He played high school football, basketball, and baseball (1910–1914) at Bellefonte Academy in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Elected principal of Bellefonte High School at the age of 18, Hastings finally pursued higher education, including at Bellefonte Academy, to further his career and, like many governors before him, studied law.
Academy Awards | United States Military Academy | Russian Academy of Sciences | National Academy of Sciences | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | United States Naval Academy | United States Air Force Academy | Royal Academy of Music | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Brooklyn Academy of Music | Phillips Academy | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | Phillips Exeter Academy | Chinese Academy of Sciences | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | National Academy of Engineering | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Academy of Fine Arts | British Academy | Academy Award for Best Picture | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | Polish Academy of Sciences | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects | New York Academy of Sciences | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts | Sibelius Academy | National Defence Academy | French Academy of Sciences |