Beaver High School
Beaver Area School District is a suburban, public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 21 square miles (54 km) serving the Boroughs of Beaver and Bridgewater and Brighton Township and Vanport Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district serves a resident population of 14,993 people.
The district operates one High School, one Middle School and two Elementary Schools.
- Elementary - College Square grades (grades K–2)
- Elementary/Intermediate - Dutch Ridge (grades 3–6)
- Beaver Area Middle School (BAMS) (grades 7–8)
- Beaver Area High School (BHS) (grades 9–12)
Extracurriculars
The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. They also offer classes to choose from, such as JROTC, band, orchestra, mock trial, and extra math classes.
Athletics
Beaver's athletic teams all fall under the name Beaver Bobcats. Beaver Area is a member the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) and the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League). Varsity Sports:
- Varsity Boys
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Cross Country
- Track and Field
- Archery
- Swimming
- Wrestling
- Varsity Girls
- Softball
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Cross Country
- Track and Field
- Swimming
- Archery
Middle School and Junior High
Middle School and Junior High Sports – A middle school team is open only to students in 7th and 8th grade, and a junior high team includes 7th through 9th graders.
- Fall
- Middle School Boys Soccer
- Middle School Girls Soccer
- Middle School Boys Cross Country
- Middle School Girls Cross Country
- Middle School Girls Basketball
- Middle School Football
- Winter
- Middle School Wrestling
- Middle School Boys Basketball
- Middle School Swimming
- Junior High Boys Basketball (grade 9 only)
- Hockey (club sport)
- Spring
- Middle School Girls Volleyball
- Middle School Boys Track and Field
- Middle School Girls Track and Field
- Middle School Baseball
Notable alumni
- Amber Brkich, winner of Survivor: All-Stars
- O. Richard Bundy, Penn State Marching Blue Band director (1983–2015)
- John Burkett, MLB pitcher (1987-2003), National League All-Star (1993 and 2001) and currently a professional bowler
- Jerald Ingram, New York Giants current running backs coach
- John Skorupan, NFL linebacker (1973–1980), and Penn State (1969–1972) All-American
- Johannes Weertman, noted glaciologist with a long career teaching at Northwestern University
References
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Beaver Area SD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "District Directory Information - Beaver Area SD". US NCES. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Beaver Area Middle School home page. Retrieved on 2022-03-28.
- ^ Beaver Area High School home page. Retrieved on 2022-03-28.
- ^ "Survivor: All-Stars". CBS. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Beaver Area School District News Article". Basd.k12.pa.us. 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- ^ "Jerald Ingram". New York Giants. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ Mike Bires (April 1, 2008). "Giants assistant Ingram pays visit to Beaver". Beaver County Times. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
