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{{Short description|Private school in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA}}
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| name = Kiski School
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| head = Christopher A. Brueningsen
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| type = Private all-male secondary
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| grades = 9–12
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| campus = Rural
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| mascot = Cougars
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| motto = {{langx|la|Dirige Nos Domine}}
| motto_translation = Guide Us Lord
| address = 1888 Brett Lane
| town = ]
| state = Pennsylvania
| zipcode = 15681-8951
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|40.4868|N|79.4571|W|region:US-PA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| former_name = Kiskiminetas Springs School
| type = Independent ] ] & ] ]
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| established = {{Start date and age|1888}}
| founder = Andrew W. Wilson
| status = Currently operational<ref name="nces_psch" />
| ceeb = 394365
| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES Private School ID|01197887|school_name=The Kiski School|access_date=February 27, 2022}}
| chair = John Jacob
| head_of_school = Christopher A. Brueningsen<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brueningsen |first1=Christopher |title=A Letter From Our Head of School |url=https://www.kiski.org/about |website=Welcome |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
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| age_range = 14–18
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| average_class_size = 10<ref name="bythenumbers">{{cite web |title=Kiski by the Numbers 2020–2021 |url=https://kiski.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/104/download/download_4054102.pdf |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
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| campus_type = Distant rural<ref name="nces_psch" />
| colors = Black and White {{color box|black}}{{color box|white}}
| slogan = ''Preparing young men to succeed in college and life''
| song = Kiski Then Forever<ref name="hbook">{{cite book |title=Students Hand Book |date=1937–1938 |publisher=Kiskiminetas Springs School |location=Kiski School Archives at the John A. Pidgeon Library |url=https://kiskischoolarchives.omeka.net/items/show/15 |access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref>
| fight_song = Fight for Old Kiski<ref name="hbook" />
| athletics = 12 varsity teams<ref name="athletics" />
| athletics_conference = PAISAA<ref>{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.paisaasports.org/page/show/925102-members |publisher=Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
| nickname = ]s
| rivals =
| accreditation = ]
| publication = The Kiski School Bulletin<ref>{{cite web |title=Read the Latest Kiski Bulletin |url=https://www.kiski.org/about/alumni |website=Alumni |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref><br />The Springs<ref>{{cite web |title=The Springs |url=https://www.kiski.org/learn/arts--culture |website=Arts & Culture |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
| endowment = $12.87&nbsp;million<ref name="irs" />
| newspaper = Kiski News<br />Kiski Minutes<br />The Kiskiminetan
| yearbook = Kiskiminetan
| annual_tuition = $54,900 (boarding)<ref name="tuition">{{cite web |title=Affording Kiski |url=https://www.kiski.org/admissions/affording-kiski |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref><br />$33,500 (day)<ref name="tuition" />
| revenue = $12.62&nbsp;million<ref name="irs">{{cite web |title=Form 990 |url=https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/250995765_202006_990_2021052018156145.pdf |website=Tax Exempt Organization Search |publisher=Internal Revenue Service |date=2021}}</ref>
| graduates = 75<ref name="2020bulletin">{{cite web |title=The Kiski School Class of 2020 Matriculation List |url=https://issuu.com/thekiskischool/docs/2020-kiski-bulletin-issuu |website=The Kiski Bulletin |date=December 2020 |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
| graduates_year = 2020
| affiliations = ],<ref name="nces_psch" /> PAIS, & TABS<ref name="nces_psch" />
| website = {{URL|kiski.org/}}
}}
'''The Kiski School''' (formerly the '''Kiskiminetas Springs School''' and often known simply as '''Kiski''' or '''Kiski Prep''') is an independent, ] boarding school in ], United States. The school, named after the nearby ], is located about {{convert|30|mi|km}} east by north of ], Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1888, Kiski educates students in grades ]–], along with a ] (PG) year. Kiski has an enrollment of approximately 191, with ] from 23 different countries.<ref name="bythenumbers" /> For 2024, ] ranked Kiski 9th-best boarding high school in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kiski School Rankings |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/the-kiski-school-saltsburg-pa/ |website=Niche |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>

== History ==

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In 1888, Andrew W. Wilson founded the school on a wooded hill overlooking the ] separating ] from ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Brief Local Attention |work=The Jeffersonian-Democrat |publisher=McMurray & Sansom |date=July 18, 1888 |location=Brookville, PA |pages=5 |quote="Prof. A. W. Wilson Jr., one of the Principals of the Kiskiminetas Springs School for boys, located at Saltsburg, Pa., is in town looking after the interests of his school."}}</ref> The site had once been a ] and ]. In the school's first catalog, printed in 1888, Wilson stated that the goal was to establish "a boys' school of high order that would prepare graduates to enter any ] or scientific school." There were two other elements of the founding mission. First, "to train and develop the ] which at this period of life are so susceptible to ]." Second, "to afford all the ]s and as many as possible of the pleasures and advantages of home, during this period of ]."

Forty-two students had graduated by 1894; 26 attended ]. The original ] consisted of just Wilson (who had graduated from Princeton and the ]) and school co-founder R. William Fair, who taught mathematics. Wilson led the school through its first four decades with the assistance of his wife, daughters, sons-in-law, and close friends.

Notably, ]'s first professional job was as a ] teacher at the school during the 1902–1903 school year.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wraga |first1=William G. |title=The Progressive Classicism of Alexander James Inglis |journal=The Classical Journal |year=2003 |volume=99 |issue=1 |page=61 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3298081 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |publisher=The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Inc.|jstor=3298081 }}</ref> On May 6, 1905, the Psi chapter of the Gamma Delta Psi fraternity, a high school fraternity, was founded at the school.<ref name="gdp">{{cite web |title=First national catalog of the fraternity of Gamma Delta Psi |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/dcmsiabooks.firstnationalcat00gamm/?st=gallery |website=Library of Congress |access-date=May 2, 2021}}</ref>

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Kiski's athletics program was of some renown in the early 1900s. In 1929, collegiate football scholarships were banned nationally amid the ]. The effects of this ban led ], a ] professor, to compare the university's team to Kiski's. Pattee remarked that the ]'s schedule that year should not include any team "harder than Kiski."<ref>{{cite book |title=Fred Lewis Pattee to W. L. Werner |date=November 17, 1929 |publisher=Penn State University Archives |location=Fred Lewis Pattee Papers, Box 2, Folder 128}}</ref>

William H. MacColl succeeded Wilson as ] in 1930. James L. Marks Sr., who served as ], and ] John J. Daub, who worked as the school's ], were also influential early faculty and ].<ref name="hbook" /> By 1937, the school had four administrators and ten faculty, teaching mathematics, history, ], English language, Spanish language, German language, ], French language, science, and ].<ref name="hbook" /> At this time, the school used a ], in which the school sorted students into four houses.<ref name="hbook" /> The school assigned each group to one of the school's four principals and officers for personalized academic counseling.<ref name="hbook" />

L. Montgomery Clark was elected president of Kiski's ] in 1941 and was appointed Head of School in 1942. Kiski carried out many campus additions and improvements under Clark's leadership. In 1946, ], coach of the ], conducted a fall training camp for ] on the campus.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Alberts |first1=Robert C. |title=Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh, 1787–1987 |date=1986 |publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press |page=221 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hjnhq.20 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |chapter=16|jstor=j.ctt5hjnhq.20 }}</ref>

John A. Pidgeon, who was then ]'s ], succeeded Clark upon retirement in 1957. Kiski undertook additions and improvements to the facilities and grew its academic ] and ] under Pidgeon's 45-year leadership. Under Pidgeon, Kiski ] four new ] and ] others. Kiski also constructed a new classroom building, ], library, fine arts center, and ]. Since 1998, Kiski has provided every student with a laptop.

In 2002, the school appointed Christopher A. Brueningsen as Head of School. In 2005, Kiski reinstated a ] program that allows students to attend school without residing on campus. Since 2005, five of the six dormitories have undergone significant renovations to improve their ] measures and ] while maintaining student capacity.

In 2009, the school constructed a ] to serve as the social hub of campus, house the ] office, and host events throughout the year. In 2014, the school resurfaced the ] surrounding a multi-purpose ].

In 2015, the school renovated the Ross Athletic Center, expanding it to include a new fitness center and multi-use gymnasium. The school also expanded academic facilities in 2015 by adding a Makerspace, a ] (DIY) workshop and fabrication studio, and completing the Zeigler Science Center in 2019.

In 2023, Kiski's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to open enrollment to girls.<ref name="coed">{{cite web |title=Message from the Board of Trustees |url=https://kiski.myschoolapp.com/podium/push/default.aspx?i=620564&s=104&snd=d31d0c9e-3790-4c18-9e70-e9f5f46f1a50 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> Co-education at Kiski had been considered seriously at several points between 1990 and 2020, but its implementation in fall 2024 resulted from the lasting impacts of the ] and a rapidly changing landscape for small boarding schools in the United States.<ref name="coed" />

== Governance ==
A ] governs Kiski. John Jacob chairs the board; Ellen Swank is the board's vice-chair. Other notable board members include:<ref name="board">{{cite web |title=Meet Our Board |url=https://www.kiski.org/about/directories |website=Directories |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
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== Admissions ==
The '''Kiski School''' in ] is the oldest remaining all-male ] in the ]. It was founded in ] on the site of a former summer resort by Andrew Wilson, cousin of future ] ]. The school, approximately 40 miles (60 km) east of ], is situated on a wooded hill overlooking the ] separating ] from ] and has an enrollment of roughly 200 boys from grades 9-12. Over 40% of the student body are from outside the ]. The John A. Pidgeon (headmaster from ] to ]) Memorial Library, located on campus, has been recognized for its outstanding quality and service.
Kiski is a selective school that chooses a student body from an applicant pool. Kiski uses the ] to evaluate prospective students.<ref name="apply">{{cite web |title=Join the Kiski Brotherhood |url=https://www.kiski.org/admissions/how-to-apply |website=How to Apply |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>


'''Application Timeline'''<br />
There are 60 different courses that make up Kiski's classic, yet innovative liberal arts education, including history, literature, social and natural sciences, and fine arts. These courses mirror the curriculum in the nation's best universities. Student life is active, multifaceted, and based around our beautiful campus. Kiski has a nine-hole golf course, two swimming pools, tennis courts, and football, baseball, and soccer fields. There are at least 17 active student organizations, performing-arts groups, and community service opportunities. Kiski requires every student to participate in athletics. Because the goal of the athletic program is to encourage every boy to play a sport at his level of ability, students are not graded on their athletic performance. Kiski offers 13 sports (10 at the varsity level), and a range of junior varsity and freshmen teams. Kiski boys live two to a room in one of nine dorms. Normally, there are two or more faculty members-as well as their families and pets-in each residence. Every Kiski boys eats meals with a faculty family.
Parents and students may begin the September application process for the following year's admission. The school requires each applicant to visit the campus and have an interview. Kiski's Admission Committee begins meeting in February each year to review applications for the next school year. The school generally notifies candidates of admission decisions by March 10 every year. The school typically requires parents to submit enrollment contracts and deposits by April 10.<ref name="apply" />


'''Day Students'''<br />
], the current ] is Chris Brueningsen.
While Kiski is predominately a boarding institution, it has a small day student population. The school accepts day students living within a short driving distance of the campus.<ref name="apply" />


'''Post-Graduates'''<br />
==A Student's View of Kiski==
Kiski accepts ] students who have already achieved their high school diploma and pursue additional secondary education before college. PG students can compete in the school's athletics program and participate in school activities.<ref name="apply" />
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All of the following information may be slightly biased, but I completely stand behind my comments about the school. It should be noted that the school hires exceptional people to market and publicize the school, as is apparent by reading the above paragraphs. I, personally, have experienced the worst and most traumatic experiences of my life at Kiski.


