Beaver Area School District

Beaver Area School District
Address
855 Second Street Beaver , Pennsylvania, 15009 United States
Coordinates	40°41′30″N80°18′25″W / 40.69162°N 80.30681°W / 40.69162; -80.30681 (District office)
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K-12
Schools	4 total: Beaver Area Middle School Beaver Area Senior High School College Square Elementary School Dutch Ridge Elementary School
NCES District ID	4203120 [1] [2]
Students and staff
Teachers	120 [2]
District mascot	Bobcats
Colors	Maroon   Gray
Other information
Website	www.basd.k12.pa.us

Beaver Area School District is a suburban, public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district encompasses approximately 21 square miles (54 km²) serving the Boroughs of Beaver and Bridgewater and Brighton Township and Vanport Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district serves a resident population of 14,993 people.

The district operates one High School, one Middle School and two Elementary Schools.

• Elementary - College Square grades (grades K–2)
• Elementary/Intermediate - Dutch Ridge (grades 3–6)
• Beaver Area Middle School (BAMS) (grades 7–8) ^[3]
• Beaver Area High School (BHS) (grades 9–12) ^[4]

Extracurriculars

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. They also offer classes to choose from, such as JROTC, band, orchestra, mock trial, and extra math classes.

Athletics

Beaver's athletic teams all fall under the name Beaver Bobcats. Beaver Area is a member the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) and the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League). Varsity Sports:

Varsity Boys

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Cross Country
• Track and Field
• Archery
• Swimming
• Wrestling

Varsity Girls

• Softball
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Cross Country
• Track and Field
• Swimming
• Archery

Middle School and Junior High

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 through 9th graders.

Fall

• Middle School Boys Soccer
• Middle School Girls Soccer
• Middle School Boys Cross Country
• Middle School Girls Cross Country
• Middle School Girls Basketball
• Middle School Football

Winter

• Middle School Wrestling
• Middle School Boys Basketball
• Middle School Swimming
• Junior High Boys Basketball (grade 9 only)
• Hockey (club sport)

Spring

• Middle School Girls Volleyball
• Middle School Boys Track and Field
• Middle School Girls Track and Field
• Middle School Baseball

Notable alumni

• Amber Brkich, winner of Survivor: All-Stars ^[5]
• O. Richard Bundy, Penn State Marching Blue Band director (1983–2015) ^[6]
• John Burkett, MLB pitcher (1987-2003), National League All-Star (1993 and 2001) and currently a professional bowler
• Jerald Ingram, New York Giants current running backs coach ^{[7] [8]}
• John Skorupan, NFL linebacker (1973–1980), and Penn State (1969–1972) All-American
• Johannes Weertman, noted glaciologist with a long career teaching at Northwestern University

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Beaver Area SD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 30, 2016.
2. "District Directory Information - Beaver Area SD". US NCES. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
3. Beaver Area Middle School home page. Retrieved on 2022-03-28.
4. Beaver Area High School home page. Retrieved on 2022-03-28.
5. "Survivor: All-Stars". CBS. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
6. "Beaver Area School District News Article". Basd.k12.pa.us. February 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
7. "Jerald Ingram". New York Giants. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
8. Mike Bires (April 1, 2008). "Giants assistant Ingram pays visit to Beaver". Beaver County Times. Retrieved April 26, 2008.

External links

• Official website