Baldwin High School is a

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in suburban

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. It is the public school in the Pittsburgh area. The district serves the communities of: Baldwin,

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and Baldwin Township. It is part of the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.

AP Courses

Baldwin currently offers 17

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courses. *

AP English Language and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition (also known as AP English Language, APENG, or AP Lang) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. When AP exams were first implemen ...

AP English Literature and Composition Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition (also known as Senior AP English, AP Lit, APENG, or AP English IV) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United State ...

AP World History Advanced Placement (AP) World History: Modern (also known as just AP World History, AP World, or WHAP) is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement ...

AP United States History Advanced Placement (AP) United States History (also known as AP U.S. History or APUSH () is a college-level course and examination offered by College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. Course The AP U.S. History course is designe ...

AP United States Government and Politics Advanced Placement (AP) United States Government and Politics (often shortened to AP Gov and sometimes referred to as AP American Government or simply AP Government) is a college-level course and examination offered to high school students throug ...

AP Economics Advanced Placement (AP) Economics (also known as AP Econ) refers to two College Board Advanced Placement Program courses and exams addressing various aspects of the field of economics: *AP Macroeconomics Advanced Placement (AP) Macroeconomics ( ...

AP Calculus AB Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (also known as AP Calc, Calc AB / Calc BC or simply AB / BC) is a set of two distinct Advanced Placement calculus courses and exams offered by the American nonprofit organization College Board. AP Calculus AB cov ...

AP Calculus BC Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus (also known as AP Calc, Calc AB / Calc BC or simply AB / BC) is a set of two distinct Advanced Placement calculus courses and exams offered by the American nonprofit organization College Board. AP Calculus AB cov ...

AP Statistics Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics (also known as AP Stats) is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program. This course is equivalent to a one semester, non-ca ...

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AP Biology Advanced Placement (AP) Biology (also known as AP Bio) is an Advanced Placement biology course and exam offered by the College Board in the United States. For the 2012–2013 school year, the College Board unveiled a new curriculum with a greate ...

AP Chemistry Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry (also known as AP Chem) is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their ...

AP Spanish Language and Culture Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Language and Culture (also known as AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish V, or AP Spanish) is a course and examination offered by the College Board in the United States education system as part of the Advanced Placemen ...

AP French Language and Culture Advanced Placement (AP) French Language and Culture (also known as AP French Lang, AP French Language or AP French) is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States as an opportunity to earn placement credit ...

* AP German Language and Culture *

AP Computer Science Principles Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles (also known as APCSP) is an AP Computer Science course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn college credit for a college-level computing ...

Renovation

Beginning in 2006, Baldwin High School underwent major renovation, as it had not had any of the sort within the last 35 years. Baldwin High School Natatorium

Notable alumni

* Robert Gregory Bowers – alleged perpetrator of the

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, did not graduate * John Gibson – professional

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hockey goalie in the

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organization *

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– Executive Secretary of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes *

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– former

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reservist who was convicted of war crimes in connection with the

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scandal *

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– American football player *

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- former Utah senator and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate *

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– former NFL player * George Sodini – perpetrator of the 2009 Collier Township shooting *

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– long-time NFL coach for the

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and

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, former head coach for the

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Panthers * Ian Wild – American football player

References

{{authority control Public high schools in Pennsylvania Schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Education in Pittsburgh area Educational institutions established in 1939 1939 establishments in Pennsylvania