Bethlehem Catholic High School

Bethlehem Catholic High School, more commonly referred to as Becahi or just Beca, is a parochial high school, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school is located at 2133 Madison Avenue, in Bethlehem, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, the school's student population of 750 comes predominantly from the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. In terms of student population it is one of the smallest Lehigh Valley high schools.

The school's mascot is the Golden Hawk, and school colors are brown and gold.

Bethlehem Catholic has high levels of academic accomplishment. Among Bethlehem Catholic graduates in 2005, 96 percent went on to post-secondary education, with 78 percent pursuing four year college and university degrees.

Average SAT scores of Bethlehem Catholic students, as of 2005, are 571 in math and 570 in verbal, vastly exceeding national averages.

In 1985, Bethlehem Catholic High School placed second in the "Scholastic Scrimmage" academic trivia contest, losing to Stroudsburg High School in the finals.

Athletics

Bethlehem Catholic is one of 12 Lehigh Valley high schools that compete in the Lehigh Valley Conference.

tate Championships

Bethlehem Catholic has distinguished itself nationally and in the state of Pennsylvania with the following state championships:

*Football: 1988 (inaugural) Class AA champions, 1990 Class AAA champions (Pennsylvania state champions, first two time champion in PIAA football champonship history). They have also been ranked nationally in USA Today at numerous times since 1993.

*Track and Field: 2002 AA runner-up, 2003 Class AA champions

*Wrestling: 1979 Class AAA champions

League & District Championships

Bethlehem Catholic has won many Lehigh Valley Conference or District XI championships, including the following sports and years (prior to 2001, the Lehigh Valley Conference was known as the East Penn Conference):

*Baseball: District XI 1976, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007.
*Football: 1974, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001.
*Boys Basketball: 1978, 1998, 2002, 2003.
*Boys Volleyball: 2007.
*Boys Soccer: 2007.
*Boys Golf: 1982.

*Softball: 2003, 2005, 2006
*Girls Basketball: 1992. PIAA District XI Class AAA Champions 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995.
*Girls Tennis: 2003, 2004, 2006.
*Girls Volleyball: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2005, 2007.

Notable alumni

*Mike Guman, former professional football player, Los Angeles Rams.
*Jim Molinaro, professional football player, Dallas Cowboys.
*Daniel Roebuck, actor, ABC's "Lost", CBS's "Matlock".
*John Spagnola, former professional football player, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks.

External links

* [http://www.bethlehemcatholichs.org/ Bethlehem Catholic High School Official Web Site] .
* [http://www.highschoolsports.net/defaultcal_300.cfm?school=PA180173798 Bethlehem Catholic athletics schedule and scores] at HighSchoolSports.net.
* [http://www.lviac.net/becahi.asp Bethlehem Catholic High School Page at Lehigh Valley Conference Official Web Site] .

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