'''Naval Academy Foundation'''<br />
The Kiski School portrays itself to be '31337'. The truth is quite the reciprocal. Only a select few (perhaps 1-2 students out of the 210-student body) are accepted into an Ivy League college. A certain un-named student, who graduated in 2006 with a 104% over-all average, was denied from MIT, the Michigan Institute of Technology, in Massachusetts.
Kiski partners with the ] to prepare candidates for the Naval Academy. USNA candidates enroll in Kiski's postgraduate program, complete five to six core classes, and participate in athletic programs and other extracurricular activities. The school has been enrolling Naval Academy Foundation candidates since the late 1960s.<ref name="apply" />


== Curriculum ==
The dormitories are very 'shabby' and only a couple select dorms are rarely toured due to this fact. The living conditions in many of the dorms is less than satisfactory, with torn wallpaper, 2-8 person showers, constantly clogged toilets, and many racist obscenities scrawled on the walls. The letters, 'KKK', were scrawled on the wall of an African American student during the first week of school.
Kiski provides a college preparatory curriculum in mathematics, science, world languages, the arts, English language, history, electives, and programs in health and wellness, ethics, and personal development. Kiski offers a range of honors, advanced, and independent study courses. Kiski's ], the school's ninth-grade science course, focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.<ref name="cc">{{cite web |title=Course Catalog |url=https://kiski.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/104/download/download_4561782.pdf |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 26, 2021 |page=6 |date=2020–2021}}</ref>


Kiski's Leadership and Character Development Program provides experiences that range from Maker workshops to explorations of sustainability and community service work. The school also organizes trips to Gettysburg and Washington, D.C.<ref name="cc" />
Several of the current 2006 staff have extremely aggressive teaching qualities. The Kiski School teachers have a history with obscenities. An un-named teacher is quoted, "You guys have no respect. It's like saying, 'Fuck you, Mr. -----, I don't give a shit. I don't give a fuck what you say."


The school is affiliated with the ] and ], which recognize academic achievement.
There have been certain cases of teacher-student bullying, resulting in a withdrawal of a student. In the Sheesley dorm, a dorm for freshman, an un-named dorm master coaxed fellow students to 'make fun of' a student for not taking showers. This student was withdrawn three months into the school year after becoming a social outcast with the help of the staff.


===Grades===
The schedule at Kiski is ridiculous. When officials are questioned on this subject, it is to prepare students for college and the 'real world'. The following is the 'template' for a generic schedule.
The school's teachers grade students each quarter. The head of school individually meets with students to report their academic progress after each grading period. Quarterly grade reports are available to both students and parents online. Students receive percentage grades for each marking period based on academic performance. The school also assigns each student an "effort grade" on a scale of A (outstanding effort) through F (deplorable effort) to grade a given student's efforts within a course, in addition to academic grades.<ref name="kbook" />


Students who distinguish themselves scholastically through ability and effort may be eligible for special recognition:<ref name="kbook" />
6AM - 8:00AM - Shower, breakfast, voluntary studying. This is 'free time'.<br>
8AM - 2:45PM - Hours of school. Although the schedule is roughly thirty minutes less than other schools, we are kept busy.<br>
3PM - 5:30PM - Required sports.<br>
6:15 - 7:00PM - Coat and tie dinner. Sit down, formal. 9 person round table.<br>
7:30 - 9:30PM - Study hall. No e-mail, instant messaging, etc.<br>
~10PM / 10:30PM - Lights out.<br>


'''Honor Roll'''. Average of 85% or above, with no grade lower than 70% and not more than
All of our activities are in coat, tie, tophat, and monocle except for sports from 3 to 5:30 PM and evening study hall.
one effort grade below "C."

'''High Honor Roll'''. Average of 95% or above, with no grade lower than 80% and not
more than one effort grade below "C."

'''Effort Honor Roll'''. At least four "A" effort grades, with no effort grade below "B."

The school publishes these three lists at the end of each academic quarter. The school accords special privileges to students who have earned a place on one of these lists.

The school confers the academic title of ] upon the member of the graduating class with the highest cumulative weighted grade point average based on coursework completed at Kiski during the junior and senior years. The valedictorian has the opportunity to deliver an address at Commencement.<ref name="kbook" />

===Graduation requirements===
Every candidate for graduation must complete twenty credits, including:<ref name="kbook" />
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*four years of English
*four years of mathematics
*three years of history
*three years of science
*two years of ]
*two years of arts
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===Evening study hall===
Each evening from 20:15–21:45, Monday through Thursday, the school requires all students to engage in academic pursuits. The evening study time allows students to visit their teachers' homes for extra help and general coursework assistance. Kiski encourages students to seek out teachers, most of whom live on campus.<ref name="kbook" />

