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Delco Champions (1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015), National Champions (2015)Envirothon – PA State Champions (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017),[5] North American Champions (2000, 2005, 2009, 2017)Physics Olympics – a regional competition combining problem solving and various construction oriented competitions. Penncrest holds two national records for consecutive championships and consecutive meets wonScience Olympiad – PA State Champions (2014), PA State 2nd Place finalists (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013); National results: 8th in 2004; 11th in 2005; 5th in 2006; 7th in 2007; 8th in 2008; 6th in 2009; 4th in 2010; 4th in 2011; 14th in 2013; 8th in 2014Music[edit]Sports[edit]For the 2018\u20132019 school year. Penncrest competed in 12 interscholastic boys sports and 11 girls sports including boys baseball, basketball, cross country running, American football, golf, indoor and outdoor track and field, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving,  tennis, and wrestling. Girls competed in basketball, cross country running, field hockey, indoor and outdoor  track and field, lacrosse, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball. Penncrest competes in the Central League, District One, of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In 2005, the ice hockey team won the state championship. In 2014, the boys lacrosse team won the PIAA state championship.Curriculum[edit]Penncrest High School offers a variety of courses in a wide range of academic subject areas. Students are able to study courses in Art, Business Education, ESL, Family & Consumer Sciences, English, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies, Special Education, Technology Education, and World Languages.  More than 200 courses and 17 AP programs are offered.  The rigor of courses at the school follows a four level setup: Advanced Placement (AP), Accelerated, Honors, and College Prep. Many juniors and seniors challenge themselves in the numerous Advanced Placement courses offered by the school. These include: AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Music Theory & Composition, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP US History, AP European History, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government & Politics, AP French Language, AP Chinese Language, and AP Spanish Language, and AP Capstone (AP Seminar and AP Research). In the 2010\u20132011 school year, Penncrest also added Mandarin Chinese to its course offerings, attracting enough students to fill two classes. Since the 2013 school year, sophomores have been permitted to take select AP courses including AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP seminar, and AP European History.Notable alumni[edit]Jeff Ayars, American filmmaker and actor[6]Stephen Bloom, a Representative of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives.[7]Paul DiMeo, cast member of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition[7]Michael A. O’Donnell, Ph.D., award-winning author and international scholar.[7]Kenneth A. Oye, political science professor at MIT and early contributor to regime theory.[8]Robert Engle, American economist and the winner of the 2003 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Ronald Yeaw, US Navy SEAL and former commander of Seal Team Six[7]Auston Trusty, professional soccer player for the Colorado RapidsJonah Jackson, NFL player for the Detroit Lions.Bill Whitaker, television journalist and a correspondent on the CBS News program 60 Minutes.References[edit]External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/penncrest-high-school-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Penncrest High School – Wikipedia"}}]}]