Beverly High School

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Beverly High School
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Address
Beverly High School
100 Sohier Rd.

Beverly
,
Massachusetts
01915

United States
Coordinates 42°33′52″N70°52′52″W / 42.56444°N 70.88111°W / 42.56444; -70.88111 Coordinates: 42°33′52″N70°52′52″W / 42.56444°N 70.88111°W / 42.56444; -70.88111
Information
Type Public High School
Open enrollment [1]
MottoBe The Best Beverly
Established1859;164 years ago (1859)
School districtBeverly Public Schools
SuperintendentSuzanne M Charochak [2]
NCES School ID 250264000164 [3]
PrincipalElizabeth A. Taylor [2]
Staff91.2 FTE Educators [2]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,312 (2019-2020) [3]
Student to teacher ratio14.4 : 1 [2]
Hours in school day6.5
Houses2
Color(s)Orange & Black   
SongOnward and Onward for Beverly High
Athletics conference Northeastern Conference (NEC)
MascotPanther
Nickname Beverly Panthers
Rival Salem
NewspaperThe Ledger
YearbookBeverlega
Website bhsonline.org

Beverly High School is one of two four-year public high schools in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States, the other being the smaller Northshore Academy. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students and is accredited by the Massachusetts Department of Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Contents

The staff consists of a Principal, three assistant principals, an Athletic Director, six Guidance Counselors and about a hundred teachers including six department heads. The school mascot is the Beverly High Panthers.

Academics

BHS offers three foreign languages, French, Spanish, and German. It also offers ASL (American Sign Language). The school also offers 12 advanced placement courses. Over 90% of graduating seniors enroll in two or four year colleges.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2019-2020 [4] academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Beverly High School are as follows:

Total number of enrolled students: 1,312
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 91.2
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 14.4:1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2019-2020 [4] ) [5]
RaceEnrolled Pupils* % of District
African American463.5%
Asian312.4%
Hispanic17713.5%
Native American10.1%
White1,00976.9%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander10.1%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic463.5%
Total1,312100%

* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.

Enrollment by gender (2019-2020 [4] ) [5]
GenderEnrolled pupilsPercentage
Female62347.48%
Male68752.36%
Non-binary20.15%
Total1,312100%
Enrollment by Grade [5]
GradePupils EnrolledPercentage
934726.45%
1036027.44%
1130923.55%
1228721.88%
SP*90.69%
Total1,312100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12 [6]

[4]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Beverly High School is a member of M.I.A.A with athletes participating in the Northeastern Conference. Athletics are open to all students at Beverly High School during Fall, Winter and Spring seasons.

  • Fall Sports
    • Boys Cross Country
    • Girls Cross Country
    • Football
    • Girls Volleyball
    • Field Hockey
    • Boys Soccer
    • Girls Soccer
    • Golf
    • Football Cheerleading
  • Winter Sports
    • Boys Basketball
    • Girls Basketball
    • Boys Indoor Track
    • Girls Indoor Track
    • Swimming
    • Gymnastics
    • Boys Hockey
    • Girls Hockey
    • Wrestling
    • Basketball Cheerleading
  • Spring Sports
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Boys Lacrosse
    • Girls Lacrosse
    • Boys Spring Track
    • Girls Spring Track
    • Boys Tennis
    • Girls Tennis
    • Sailing
    • Ultimate Frisbee

Men's Ice Hockey

Beverly High School has a rich history of men's ice hockey. The Panthers won a division II State Championship in 2014 against Medfield 2-1 before an estimated 8,000 fans at TD Garden. [7] That season ended with a 22-1-1 record. [7]

Football

Beverly High School has played rival Salem High School on Thanksgiving since 1891, making it one of the longest high school football rivalries in the country. [8] The 100th game in 1998 attracted over 11,000 fans to Hurd Stadium.[ citation needed ] The overall record has BHS winning 54–51–7.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, the team won the Division III State Championship by defeating heavily favored and undefeated Somerset High School by a score of 28-20.[ citation needed ] Beverly overcame a 20-7 halftime deficit, and rallied back to complete one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts High School Playoff Football history.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, the Beverly Panthers varsity football team won the division 2A Super Bowl against Natick at Gillette Stadium, winning 28-21. [9] This win gave them a perfect season of 13-0, the first in the high school's history.[ citation needed ]

Boys Basketball

Since the turn of the decade, the Beverly Panthers varsity boys basketball team has enjoyed tremendous success, holding a record of 55-6 over the past three seasons. In the 2019-20 season, the team won a program record 21 games and captured the MIAA Division II North Championship over Belmont. During the 2021-22 season, the team matched the record with 21 wins of their own while holding a Boston Globe Top 10 ranking throughout the season.

Clubs

Beverly High School has various clubs, including:

Construction

In 2011 main construction of the new Beverly High School, still located at 100 Sohier Road, completed. The old building has since been demolished and landscaping and site work has been completed, including the two new turf fields that were installed.[ citation needed ] The new high school has finished being built, and has been in use for over 5 years as of 2023

Solar panels

Installed in 1981, Beverly High School became the first school in the country to have solar panels. These 100 kW ground mounted panels were supplanted by 83 kW of roof mounted solar panels in 2011. [10] In 2022, the old solar panels were removed and a new solar panel array was added to the hill.

Notable alumni

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