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Rochester Area Junior-Senior High School is a secondary education school located in Rochester, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1890, it is one of the oldest high schools in the entire state of Pennsylvania. With a current student enrollment of approximately 450 students, Rochester Area Junior-Senior High School is also one of the smallest secondary schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the heart of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Ohio and Beaver rivers, (approximately 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and 15 miles from the Ohio state line,) Rochester Area School District has a total K-12 enrollment of approximately 950 students. Over 90% of Pennsylvania school districts are larger. Rochester Area School District comprises the three small municipalities of Rochester Borough, East Rochester Borough and Rochester Township. Formerly known as "the hub of Beaver county", Rochester is in the center of a formerly heavily industrial area best known for its steel mills. Like many small towns in the "Rust Belt", the Rochester community is plagued by economic distress, an aging population, deteriorating infrastructure, and the exodus of many young people upon graduation from high school. Despite these facts, in 2008, Rochester Area High School was named as one of the Best High Schools in the United States by U.S. News and World Report, receiving a Bronze Medal. It was one of only 44 high school across Pennsylvania (out of over 600) to receive this honor. Enrollment information and academic data from over 21,000 public high school across the country were anazlyzed by U.S. News and World Report to determine the very best high schools in the United States. The top schools were placed into gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention categories. ==Interesting facts== Rochester Area High School is well known for being the first high school in the United States to show the musical ''My Fair Lady'' in 1964. The musical was directed by legendary Chorus and Musical director Mr. Philip Inman. It was reported that the high school auditorium was standing-room only for the musical's opening night. Famous alumni of Rochester Area School District include Olympic athlete Lauryn Williams, and NFL players Derek Moye, Kris Griffin, and Babe Parilli. Another little known fact is that Rochester was the childhood hometown of pop star Christina Aguilera. She attended Rochester Area Elementary School before moving to the North Allegheny School District. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rochester Area High School (Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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