Beaver Area School District

Infobox School
name = Beaver Area School District
location = Beaver, Pennsylvania
country = USA
schoolboard = Beaver Area School District Board of Directors [ [http://www.basd.k12.pa.us/board/index.html School Board] . Beaver Area School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.]
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faculty = 123.0 (on FTE basis)cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&DistrictID=4203120&ID2=4203120 |title=Beaver Area Sd |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |accessdate=2008-04-26]
staff =
ratio = 16.6
enrollment = 2,043
enrollment_as_of = 2005-06
type = Public school district
grades = K to 12
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colors = Maroon and Gray
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homepage = [http://www.basd.k12.pa.us www.basd.k12.pa.us]

Beaver Area School District, also called BASD, is a school district located in Beaver, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Academics

Beaver is usually ranked in the top 10% school districts in the Pittsburgh area. BASD consists of 4 schools.

*Elementary- Dutch Ridge (grades K-6)
*Elementary- College Square grades (grades K-5)

*Jr. High- Beaver Area Middle School (BAMS) (grades 7-8) [ [http://www.basd.k12.pa.us/schools/mschool/ Beaver Area Middle School home page] . Retrieved on 2008-04-26.]
*High School- Beaver Area High School (BHS) (grades 9-12) [ [http://www.basd.k12.pa.us/schools/ms_hs.html Beaver Area High School home page] . Retrieved on 2008-04-26.]

SAT Scores – Beaver Area students annually average in the top 10 percent statewide in their performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which gauges their abilities in reasoning and subject knowledge.Source needed|date=April 2008

Athletics

Beaver's athletic teams all fall under the name "Beaver Bobcats". Beaver's current Athletic Director is Dan O'Neil. Beaver is in the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) and the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League). Beaver consists of a great selection of sports and great coaches.POV-statement|date=April 2008

Varsity Sports: ;Varsity Boys
*Baseball
*Basketball - Brandon Ambrose
*Football - Jeff Beltz
*Golf
*Soccer - Sig Brauch
*Tennis
*Cross Country
*Track and Field
*Swimming - Nancy Gailey ;Varsity Girls
*Softball
*Basketball
*Volleyball
*Soccer
*Tennis
*Cross Country
*Track and Field
*Swimming - Nancy Gailey

Middle School and Junior High Sports – A middle school team is open only to students in 7th and 8th grade, and a junior high team includes 7th, 8th and 9th graders.

;Fall
*Middle School Boys Soccer (grades 7 and 8)
*Middle School Girls Soccer (grades 7 and 8)
*Middle School Boys Cross Country (grades 7 and 8)
*Middle School Girls Cross Country (grades 7 and 8)
*Middle School Girls Basketball (grades 7 and 8)
*Junior High Football (grades 7 – 8 and 9)
*Junior High Football Cheerleading (grade 9)

;Winter
*Middle Boys Basketball (grades 7 and 8)
*Junior High Boys Basketball (grade 9)
*Hockey (club sport)

;Spring
*Middle School Girls Volleyball
*Middle School Boys Track and Field
*Middle School Girls Track and Field

Notable alumni

*Jerald Ingram, New York Giants running backs coach [cite web |url=http://www.giants.com/team/coach.asp?coach_id=6 |title=Jerald Ingram |publisher=New York Giants |accessdate=2008-04-26] [cite news |author=Mike Bires |title=Giants assistant Ingram pays visit to Beaver |url=http://www.timesonline.com/articles/2008/03/31/sports/steelers/doc47f1bf75a1d48448210640.txt |work=Beaver County Times |date=April 1 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-26]
*Amber Brkich, winner of "" [cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor8/survivors/bio/amber.shtml |title=Survivor: All-Stars |publisher=CBS |accessdate=2008-04-26]

References

External links

[http://www.basd.k12.pa.us Beaver Area School District website]