Trojan Tradition

The Coopersdale school was built in 1890 on Boyer Street in the Coopersdale Borough. In 1922, a new school building was built on the same site. Coopersdale was closed on June 4, 1983. The school district and the housing authority used the building for storage before it was demolished in August 1997. It is currently a playground.

The Peelor Street School, located in the Prospect section of Johnstown, was built in 1883. It served as an elementary school until 1921/1922.

The Benshoff School was opened in 1872 on Benshoff Street, previously named High Street, in Millville Borough, in the Minersville section of Johnstown. In 1890, Millville became part of the city of Johnstown. The board of directors closed the school at the end of 1933-1934, and sold the building to the City of Johnstown in 1948. The site became a playground.

The Adams Street School was built in 1875 at a cost of $17,500.00. It was utilized as a High School until 1881, when it was converted to an elementary school. In the early 1920's it was converted into a Continuation School. It closed in 1934, and the building was sold to Swank Hardware Company on June 14, 1946 at a price of $33,900.00.

Scenes from the movie "All The Right Moves" were filmed at the former Johnstown High School on Somerset Street, including the pep rally scene at "Ampipe High School" and scenes in the locker room of "Walnut Heights". The old football field at Johnstown High School on Central Avenue, which currently is used as the baseball field, was used to film practice football games for the movie.