Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

=== Public schools ===
[[File:Diamondviewfolder14.gif|thumb|250px|Chambersburg High School in 1921]]
Chambersburg Area Senior High School (CASHS),which is home to the CASHS men's tennis team, is a public school with around 2,400 students in grades 9–12, drawn from the borough of Chambersburg and the surrounding townships of Hamilton, Greene, Lurgan, Letterkenny and Guilford. CASHS is accredited by the Middle States Association and has occupied its current facilities since 1955. Principal Dr. Barry Purvis was recognized as the 2006 High School Principal of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thegazettenews.com/absolutenm/templates/template.asp?articleid=9696&zoneid=25| archive-url=https://archive.today/20070929163547/http://www.thegazettenews.com/absolutenm/templates/template.asp?articleid=9696&zoneid=25| url-status=dead| archive-date=2007-09-29|title =Dr. Barry Purvis of CASHS named state High School Principal of the Year|publisher=thegazettenews.com|  date = 2006-02-15|  access-date = 2007-09-21 }}</ref>

Until August 2011, J. Frank Faust Junior High School was the only public junior high school for eighth and ninth grade students of the Chambersburg Area School District. It served about 1400 students.  J. Frank Faust is now a middle school for Chambersburg area students in the north.  CAMS NORTH.  It has 6th through 8th grade.

Chambersburg Area Middle School SOUTH was the only middle school, but as of August 2011, it became CAMS SOUTH, 6th through 8th grade. During the 2001–02 school year, CAMS was recognized with the [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|Blue Ribbon School]] Award of Excellence by the [[United States Department of Education]],<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982–1983 through 1999–2002 (PDF)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |date=March 26, 2009 }}, accessed May 11, 2006</ref> the highest award an American school can receive.<ref>[http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819233705/http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 |date=August 19, 2007 }}, ''[[Journal Inquirer]]'', November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. '''It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve'''."</ref><ref>Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; ''[[The Washington Post]]''. September 29, 2005 '''"For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."'''</ref>

The Franklin County Career and Technology Center is also located in Chambersburg. FCCTC is a school designated for students and adults to learn vocational trades while still learning core subjects in school. The school offers training in about 20–30 different concentrations. There are currently six different school districts with students attending FCCTC: Chambersburg, Fannett-Metal, [[Greencastle-Antrim School District|Greencastle-Antrim]], Shippensburg, Tuscarora, and Waynesboro.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.franklinctc.com/absolutenm/templates/fcctc.asp?articleid=1&zoneid=7 |title=Franklin County Career & Technology Center |access-date=2010-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607004033/http://www.franklinctc.com/absolutenm/templates/fcctc.asp?articleid=1&zoneid=7 |archive-date=June 7, 2010 |df=mdy-all }} accessed November 2, 2010</ref>

The Chambersburg school district includes seventeen elementary schools. Many school are being upgraded, rebuilt, or closed because of out-of-date buildings and lack of space. As of July 2008, the current School Board President is Stanley Helman. Other members include Anne Boryan, Renee Sharpe, Norman Blowers, Lori Leedy, Fred Rice, Dave Schiamanna, and Joe Tosten.  One seat is currently being filled after the resignation of the previous board president, Dr. Thomas Orndorff.
<ref>[http://www.chambersburg.k12.pa.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=4929&PHPSESSID=a2beec476a2b6fbe510e8335577d9015 CASD Webpage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422151226/http://www.chambersburg.k12.pa.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=4929&PHPSESSID=19af958d1a63315b44405d3f4a3f5f1b |date=April 22, 2008 }}  accessed May 29, 2008.</ref>