Mt. Lebanon School District
# Mt. Lebanon School District

The Mt. Lebanon School District is the public school system in Allegheny County for residents of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

## History

The Mt. Lebanon School District was established by decree of the Court of Quarter Sessions in July 1912. With a five-member school board and a population of less than five thousand students, it was designated as a fourth-class district. The district initially encompassed two buildings—a one-room, frame structure that was located on Beadling Road and a six-room, frame structure that was located at the corner of Cedar Boulevard and Washington Road.

In 1973, civil rights and social justice activists Ellen Berliner and Anne Steytler were part of a group of fifty parents, students and other community members who filed suit in the Common Pleas Court of Pennsylvania "to prohibit Mt. Lebanon School District from including prayers in its commencement exercises." Berliner's husband and daughter were also two of the plaintiffs.

## Schools

* High School: Mt. Lebanon High School
* Middle Schools: Jefferson Middle School, Mellon Middle School
* Elementary Schools: Foster Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School, Howe Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Markham Elementary School, Washington Elementary School

## Notable alumni

* Eric Angle (class of 1986) – Professional wrestler
* Kurt Angle (class of 1987) – Professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
* Troy Apke (class of 2014) — NFL player
* Matt Bartkowski (class of 2006) – Professional hockey player
* Carl Betz (class of 1939) – Actor
* Mark Cuban (class of 1976) – Owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks, panelist on Shark Tank, entrepreneur
* Daya (class of 2016) – Recording artist
* Ave Daniell (class of 1933) – NFL player
* Scott Ferrall – Sports radio broadcaster
* Lex Staley – National morning show radio host
* Dave Filoni (class of 1992) – Animation director, voice actor, and writer
* John Frank (born 1962) – professional NFL football player—Pittsburgh
* Ian Happ (class of 2012) – Professional baseball player
* Terry Hart (class of 1964) – Astronaut
* Bob Hoag – Record Producer
* Gillian Jacobs (class of 2001) – Actress
* Paige Kassalen (class of 2011) – American electrical engineer who was the only American, female engineer, and youngest member of the ground crew for the Solar Impulse 2 project.
* Don Kelly (class of 1998) – Major League Baseball player
* Rich Lackner (class of 1975)– College football head coach
* Richard Lamm (class of 1953) – Three-term Governor of Colorado
* Vince Lascheid (class of 1942) - Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins organist
* Dan London (class of 1991) – Actor
* Joe Manganiello (class of 1995) – Actor
* Andrew Mason (class of 1999) – Founder and CEO of Groupon
* Matt McConnell (class of 1981) – NHL play-by-play announcer
* William D. Morgan (class of 1966) – Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Corporal, United States Marine Corps – Republic of Vietnam, 1969
* Judith O'Dea (class of 1963) – Actress
* Dave Polsky – (class of 1982) writer, producer and creator of The Buzz On Maggie
* Bill Roth (class of 1984) – College sports play-by-play announcer
* George Savarese (class of 1985) – Educator and radio personality
* Rich Skrenta (class of 1985) – Computer programmer
* Ming-Na Wen (class of 1981) – Actress
* Josh Wilson (class of 1999) – Major League Baseball player