== Extracurricular activities ==
===Athletics===
Kiski emphasizes ], requiring students to participate in one sport every season. Kiski has established 23 athletic teams, including:<ref name="athletics">{{cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://www.kiski.org/live/athletics |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref><br />
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'''Fall'''
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*Golf
*Soccer
'''Winter'''
*Basketball
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*Swimming
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'''Spring'''
*Baseball
*]
*Tennis
*Track and field
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Kiski athletics predominantly occur in the school's 75,000 square foot (7,000 m²) Ross Athletic Center, on the high school track, nine-hole golf course, campus cross-country trails, or baseball and soccer facilities.<ref name="athletics" />

===Activities===
'''Prefects'''<br />
Kiski's ] relies upon ]. Prefects act as ] as well as the school's ]. Prefects are assigned to live in the dormitories of first- and second-year students. Among other responsibilities, prefects counsel younger students and help dorm heads with evening study hall and lights-out. During the fourth academic quarter, the faculty and matriculating prefects elect students to serve as prefects for the next school year. Kiski prefects answer to a senior prefect known as the Head Prefect, the student body leader.<ref name="kbook" />

'''The Cougar Cup'''<br />
The school participates in a "Cougar Cup" competition each school year. Each student is assigned to be either a member of a ] team or a ]. The year-long competition includes both athletic and academic challenges.<ref name="kbook" />

'''Clubs'''<br />
Clubs at Kiski are largely student-organized and vary from year to year. The school has historically seen students organize the following clubs, among others:<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Clubs and Organizations |url=https://www.kiski.org/live/boarding-experience |website=Boarding Experience |publisher=The Kiski School |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
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*French
*Spanish
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===Traditions===
====School dress code====
During the academic day, meals, and school assemblies, all students must wear a coat and tie following a ]. Students must wear a sport or suit coat, dress shirt, tie, belted trousers, leather dress shoes, and dress socks. Students must wear a white dress shirt for formal evening meals.<ref name="kbook">{{cite book |title=K-Book |publisher=The Kiski School |edition=2014–15 }}</ref>

Students must wear gray dress pants with a belt, a white shirt, a tie, a blue blazer, and dress shoes for special school events.<ref name="kbook" />

Upon graduation, the school awards students a black and white striped ].

== Campus ==
The 350-acre campus overlooks the small town of Saltsburg, PA, 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, PA.<ref name="tour">{{cite web |title=Virtual Campus Tour |url=http://circlescapes.biz/kiski/tour_v3/index.html |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>

===Buildings===
'''Athletic Complex'''<br />
The ] Outdoor Athletic Center is the school's outdoor athletic complex. The Orr Track and Field consists of an outdoor ] and turf field lined for football, soccer, and lacrosse.<ref name="tour" />

'''Ross Athletic Center'''<br />
The Ross Athletic Center (RAC) is the school's 75,000-square-foot athletic center. The RAC includes the Jacob Multi-Purpose Gymnasium, a soccer, lacrosse, tennis, and baseball training area, and an indoor walking track. The RAC also includes ] and ] training rooms, athletic training and health suite, ], ] and baseball room, and the ]. The Ross Athletic Center also houses athletic department offices and film/meeting rooms. It features upgraded ] equipment rooms and storage areas. The athletic center's façade keeps with the traditional Kiski campus-wide appearance, but the inside is modern.<ref name="tour" />

'''Turley Dining Hall'''<br />
Turley Dining Hall is the school's dining facility. Kiski students and faculty gather in Turley for meals. Students and faculty eat together in a family-style setup. This long-standing school tradition reflects the school's early preceptorial structure.<ref name="tour" />

'''Zeigler Science Center'''<br />
Zeigler Science Center (ZSC) houses the school's physics and ] courses as well as ] and ]. The building provides a transitional space for teachers to move from lecture to experiment with movable classroom furniture.<ref name="tour" />

'''Makerspace'''<br />
The Makerspace is located in the MacPhail (formerly known as Heath) Classroom Building and provides a suite of hand tools and consumable materials, including a ], ], and ]. The Makerspace plays host to the school's ] curriculum, where students build, market, and pitch ideas for inventions, emphasizing ], engineering, ], and patent researching.<ref name="tour" />

'''Yukevich Quadrangle'''<br />
The Yukevich ] is the center of the school's campus. Old Main, Zeigler Science Center, Heath Classroom Building, MacColl Dorm, Swank Student Center, Pidgeon Library, and the Rogers Fine Arts Center border the Quad. It features an ample green space where Kiski students play ] or view ].<ref name="tour" />

'''Swank Student Center'''<br />
The Swank Student Center (SSC) is near the main classroom building, the library, and the residence halls. The ] is the hub of campus life and a place for students' social interactions, personal interests, and leisure activities outside classroom hours. The SSC contains the school's college counseling office, campus bookstore, snack bar, radio station, TV gaming rooms, and a large fire pit on the back patio.<ref name="tour" />

'''John A. Pidgeon Library'''<br />
The John A. Pidgeon Library is the "learning commons" of The Kiski School. The ], constructed and opened in 1993, provides many print and non-print resources for students and faculty members. The Bradley Reading Room offers a comfortable area for casual reading or study and houses current periodicals. Access to the online catalog, various subscription databases, and reference resources is available through the ]. In addition to Kiski's shelf collection of more than 20,000 ], the library is a member of ACCESS PA, a statewide online database of nearly 3,000 libraries. This database makes 44 million items available for Kiski students to borrow from these libraries. Additionally, the library subscribes to several research databases covering history, literature, science, ] archives, biographical information, and other digital tools for research and study.

