Founders' Hall
Bell Schedule | Directions | Report Cards
 
All About Founders' Hall

architectural drawing of the original building

Plans for the new McKeesport Vocational School were for it to be completed on June 1, 1940 with an estimated cost of $1,100,000; 55% of the cost was to be paid by the school district and 45% by the Federal government.  The building length was to be 576 feet with a school capacity of 840 students.  Plans included an auditorium with a seating capacity of 643 and a gymnasium with folding bleachers that would seat 2,000. 

Additional features included accommodating 414 in the cafeteria and a visual education room suitable for motion-sound pictures with a seating capacity of 64.  The library had proper facilities for reference work in connection with the theoretical and practical phases of industry, invention, science, English, and social studies.

Today Founders' Hall houses students from McKeesport Area School District in grades 7th and 8th.  
 
Bell Schedule
  Student Arrival   8:15 a.m.
  Late Bell   8:30 a.m.
  Announcements   8:45 a.m.
  Period 1   8:50 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
  Period 2   9:35 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
  Period 3   10:20 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Lunch A Lunch B
  Lunch 11:05 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.   Period 4 11:05 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.
  Period 4 11:35 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.   Lunch 11:35 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
  Period 5     Period 4 12:05 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
      Period 5 12:20 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.
Lunch C Lunch D
  Period 4 11:05 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.   Period 4 11:05 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
  Period 5 11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.   Period 5 11:50 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
  Lunch 12:05 p.m. - 12:35 p.m.   Lunch 12:35 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.
  Period 5 12:35 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.    
  Period 6   1:05 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
  Period 7   1:50 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.
  Period 8   2:25 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
  Announcements   3:20 p.m.
  Student Dismissal   3:25 p.m.
 
Directions
FROM PITTSBURGH VIA THE PARKWAY:
Take parkway to Exit 8A ( Forest Hills).  Follow Route 30 to East McKeesport.  Turn right onto Route 148.  Follow through three lights and turn left onto Hartman Street.  Go through light at the top of the hill and make the next right into the school.
FROM PITTSBURGH VIA ROUTE 51:
Follow Lebanon Church Road past the Allegheny County Airport into the City of McKeesport. Go through a series of signal lights and at the third signal light past the Duquesne-East McKeesport ramp, turn right onto Hartman Street. Go straight at the signal light at the top of the hill and Founders' Hall is on the corner.
FROM SOUTH ON ROUTE 51:
Follow Route 51 North to Route 48. Turn right onto Route 48 and follow into Versailles Borough. Just past the Olympia Shopping Center, Route 48 bears to the right. Don't turn here! Continue straight on Route 148 and turn right at the next signal light onto Eden Park Boulevard. Go through one signal light, the school will be on the corner on the left side of road at the next signal light.
FROM TURNPIKE:
Get off at the Monroeville Exit and follow Route 22 to Route 48. Turn left on Route 48 and follow to Route 30. Cross over Route 30 and at the second signal light, turn right onto Lincoln Way. Two blocks past the third signal light, turn left on O'Neil Boulevard. Follow to the next light and turn left onto Eden Park Boulevard. Make a quick right into the school on the corner.
Report Cards
  Report Period Ends:   Report Card Day:
  October 31, 2011   November 8, 2011
  January 18, 2012   January 26, 2012
  March 26, 2012   April 3, 2012
  May 30, 2012   June 5, 2012
  Grade Key: A - 90 - 100   I - Incomplete
  B - 80 - 89   P - Pass
  C - 70 - 79   F - Fail
  D - 60 - 69   A - Phys. Ed. Excellent
  F - 59 and below   M - Phys. Ed Medical
    O - Outstanding
    S - Satisfactory
    U - Unsatisfactory
    W/F - Withdrawal/Failure
  Key to Comments:
  1. Outstanding effort
  2. Positive attitude towards learning
  3. Shows creativity
  4. Interacts appropriately with peers
  5. Actively engages in classroom activities
  6. Accepts redirection and attempts to make positive changes
  7. Is making an effort to improve
  8. Adapted grade
  9. Tardy to school/class
  10. Misses too many scheduled classes
  11. Failure to bring required materials to class
  12. Fails to make up work
  13. Homework not handed in or incomplete
  14. Required project/paper not completed
  15. Inconsistent work habits
  16. Inattentive, exhibits off-task behavior
  17. Inappropriate behavior that distracts others
  18. Does not work independently
  19. Does not function cooperatively in groups
  20. Does not follow instructions
  21. Disrespectful
  22. Disorganized
  23. Poor test and/or quiz scores
  24. Teacher conference requested