J. P. McCaskey High School is a public high school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Located on the east side of Lancaster, it is named after John Piersol McCaskey, a local educator. The McCaskey campus consists of two buildings: J. P. McCaskey, which is usually referred to either as "JPM" or simply "JP"; and McCaskey East, which is referred to as "East". Also on the McCaskey campus are a number of playing fields (for soccer, baseball, softball, and field hockey), tennis courts, and a stadium. Nearby are Wickersham Elementary School and Lincoln Middle School.
John Piersol McCaskey High School opened on 3 May 1938,[4] accepting Lancaster city's first gender-integrated class of students. The high school was named for John McCaskey, a local educator, composer, and politician.[5]
The construction is a product of the post-DepressionWorks Progress Administration. While the main building was subsequently extended, the original façade, lobby, and auditorium are set in Art Deco style. In 2021, The outside of the JP McCaskey Building was used in an episode the Disney Channel TV show Bunk'd.
Notable alumni
Madeline Anderson (1945), filmmaker, first African-American woman to direct a documentary film, first African-American woman to executive produce a nationally distributed television show.[6]
^Janesch, Sam (29 December 2016). "McCaskey grad tapped to lead Senate Democrats' campaign efforts". LNP. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^Reinert, Jed (28 May 2020). "From McCaskey to F&M; to Hollywood: The saga of Oscar-winning director Franklin Schaffner". LNP. from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
External links
Official website
April 21, 2023
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