Bentworth School District

Infobox Secondary school
name = Bentworth School District

motto = "Where children come first and their futures follow."
established =
superintendent = Charles Baker
type = Public system
grades = K–12
city = 150 Bearcat Drive
Bentleyville
state = Pennsylvania
country = USA
enrollment = 1,286
faculty = 84
campus = Rural
mascot = Bearcat
colors = Black, Gold color box|black color box|gold
newspaper =
additional newspaper =
yearbook = "Bearcat"
website = http://www.bentworth.org|

Bentworth School District is a public school system located in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Bentworth serves students in the boroughs of Bentleyville, Cokeburg, and Ellsworth, along with the townships of North Bethlehem and Somerset. The school system is governed by a popularly elected Board of Education in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth. The board of school directors appoints a superintendent to oversee daily running of the system.

History

The school system's name is a montage of the former public school's operated in Bentleyville (bears) and Ellsworth (cats). The school's mascot is also a combination of those belonging to former schools.

Former Schools

*Bentleyville Elementary School (Washington Street School, Bentleyville High School)
*Somerset Elementary School
*Scenery Hill School (presently North Bethlehem Twp. Community Center)
*Nicholl School

Current Schools

The system currently operates three schools:
* Bentworth Elementary Center
* Bentworth Middle School
* Bentworth High School

The elementary and high schools are located in Bentleyville, while the middle school is in Ellsworth. Additionally, the district maintains an athletic field in Ellsworth and its own fleet of school buses.

"Alma Mater"

Hail to the Black and Gold, our banner we unfold, our trust in thee is true, faithful and loyal too.

Alma mater, Alma Mater, may your glory ring, hail, Alma Mater, songs of praise we sing.

Notable Alumni

Bentworth High School

* Robert Heinz, class of 2006; Currently IS Waynesburg University.
* Hon. Debbie O'Dell Seneca (~1970); Washington County Court of Common Pleas (1991-present, president judge since 2004); Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline (2001-2005, president 2004)
* Gina Bertocci, PhD, PE (1979); Endowed Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department, J.B. Speed School of Engineering, University of Louisville [http://www.louisville.edu] (2004-present); Director, Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention Laboratory [http://speed.louisville.edu/labs/irap/] , Louisville, KY

Bentleyville High School

* Lillian Bassi; mid-Mon Valley philanthropist
* Val Jansante; Pittsburgh Steeler 1946-51
* Dr. Michael L. McNulty (1959); professor emeritus of geography, University of Iowa
* Hon. J. Barry Stout (1960); Pennsylvania state senator

Ellsworth High School

* Donald P. Bellisario (1953); screenwriter and producer

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