Strong Vincent Middle School

Strong Vincent Middle School is a public middle school in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.

Strong Vincent Middle School
Location
1300 West 8th Street

Erie
,
Pennsylvania
16502

United States
Information
TypePublic
MottoVirtute non viribus Vincent
(By courage, not by force of arms, we conquer)
Established1930
PrincipalJeff Hutchinson Principal
Chris Popa - Assistant Principal
Andrea Gloystein- Assistant Principal
Enrollment685 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s)Red and black
   
Team nameColonels
Newspaper"The Colonel"
Websitewww.svcolonels.com

History

Construction of Strong Vincent High School began in 1928. The school opened for classes in 1930, with the first class graduating in 1931. It was the first high school on Erie's west side. Originally named West High School, the name was later changed to honor General Strong Vincent. The school was dedicated in 1930 by the Rev. Boyd Vincent, brother of General Strong Vincent.

In 2017, Strong Vincent High School became a middle school when the School District of the City of Erie consolidated all of its high schools—with the exception of Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy—and created Erie High School (Pennsylvania).[2]

Athletics

Strong Vincent is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) in District 10, Region 6.

Pennsylvania State Championships
SportYear(s)
Basketball1985
Football1991
Swimming team, many, most recently 1964; many individual All-Americans
Wrestling, many individual State Champions, including Timmy McCall and Terry Magoon, 1964

Notable alumni

Athletes
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Tom Lawless 1974 Major League Baseball player
Maurice Williams 2007 Arena Football League player

Film and television
Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Ann B. Davis 1944 Movie and TV actor

References
  1. "Strong Vincent H S". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. Ed Palattella, "Erie School District students join to reinvent Central", GoErie.com, 05/11/2017



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