History of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School

The start of the school year 1971-72 began a new adventure for the Shippensburg Senior High School. The new high school, which housed grades 10-12 was built at 201 Eberly Drive at a cost of $4,761,478. Prior to this, the High School was located at 101 Park Place the site of the current Shippensburg Middle School.

Dedication of the new school took place on October 17, 1971. The administrative staff consisted of: Dr. Frank L. Coffee, Superintendent, Dr. Harry Jacobs, Curriculum Director, Mr. George Bressler, Building Principal and Mr. Robert Hartz, Assistant Principal.

Mr. Norris retired the summer of 1989 and Dr. H. Frederick Shilling became the Building Principal. His tenure was from 1989 until his death in 2007. During this time, in 1999, there was a building expansion and the high school then consisted of grades 9-12. A second Vice Principal was added during the 2000-2001 school year.

Assistant Principals serving under Dr. H. Frederick Shilling were:

In August of 2007, Mr. Bruce Levy became Acting Principal while Dr. Shilling was on leave and Mr. Andrew Norton joined the team as Acting Assistant Principal in Mr. Levy’s place. Upon the death of Dr. Shilling, Mr. Levy became Principal in 2008 and Mr. Norton became the Assistant Principal. 2009 brought about another expansion to the high school with an addition of a wing to the building.