Berwick Area Senior High School
School in Pennsylvania, US
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Berwick Area Senior High School (also called Berwick Area High School, Berwick High School or BHS) is a small, rural, public high school in Columbia County, in Northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. In Columbia County, the school serves children living in Briar Creek Township Briar Creek, Berwick and Foundryville. It also serves children living in East Berwick, Nescopeck, Nescopeck Township, Hollenback Township and Salem Township in Luzerne County. This is the only public high school in the Berwick Area School District.
| Berwick Area Senior High School | |
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1100 Fowler Avenue , , 18603-2300 | |
| Coordinates | 41.0666°N 76.2295°W |
| Information | |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Berwick Area School District |
| CEEB code | 390290[1] |
| Principal | Jill Shipman |
| Staff | 9 |
| Faculty | 49.91 FTE[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 721 (2023–2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.45[2] |
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| Athletics conference | Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association AAA |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Nickname | Dawgs |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Budget | $11.8M |
| Feeder schools | Berwick Middle School |
| Pennsylvania School Number | 1605 |
| Website | https://www.berwicksd.org/o/bhs |
Extracurriculars
Berwick Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. It is the only public school district in Columbia County that does not participate in the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference.[3]
Sports
Noted for American football especially, the high school team has won the state championship six times.[4] Also, the football team was ranked number 1 nationally by USA Today three times.[5] Berwick won the 2008 PIAA AAA Baseball State Championship. The Bulldogs defeated Somerset 6 to 2 at Blair County Stadium and became the first baseball team in the Wyoming Valley Conference to win the state title.[6] It is the school's first baseball state championship in its history. Also in 2008, the Berwick golf team was the District 2 and District 11 champions. The Berwick wrestling team won back to back District 2 championships in 2007 and 2008, as well as finishing in the top Eight PIAA AA Team Championships in 2008.
The school mascot is the Bulldog and the sports teams are called the Bulldogs, or just "Dawgs" for short. School colors and blue and white.[7]
The District funds:
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Notable alumni
- Zehnder Confair (1906-1982), Pennsylvania state senator
- Jimmy Spencer, retired NASCAR driver
- Ron Powlus, Notre Dame quarterback and NFL player [8]
- Day Turner, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
- Bo Orlando, NFL defensive back for the Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Matt Karchner, retired baseball player
- Mike Souchak, professional golfer
- Nick Adams, actor (The Rebel TV show)
- Joe Colone, NBA player for the New York Knicks
- Paul Stenn, NFL player for New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears