to a process known as cross-filing. Voters could vote for no more than 5 candidates on a single ballot. All of the candidates on the ballot won their respective election.
General Election Results
| Candidates Name | Votes Received | Percentage of Vote |
| Michael Sheehan* | 2,133 | 22.68% |
| Cindy Sheehan-Westrick | 1,952 | 20.76% |
| Anthony Dziabo | 1,763 | 18.75% |
| Jeff Stohon* | 1,757 | 18.69% |
| Guy Monica* | 1,672 | 14.78% |
| Write-In | 126 | 1.34% |

## School Buildings

Penn Cambria has five school buildings, each serving a certain number of grade levels:
| School Name | Grade Level | Administrator |
| Penn Cambria Pre-Primary School | Grades PreK-Kindergarten | Joesph Smorto |
| Penn Cambria Primary School | Grades 1-2 | Joseph Smorto |
| Penn Cambria Intermediate School | Grades 3-4 | Joseph Smorto |
| Penn Cambria Middle School | Grades 5-8 | Dane Harrold, Justin Harrold (Assistant Principal) |
| Penn Cambria High School | Grades 9-12 | Benjamin Watt, Kristen Blackburn (Assistant Principal) |
High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

## High School Athletics

Middle School Sports:
According to PIAA directory July 2015