The building located at 101 Park Place, Shippensburg currently wears the name the Shippensburg Area Middle School but that has not always been the case. This building has undergone both changes in name and physical structure. Construction of this particular building started in the 1953/1954 school year with an opening and dedication in the 1954/1955 school year. In 71/72 with the construction of a new high school at 201 Eberly Drive, this building became the Shippensburg Area Junior High School which housed grades 7 – 9. During a two-year transition, 1998 – 2000, there were addition changes to the grades that were instructed in this building. Grades 7 & 8 occupied the building in 1998/99 with a change to grades 6, 7, & 8 taking place in 1999/00. This is also the year in which the name of this building became the Shippensburg Area Middle School as is it currently called today.

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There have also been many changes in administration since 1954 as shown below.

	Principals	Assistant Principals
1950s:	Charles Davis	Charles Davis
	Alpheus Drayer	Harry Jacobs
1960s:	Apheus Drayer	Harry Jacobs
	G. McPherson	Ernie Agles
	Harry Jacobs	Robert Swinsick
	Robert Swinsick	Samuel Norris
	Geroge Bressler	Robert Hartz
1970s:	George Bressler	Robert Hartz
	Samuel Norris
1980s:	Lyle Adams	Ronald Straley
	Rod Young	Rich Bonitz
		Tom Cessna
1990s:	Rod Young	Denny Spedden
	Bill Chain	Vance Varner
2000s:	Bill Chain	Vance Varner
	Teri Mowery	Beth Bender
		AJ Norton
		Matt Strine
		Brian Granger
2010s:	Teri Mowery	Brian Granger
	David Rice	Scott Shapiro
		Justin Sholes

*If information located on this page is incorrect, please notify David E. Rice at the Shippensburg Area Middle School and corrections will be made.