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Sto-Rox High School is a high school located in the West Park neighborhood of Stowe Township, Pennsylvania. It is the only high school of the Sto-Rox School District, which educates the children of Stowe Township and the borough of McKees Rocks.

Currently, 479 students are enrolled at Sto-Rox High School.[3]

The building

The current building of the Sto-Rox High School was erected in 1926. At that time, it was only the Stowe Township High School, until it merged with the McKees Rocks School District in 1965, thus forming Sto-Rox.

It is a three-story, yellow brick building, housing grades 9-12. Formerly, it was the Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School, until, in 2002, the Sto-Rox Middle School was erected in Kennedy Township.

Since it was built, numerous additions have been added to the building, though none in recent years. A few years ago, the high school underwent a partial renovation.

Fight song

The lyrics to the Sto-Rox Fight Song are as follows:

"We are the vikings of Sto-Rox High
From every voice comes our battle cry
Give them the S-T-O! let them know their foe
Give them the R-O-X! that will hypnotize and hex
And when the horns blow our vikings' call
Stand up your sons and daughters tall
And with all our might we will fight, fight, fight!
For the kelly green and white!"

Famous alumni

• Chuck Fusina (1975) - Quarterback at Pennsylvania State University from 1975-1979; drafted into the NFL by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 133rd overall in 1979
• Billy Mays (1976) - Television salesman, best known for OxiClean, died of heart disease in June 2009.
• Bob Ligashesky (1981) - Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coordinator
• Dave Serkoch (2004) - GM of the Mammoths of the SRFL and founder of The Fulcrum.

Athletics

Sto-Rox is known for its outstanding boys basketball and girl's softball programs. The girl's softball team has won a district record 10 titles since 1985. The title years are (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2000, 2001-2004 and 2006). They have also played in the PIAA state title game 4 times (1989, 1993, 2001, 2004) winning it once (1989). The only coach in the program's history is Bill Palermo who started in 1979. The wins/loss total for the team is 509-114.

External links

1. Official website of the Slo-Rox School District