The school named the building after the former Head of School, Pidgeon, who served for 45 years.<ref name="tour" />

===Dormitories===
Students live in double occupancy student rooms in six ]:
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*Hoag Hall (converting to girls' dormitory in 2024)
*Vlahos Hall
*Fosnaugh Hall
*Daub Hall
*MacColl Hall
*McClintock Hall
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Typically, two or more faculty members—including their families and pets—live in apartments within each dormitory. All dormitories have a common social room, called the Day Room, with a television, DVD player, recreational furniture, and at least one table game such as ], table tennis, or ]. The school furnishes each student with a bed, mattress, closet, or hanging space for clothes, a desk, a desk chair, and a chest of drawers in the dorm rooms. All dormitory rooms have wireless access to the ].<ref name="kbook" />

==Notable alumni==
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*] {{ndash}} ] player and coach<ref name=golden>{{cite news | last =Smialek | first =Byron | title =Friends, Admirers to Escort Bill Amos Down Golden Path | newspaper =] | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OvNdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z18NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1725,2549050|date = May 16, 1980 | accessdate = May 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title =Testimonial Will Honor Bill Amos | newspaper =] | date = May 1, 1980 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LfNdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z18NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3039,113238 | accessdate = May 23, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player for the ] during the 1940s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BovaTo20.htm|title = Tony Bova Stats|website = ]}}</ref>
*] '05 {{ndash}} ] ]<ref name=fos>{{cite web|url=http://pennstate.scout.com/2/274259.html|title=Clark to attend Kiski Prep|access-date=February 23, 2007|first=Jamie|last=Trescavage|work=Fight on State Website}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player for the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClarJa20.htm|title=James Clark|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro Football Reference| access-date=July 22, 2014}}</ref>
*] '49 {{ndash}} ] commentator<ref>{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Mike |title=Varsity Notes: Beano's gift provides Kiski School with a field of dreams |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2013/09/20/Varsity-Notes-Beano-s-gift-provides-Kiski-School-with-a-field-of-dreams/stories/201309200097 |access-date=May 26, 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 20, 2013}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} American actor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niederberger |first1=Mary |title=Kiski student play gets some star power from David Conrad |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2014/10/26/Kiski-student-play-gets-some-star-power-from-David-Conrad/stories/201410260060 |access-date=April 26, 2021 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=October 26, 2014}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] ] and ]<ref name="Daniell at Kiski">{{cite news|last=Gundelfinger Jr.|first=Paul|title=Kiski Again Studded With Budding College Stars|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19361101&id=fUYbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2878,266807|access-date=August 24, 2012|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 1, 1936|page=8}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] ] in the ]
*] {{ndash}} Member of the Spanish aristocracy
*] {{ndash}} ] player for the ] and the ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Edgar Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EdgaBi20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} Nigerian professional soccer player for ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/vwfc-sign-egbo|title=Whitecaps FC sign MLS SuperDraft first-round selection David Egbo &#124; Vancouver Whitecaps|website=Whitecapsfc.com|access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref>{{cite web |title=Doc Elliott Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/ElliDo20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] '94 {{ndash}} ] player for the ] (1998–2000); ] ] ]<ref name=fos/>
*] {{ndash}} ] player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Ralph Fritz Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FritRa20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} American ] and ] player<ref>{{cite web |title=John Greene |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerg/gree08600.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=September 13, 2022}}</ref>
*] '27 {{ndash}} ] ] for the ] (1930–1932)<ref>Hood, Sam (January 23, 1956). . ''The Pittsburgh Press''. p. 4. Retrieved August 25, 2021.</ref>
*] '32 {{ndash}} halfback for the 1934–1936 ] "Vow Boys" teams; inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-former-kiski-perfor/128651748/ |title=Former Kiski Performers Aid in Making Stanford Frosh Greatest in Seven Years |newspaper=] |page=27 |date=October 18, 1932 |accessdate=July 21, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
*] '65 {{ndash}} ], television personality; ] director emeritus<ref>{{cite web |title=About — Jack Hanna |url=https://www.jackhanna.com/about |website=Jack Hanna |access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} All-American running back for the ] 1916 national championship football team<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandy Hastings Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HastSa20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Ingalls Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/I/IngaBo20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] college football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Stan Keck Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KeckSt20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] '61 {{ndash}} ] President Emeritus
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref>{{cite news|title=Kiski Football Team Registers 21–0 Victory Over Mercersburg; Cromer Goes Across in First Period, Mahafee in Second and Lee in the Fourth – Intercepted Passes Halt Losers in Their Attempts to Put Over a Touchdown|date=November 8, 1936|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/11/08/archives/kiski-football-team-registers-210-victory-over-mercersburg-cromer.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kiski Wins Over Lion Frosh, 7 to 0|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 11, 1936|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lnYbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4445,5042004&dq=kromer+kiski&hl=en}}</ref>
*] '72 {{ndash}} former ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bio |url=https://www.schnader.com/attorneys/hon-timothy-k-lewis/ |website=Hon. Timothy K. Lewis |publisher=Schnader |access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MacMJi20.htm|title = Jim MacMurdo Stats|website = ]}}</ref>
*] '53 {{ndash}} ] player
*] '49 {{ndash}} ]; Olympic ]ist at the ] and ]; ] ] for ] (1967–1975)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Larry |title=Boy-wonder Mathias elevated decathlon |url=https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016202.html |access-date=May 26, 2022 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player and coach of football and basketball<ref name="USC">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=whENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3811,6384058&dq | title=Milligan Accepts Coaching Job with Coast School | first=Jack | last=Sell | newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=August 30, 1950|access-date=2009-09-13}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Millman Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillBo21.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=Bill Moore|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 29, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoorBi20.htm}}</ref>
*] '71 {{ndash}} ] official, television commentator, Professor of the Practice at ], author
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cliff Montgomery Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MontCl21.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] '32 {{ndash}} All-American end for the 1934–1936 ] "Vow Boys" teams; inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985<ref>{{cite web |title=Monk Moscrip Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoscMo20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] '51 {{ndash}} ] ] from ] 1972–2010<ref>{{CongBio|M001120|John Murtha|inline=YES}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Riblett Coaching Record |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerr/ribl00200.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player<ref name="twt">{{cite news |title=Pitt has Three Hard Games on its Card Still: University of Nebraska is Expected to Put Up Stiff Battle Next Saturday |url=https://lccn.loc.gov/sn84026749 |access-date=May 2, 2021 |work=The Washington Times |date=October 30, 1921 |location=Washington, D.C. |page=29}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] player
*] '21 {{ndash}} Member of ] "]"; football coach for ] and ]<ref>{{cite news|first=Andy|last=Call|title=Massillon's Stuhldreher went on to become one of the 'Four Horsemen'|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=32&ID=27587&year=2002|work=Canton Repository Website|date=January 19, 2002|access-date=February 25, 2007}}</ref>
* ] {{ndash}} ] ] for the ] and ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Heinie Weisenbaugh Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WeisHe20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
*] {{ndash}} ] ] and professional ] player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gust Zarnas Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Z/ZarnGu20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
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==References==
The technology program in Kiski is designed with advanced ideas, but is reinforced very little. The average downlink speed is 2KB/s (as of November 2006), with extreme instability. The network is poorly designed, and laptop security is incredibly primitive. Student laptops are locked down with a limited user account, but with a simple hard drive extraction, the administrative password was easily cracked.
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==External links==
== Notable alumni ==
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* ] '49, Olympic decathlete
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* ] '65, Director Emeritus of the ]
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* ] '85, Film and Television Actor
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* ] '51, U.S. Representative (D-Pa.)
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* ] '21, Member of "The ]"
* ] '94, All-American RB at Penn State University
* ] Year 0, Omniscient, omnipresent, omnibelevent fictional character from The Bible
* Daryll Clark '05, Quarterback at Penn State University


