Berkmar High School

Infobox School


name = Berkmar High School
principal = Kendall Johnson
established = 1966
district = Gwinnett County Public Schools
type = public
grades = 9–12
streetaddress = 405 Pleasant Hill Road
city=Lilburn
state=Georgia
zipcode= 30047
country=USA
enrollment = ~ 3,000
faculty= ~ 400
campus = suburban
accreditation = SACS
conference= 8A in Class AAAAA (GHSA)
mascot = Patriot
colors = colorbox|redRed
website = [http://www.berkmar.com]

Berkmar High School is an American high school located in Lilburn, Georgia in Gwinnett County. Its mascot is the Patriot. Berkmar is the most culturally diversified school in Georgia, second to it being nearby Meadowcreek High School in Norcross, Georgia.Fact|date=January 2008

History

Berkmar opened its doors in 1966 to help overcrowding at nearby schools due to the overwhelming growth of Gwinnett County.

Berkmar is led by principal Kendall Johnson, now in his 9th year at the school and his 4th as principal. Being a part of the Berkmar cluster, many overpopulated middle schools, such as Berkmar and Sweetwater middle, pour into BHS.

Campus

Berkmar serves a very transient and diversified community. Berkmar is surrounded by many shopping plazas, restaurants, and other commercial markets. In 2002, Berkmar received a much-needed renovation with a whole new front entrance to the school, a new state-of-the-art gym, a new 2-story building to hold offices, classrooms, and a media center, and an improved parking lot. Berkmar has 3 different buildings to hold classrooms, along with two gyms, a theatre, and a very small number of portable classrooms. Adjacent to the football field is a baseball field, hitting facility, softball field, and practice field.

Extracurricular activities

Berkmar High School is known to have one of the best choral programs in the county.Fact|date=January 2008 The students put on many shows during the course of the year. In October, the choirs put on a fall concert performance that includes classical choir pieces.

The Academic Decathlon team has seen success at the state level. The team has held the title of Georgia State Championships for six consecutive years (2003 – 2008) defeating Parkview High School.Fact|date=January 2008 At the national competition in 2007, two of the team members won 3rd place for their speech segment of the competition with speeches on Pokemon and litigation. Another team member won a bronze medal for her music score.

Athletics

Berkmar competes in Region 8-AAAAA. AAAAA is the highest classification for Georgia high schools. Region 8 also includes Brookwood High School, Meadowcreek High School, and Parkview High School

A Cross country runner finished ninth at the High School Footlocker National race in 2006. [ [http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=us2006FootLockerFinalsBoys Boys : Finals : 2006 Foot Locker : DyeStat US: News about High School Track, Field, and Cross Country | DyeStat.com ] ] This represents the best finish by any runner from Georgia at the Footlocker meet. [ [http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=us2006FootLockerFinalssullysstats sully's stats : Finals : 2006 Foot Locker : DyeStat US: News about High School Track, Field, and Cross Country | DyeStat.com ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.berkmar.com Official website]