Berwick Area Senior High School

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name = Berwick Area Senior High School


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streetaddress = 1100 Fowler Avenue
city = Berwick
state = PA
county = Columbia County
zipcode = 18603
country = USA
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district = Berwick Area School District
principal = Jonathan J. Cleaver
viceprincipal = Patricia Leighow
dean = Gary Campbell
staff = 9
faculty = 73 FTE [ cite web |url=http://www.school-stats.com/PA/COLUMBIA/BERWICK_AREA_HS.html |title=school-stats.com |accessdate=2008-09-21]
ceeb = 390290 [ cite web |url=https://mail.eastern.edu/application/schools_cor.html |title=Eastern.Edu |accessdate=2008-09-21]
ratio = 13.8:1
SAT = 977 (493 Math / 484 Verbal)
year = 2007 [ cite web|url=http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pas/lib/pas/PUBLIC_SCHOOL_SAT_2007.pdf|title=PA DOE|accessdate=2008-09-21]
budget = $11.8M
grades = 9 to 12
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conference = Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association AAA
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mascot = Bulldog
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sports = Football Baseball Soccer
team_name = Bulldogs
nickname = Dawgs
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alumni = Jimmy Spencer Ron Powlus Day Turner Bo Orlando Matt Karchner Mike Souchak Nick Adams
enrollment = 992 47% Male 53% Female
enrollment_as_of = 2008-9 School Year
grade9 = 267
grade10 = 258
grade11 = 216
grade12 = 251
feeders = Berwick Middle School
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Berwick Area Senior High School (also called Berwick Area High School, Berwick High School or BHS) is a public high school in Berwick, a borough located in Columbia County, in Northeastern Pennsylvania, USA. The school is the only public high school in the Berwick Area School District (AUN 116191103).

Students and faculty

With 992 students and 73 FTE teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio at Berwick is 13.5:1, as compared to the state average of 16:1.

The racial makeup of the student body is 96% Caucasian, 1% black, and 3% Hispanic. [cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/68562|title=publicschoolreview.com|accessdate=2008-09-21]

Academic performance

According to a 2006 report by the the Governor of Pennsylvania, Berwick Area Senior High School was recognized by Standard and Poors as reducing the achievement gap. [cite web|url=http://www.pde.state.pa.us/newsroom/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=120592|title=Pennsylvania State official webpage|accessdate=2008-09-21] However, according to Standard and Poors SchoolMatters.com website, Reading proficiency at the school is 67.8%, while math proficiency is 44.7%, and it has been determined that this school is not making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward federal and state requirements, per the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) act, and is currently in "warning" status under the act. [cite web|url=http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sp/sid=14443|title=Standard and Poors SchoolMatters|accessdate=2008-09-21]

Budget

The total annualized budget for the Berwick Area Senior High School is $11.8M. Per-student educational costs are shown in the following table: [cite web|url=http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sl/sid=14443/midx=DistrictFinancialInfo|title=Standard and Poors SchoolMatters|accessdate=2008-09-21]

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Sports

Noted for football especially, the high school team has brought home the state championship six times. [] Berwick is now the home of the 2008 PIAA AAA Baseball State Champions. It is the school's first baseball state championship in its history. [] 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. []

Notable alumni

* Jimmy Spencer, NASCAR #78 Chevrolet driver
* Ron Powlus Notre Dame QB and NFL player [cite web|url=http://www.nflhs.com/news/features/legends_ronpowlus_01232006_lcb.asp|title=NFLHS.com|accessdate=2008-09-22]
* Day Turner, WWII 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
* "Gerald Vezendy", Boston Red Sox Pitcher (1960s)
* Mike Souchak, Professional golfer
* Nick Adams, Actor ("The Rebel" TV show)

References

External links

* [http://www.berwickdawgs.com/ Berwick Football Team website]
* [http://www.highschoolsports.net/thebleachers/?sc_id=PA186033862 The Bleachers at Berwick Area High School]