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The Kiski School
Logotype of The Kiski School
Seal of The Kiski School
Address
1888 Brett Lane
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 15681-8951
United States
Coordinates40°29′12″N 79°27′26″W / 40.4868°N 79.4571°W / 40.4868; -79.4571
Information
Former nameKiskiminetas Springs School
TypeIndependent college-preparatory boarding & day high school
MottoLatin: Dirige Nos Domine
(Guide Us Lord)
Religious affiliation(s)Nonsectarian
Established1888; 136 years ago (1888)
FounderAndrew W. Wilson
StatusCurrently operational
CEEB code394365
NCES School ID01197887
ChairJohn Jacob
Head of schoolChristopher A. Brueningsen
Faculty27.6 (on an FTE basis)
Grades912, PG
GenderCo-ed
Age range14–18
Enrollment191 (2021–2022)
 • Grade 921
 • Grade 1048
 • Grade 1153
 • Grade 1269
Average class size10
Student to teacher ratio6.9
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day8
Campus size350 acres (140 ha)
Area300,000 square feet (28,000 m)
Campus typeDistant rural
Color(s)Black and White   
SloganPreparing young men to succeed in college and life
SongKiski Then Forever
Fight songFight for Old Kiski
Athletics12 varsity teams
Athletics conferencePAISAA
NicknameCougars
AccreditationMSA
PublicationThe Kiski School Bulletin
The Springs
NewspaperKiski News
Kiski Minutes
The Kiskiminetan
YearbookKiskiminetan
Endowment$12.87 million
Annual tuition$54,900 (boarding)
$33,500 (day)
Revenue$12.62 million
Graduates (2020)75
AffiliationsNAIS, PAIS, & TABS
Websitekiski.org

The Kiski School (formerly the Kiskiminetas Springs School and often known simply as Kiski or Kiski Prep) is an independent, college-preparatory boarding school in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The school, named after the nearby Kiskiminetas River, is located about 30 miles (48 km) east by north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1888, Kiski educates students in grades 912, along with a post-graduate (PG) year. Kiski has an enrollment of approximately 191, with international students from 23 different countries. For 2024, Niche ranked Kiski 9th-best boarding high school in Pennsylvania.

History

Postcard shows the school buildings and grounds of Kiskiminetas Spring School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.
The school buildings and grounds circa 1908

In 1888, Andrew W. Wilson founded the school on a wooded hill overlooking the Kiskiminetas River separating Westmoreland County from Indiana County. The site had once been a summer resort and mineral spa. In the school's first catalog, printed in 1888, Wilson stated that the goal was to establish "a boys' school of high order that would prepare graduates to enter any American college or scientific school." There were two other elements of the founding mission. First, "to train and develop the moral faculties which at this period of life are so susceptible to culture." Second, "to afford all the comforts and as many as possible of the pleasures and advantages of home, during this period of training."

Forty-two students had graduated by 1894; 26 attended Princeton University. The original faculty consisted of just Wilson (who had graduated from Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania Law School) and school co-founder R. William Fair, who taught mathematics. Wilson led the school through its first four decades with the assistance of his wife, daughters, sons-in-law, and close friends.

Notably, Alexander James Inglis's first professional job was as a Latin teacher at the school during the 1902–1903 school year. On May 6, 1905, the Psi chapter of the Gamma Delta Psi fraternity, a high school fraternity, was founded at the school.

Poster showing a Kiski football player and a young woman on campus; tennis players in bottom drawing
1903 Bristow Adams poster

Kiski's athletics program was of some renown in the early 1900s. In 1929, collegiate football scholarships were banned nationally amid the Great Depression. The effects of this ban led Fred Lewis Pattee, a Penn State professor, to compare the university's team to Kiski's. Pattee remarked that the Penn State football team's schedule that year should not include any team "harder than Kiski."

William H. MacColl succeeded Wilson as president in 1930. James L. Marks Sr., who served as dean, and Colonel John J. Daub, who worked as the school's registrar, were also influential early faculty and administrators. By 1937, the school had four administrators and ten faculty, teaching mathematics, history, Latin, English language, Spanish language, German language, geometry, French language, science, and instrumental music. At this time, the school used a preceptoral system, in which the school sorted students into four houses. The school assigned each group to one of the school's four principals and officers for personalized academic counseling.

L. Montgomery Clark was elected president of Kiski's board of trustees in 1941 and was appointed Head of School in 1942. Kiski carried out many campus additions and improvements under Clark's leadership. In 1946, Wes Fesler, coach of the Pitt football team, conducted a fall training camp for the team on the campus.

John A. Pidgeon, who was then Deerfield Academy's assistant head of school, succeeded Clark upon retirement in 1957. Kiski undertook additions and improvements to the facilities and grew its academic reputation and endowment under Pidgeon's 45-year leadership. Under Pidgeon, Kiski built four new dormitories and renovated others. Kiski also constructed a new classroom building, dining hall, library, fine arts center, and administrative complex. Since 1998, Kiski has provided every student with a laptop.

In 2002, the school appointed Christopher A. Brueningsen as Head of School. In 2005, Kiski reinstated a day student program that allows students to attend school without residing on campus. Since 2005, five of the six dormitories have undergone significant renovations to improve their sustainability measures and amenities while maintaining student capacity.

In 2009, the school constructed a student center to serve as the social hub of campus, house the college counseling office, and host events throughout the year. In 2014, the school resurfaced the running track surrounding a multi-purpose turf field.

In 2015, the school renovated the Ross Athletic Center, expanding it to include a new fitness center and multi-use gymnasium. The school also expanded academic facilities in 2015 by adding a Makerspace, a do-it-yourself (DIY) workshop and fabrication studio, and completing the Zeigler Science Center in 2019.

In 2023, Kiski's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to open enrollment to girls. Co-education at Kiski had been considered seriously at several points between 1990 and 2020, but its implementation in fall 2024 resulted from the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and a rapidly changing landscape for small boarding schools in the United States.

Governance

A board of trustees governs Kiski. John Jacob chairs the board; Ellen Swank is the board's vice-chair. Other notable board members include:

Admissions

Kiski is a selective school that chooses a student body from an applicant pool. Kiski uses the Standard Application Online (SAO) to evaluate prospective students.

Application Timeline
Parents and students may begin the September application process for the following year's admission. The school requires each applicant to visit the campus and have an interview. Kiski's Admission Committee begins meeting in February each year to review applications for the next school year. The school generally notifies candidates of admission decisions by March 10 every year. The school typically requires parents to submit enrollment contracts and deposits by April 10.

Day Students
While Kiski is predominately a boarding institution, it has a small day student population. The school accepts day students living within a short driving distance of the campus.

Post-Graduates
Kiski accepts postgraduate students who have already achieved their high school diploma and pursue additional secondary education before college. PG students can compete in the school's athletics program and participate in school activities.

Naval Academy Foundation
Kiski partners with the United States Naval Academy to prepare candidates for the Naval Academy. USNA candidates enroll in Kiski's postgraduate program, complete five to six core classes, and participate in athletic programs and other extracurricular activities. The school has been enrolling Naval Academy Foundation candidates since the late 1960s.

Curriculum

Kiski provides a college preparatory curriculum in mathematics, science, world languages, the arts, English language, history, electives, and programs in health and wellness, ethics, and personal development. Kiski offers a range of honors, advanced, and independent study courses. Kiski's STEAM, the school's ninth-grade science course, focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.

Kiski's Leadership and Character Development Program provides experiences that range from Maker workshops to explorations of sustainability and community service work. The school also organizes trips to Gettysburg and Washington, D.C.

The school is affiliated with the Cum Laude Society and National Honor Society, which recognize academic achievement.

Grades

The school's teachers grade students each quarter. The head of school individually meets with students to report their academic progress after each grading period. Quarterly grade reports are available to both students and parents online. Students receive percentage grades for each marking period based on academic performance. The school also assigns each student an "effort grade" on a scale of A (outstanding effort) through F (deplorable effort) to grade a given student's efforts within a course, in addition to academic grades.

Students who distinguish themselves scholastically through ability and effort may be eligible for special recognition:

Honor Roll. Average of 85% or above, with no grade lower than 70% and not more than one effort grade below "C."

High Honor Roll. Average of 95% or above, with no grade lower than 80% and not more than one effort grade below "C."

Effort Honor Roll. At least four "A" effort grades, with no effort grade below "B."

The school publishes these three lists at the end of each academic quarter. The school accords special privileges to students who have earned a place on one of these lists.

The school confers the academic title of valedictorian upon the member of the graduating class with the highest cumulative weighted grade point average based on coursework completed at Kiski during the junior and senior years. The valedictorian has the opportunity to deliver an address at Commencement.

Graduation requirements

Every candidate for graduation must complete twenty credits, including:

  • four years of English
  • four years of mathematics
  • three years of history
  • three years of science
  • two years of foreign language
  • two years of arts

Evening study hall

Each evening from 20:15–21:45, Monday through Thursday, the school requires all students to engage in academic pursuits. The evening study time allows students to visit their teachers' homes for extra help and general coursework assistance. Kiski encourages students to seek out teachers, most of whom live on campus.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Kiski emphasizes athletics, requiring students to participate in one sport every season. Kiski has established 23 athletic teams, including:

Fall

Winter

Spring

  • Baseball
  • Lacrosse
  • Tennis
  • Track and field

Kiski athletics predominantly occur in the school's 75,000 square foot (7,000 m²) Ross Athletic Center, on the high school track, nine-hole golf course, campus cross-country trails, or baseball and soccer facilities.

