Education Approximately 420 children of Cass Township attend classes from nursery school to high school. Public school students enroll in the Minersville Area School District, which offers classes in three buildings. The Early Childhood Education center for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners is at Old Llewellyn Road and Taylor Street, Llewellyn, PA 17944, telephone (570) 544-5998. Minersville Elementary Center Pupils in grades one through six go to the Minersville Elementary Center, 300 N. Fifth St., Minersville, PA 17954, telephone (570) 544-2077. Minersville Junior/Senior High School Upperclassmen attend Minersville Junior/Senior High School, Battlin’ Miner Drive and Jonestown Low Road, Post Office Box 787, Minersville, PA 17954, telephone (570) 544-4761. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School Parochial students in kindergarten through eighth grade study at the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic School, 515 N. Front St., Minersville, PA 17954, telephone (570) 544-2800. Nativity BMV High School In ninth grade, students advance to Nativity BMV High School, 1 Lawtons Hill, Pottsville, PA 17901, telephone (570) 622-8110. More than 84 percent of adults in Cass Township have high school diplomas, and 13 percent have college degrees, the Census estimates. Even before becoming incorporated, Cass Township had a schoolhouse in Primrose. Over the years, abandoned coal company homes, engine houses and at least one log cabin served as schools, too. W.W. Munsell and Co.’s 1881 History of Schuylkill County, Pa. says one early teacher “wielded the birch” and another “educated but eccentric” teacher “taught by day and studied the stars by night.” By 1881, a school built in Heckscherville held 150 pupils. The former Cass Township High School is remembered for its 1957 football team, which was undefeated and unscored upon. The Official Web Site of Cass Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1209 Valley Road, Pottsville, PA 17901-8809 Phone: (570) 544-5370 - Fax: (570) 544-3158 - Email: supervisors@casstownship.org Website developed by Precision Design Back To Top

Cass Township Public Meeting Dates The monthly meetings listed below are held at the Cass Township Municipal Building located at 1209 Valley Road, Pottsville, PA at 6:30 PM. Board of Supervisors 2021 Planning Commission 2021 Zoning Board 2021 Municipal Authority January 27 February 24 March 31 April 28 (cancelled) May 26 June 30 July 28 August 25 September 29 October 27 November 17 December 29 Time: 6:30pm Scheduled the 2nd Thursday of the month. Time: 6:30 pm These meetings will be advertised as needed. The Municipal Authority was dissolved by Ordinance # 2017-1 adopted 01/26/2017 The Official Web Site of Cass Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1209 Valley Road, Pottsville, PA 17901-8809 Phone: (570) 544-5370 - Fax: (570) 544-3158 - Email: supervisors@casstownship.org Website developed by Precision Design Back To Top