Biglerville High School

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Biglerville High School
Location
Biglerville High School
161 North Main Street, Biglerville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Adams County
Information
Type Public
PrincipalBeth Graham
Teaching staff42.25 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment523 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.38 [1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)   Black and gold
MascotCanner
Website Biglerville High School
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Biglerville High School is a small public high school located in the borough of Biglerville, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Upper Adams School District. The high school serves the boroughs of Biglerville, Bendersville, and Arendtsville. It also serves the residents of Tyrone Township, Butler Township, and Menallen Township. As of the 2020–2021 school year, enrollment was 540. [1]

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Biglerville High School students may choose to attend Cumberland Perry Vocational Technical School for vocational training. The Lincoln Intermediate Unit IU12 provides the school with a wide variety of services, such as specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Academics

Biglerville High School offers a small selection of AP courses including:

Human Geography, World History: Modern, 2D Art, 3D Art and Design, Art Drawing, English Literature and Composition, Spanish Language and Culture, French Language and Culture, and Statistics. [2]

The school also offers dual-enrollment classes through Harrisburg Area Community College and Harrisburg University, allowing students to earn college credits while they are still in high school.

Campus

The high school is housed in a 198,000 square foot building along with Upper Adams Middle School. The building is split into two floors, with classrooms on both levels. The school has two gymnasiums and various athletic training spaces. Biglerville's football stadium, Musselman Stadium, is a grass field with a four-lane track.

Extracurriculars

Biglerville High School offers a wide variety of sports for students to participate in. The school is in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 3. The school's mascot is a Canner.

Sports

The district funds (as of 2022): [3]

Boys:

Girls:

Band

The BHS band is a program that offers many music ensemble including: [4]

Marching Band Championship Titles
YearCircuitChampionship TypeDivisionScore
2004TOBChapter 6 ChampionshipGroup 189.65
2006TOBChapter 6 ChampionshipGroup 189.10
2007TOBChapter 6 ChampionshipGroup 194.30
2008USSBA

TOB

Nationals

Chapter 6 Championship

Group 193.925

95.80

2009TOBChapter 6 ChampionshipGroup 196.45
2010TOBChapter 6 Championship

Atlantic Coast Championship

Group 1-Open94.65

96.90

2011TOBChapter 6 ChampionshipGroup 1-Open92.15
2012TOBChapter 6 ChampionshipGroup 1-Open93.20
2013TOBChapter 6 Championship

Atlantic Coast Championship

Group 1-Open93.95

96.80

2014TOBAtlantic Coast ChampionshipGroup 1-Open95.75
2015TOBChapter 6 Championship

Atlantic Coast Championship

Group 1-Open93.65

97.00

2016TOBChapter 6 Championship

Atlantic Coast Championship

Group 1-Open93.85

95.85

2017TOBChapter 6 Championship

Atlantic Coast Championship

Group 1-Open95.55

98.15**

2018TOBChapter 6 Championship

Atlantic Coast Championship

Group 1-Open93.90

94.45

2022CavalcadeChampionshipsIndependence A95.985***
2023CavalcadeChampionshipsIndependence Open92.550

**Highest Group 1-Open Score in Tournament of Bands

***Highest A Class score in Cavalcade of Bands

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Indoor Drumline Championship Titles
YearCircuitDivisionScore
2000KIDAGold Moving Percussion83.80
2004KIDAGold Percussion Ensemble85.10
2008KIDAGold Moving Percussion86.80
2010TIAScholastic Intermediate (Chapter 6 Championship)87.60
2017KIDAScholastic Gold Percussion Ensemble90.10
2018KIDAScholastic Gold Percussion Ensemble79.55
2023KIDAScholastic Gold Percussion Ensemble79.400
2025WGIScholastic A Concert (Virtual)17.00**

**Rating out of 20

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Indoor Guard Championship Titles
YearCircuitCircuit/DivisionScore
2007KIDAGold Guard86.00
2008KIDAWhite Guard90.40
2010TIAScholastic Intermediate (Chapter 6 Championship)85.30
2013KIDABlue Guard94.13
2024KIDAScholastic Regional A90.608
2025KIDAScholastic AA83.608

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biglerville HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Students / Advanced Placement Information". www.upperadams.org. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Biglerville High School - PIAA". www.piaa.org. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "BIGLERVILLE BAND". BIGLERVILLE BAND. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

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