Activities

Prefects
Kiski's student governance relies upon prefects. Prefects act as resident assistants as well as the school's student leadership. Prefects are assigned to live in the dormitories of first- and second-year students. Among other responsibilities, prefects counsel younger students and help dorm heads with evening study hall and lights-out. During the fourth academic quarter, the faculty and matriculating prefects elect students to serve as prefects for the next school year. Kiski prefects answer to a senior prefect known as the Head Prefect, the student body leader.

The Cougar Cup
The school participates in a "Cougar Cup" competition each school year. Each student is assigned to be either a member of a Loyalhanna team or a Conemaugh team. The year-long competition includes both athletic and academic challenges.

Clubs
Clubs at Kiski are largely student-organized and vary from year to year. The school has historically seen students organize the following clubs, among others:

Traditions

School dress code

During the academic day, meals, and school assemblies, all students must wear a coat and tie following a school dress code. Students must wear a sport or suit coat, dress shirt, tie, belted trousers, leather dress shoes, and dress socks. Students must wear a white dress shirt for formal evening meals.

Students must wear gray dress pants with a belt, a white shirt, a tie, a blue blazer, and dress shoes for special school events.

Upon graduation, the school awards students a black and white striped tie.

Campus

The 350-acre campus overlooks the small town of Saltsburg, PA, 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, PA.

Buildings

Athletic Complex
The Carroll "Beano" Cook Outdoor Athletic Center is the school's outdoor athletic complex. The Orr Track and Field consists of an outdoor track and turf field lined for football, soccer, and lacrosse.

Ross Athletic Center
The Ross Athletic Center (RAC) is the school's 75,000-square-foot athletic center. The RAC includes the Jacob Multi-Purpose Gymnasium, a soccer, lacrosse, tennis, and baseball training area, and an indoor walking track. The RAC also includes weight and cardio training rooms, athletic training and health suite, Basketball court, wrestling and baseball room, and the McCutcheon Natatorium. The Ross Athletic Center also houses athletic department offices and film/meeting rooms. It features upgraded locker equipment rooms and storage areas. The athletic center's façade keeps with the traditional Kiski campus-wide appearance, but the inside is modern.

Turley Dining Hall
Turley Dining Hall is the school's dining facility. Kiski students and faculty gather in Turley for meals. Students and faculty eat together in a family-style setup. This long-standing school tradition reflects the school's early preceptorial structure.

Zeigler Science Center
Zeigler Science Center (ZSC) houses the school's physics and STEAM courses as well as biology and life sciences. The building provides a transitional space for teachers to move from lecture to experiment with movable classroom furniture.

Makerspace
The Makerspace is located in the MacPhail (formerly known as Heath) Classroom Building and provides a suite of hand tools and consumable materials, including a CNC router, laser cutter, and 3D printers. The Makerspace plays host to the school's Inventionland curriculum, where students build, market, and pitch ideas for inventions, emphasizing graphic design, engineering, public speaking, and patent researching.

Yukevich Quadrangle
The Yukevich Quad is the center of the school's campus. Old Main, Zeigler Science Center, Heath Classroom Building, MacColl Dorm, Swank Student Center, Pidgeon Library, and the Rogers Fine Arts Center border the Quad. It features an ample green space where Kiski students play Disc golf or view outdoor movies.

Swank Student Center
The Swank Student Center (SSC) is near the main classroom building, the library, and the residence halls. The student center is the hub of campus life and a place for students' social interactions, personal interests, and leisure activities outside classroom hours. The SSC contains the school's college counseling office, campus bookstore, snack bar, radio station, TV gaming rooms, and a large fire pit on the back patio.

John A. Pidgeon Library
The John A. Pidgeon Library is the "learning commons" of The Kiski School. The library, constructed and opened in 1993, provides many print and non-print resources for students and faculty members. The Bradley Reading Room offers a comfortable area for casual reading or study and houses current periodicals. Access to the online catalog, various subscription databases, and reference resources is available through the campus network. In addition to Kiski's shelf collection of more than 20,000 titles, the library is a member of ACCESS PA, a statewide online database of nearly 3,000 libraries. This database makes 44 million items available for Kiski students to borrow from these libraries. Additionally, the library subscribes to several research databases covering history, literature, science, photo archives, biographical information, and other digital tools for research and study.

The school named the building after the former Head of School, Pidgeon, who served for 45 years.

Dormitories

Students live in double occupancy student rooms in six dormitories:

  • Hoag Hall (converting to girls' dormitory in 2024)
  • Vlahos Hall
  • Fosnaugh Hall
  • Daub Hall
  • MacColl Hall
  • McClintock Hall

Typically, two or more faculty members—including their families and pets—live in apartments within each dormitory. All dormitories have a common social room, called the Day Room, with a television, DVD player, recreational furniture, and at least one table game such as pool, table tennis, or air hockey. The school furnishes each student with a bed, mattress, closet, or hanging space for clothes, a desk, a desk chair, and a chest of drawers in the dorm rooms. All dormitory rooms have wireless access to the campus network.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Kiski School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. Brueningsen, Christopher. "A Letter From Our Head of School". Welcome. The Kiski School. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kiski by the Numbers 2020–2021" (PDF). The Kiski School. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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