Beaver Area School District is a suburban, public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately serving the Boroughs of
Beaver
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and
Bridgewater and
Brighton Township and
Vanport Township in
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
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and
Monaca, Pennsylvania
Monaca ( ) is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 5,615 as of the 2020 census. First incorporated as Phillipsburg as the home of the New Philadelphia Societ ...
. The district serves a resident population of 1,972 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)
*Beaver Area High School (BHS) (grades 9–12)
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's current athletic director is Ray Hoppa. Beaver is in the PIAA (
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc., also known by its acronymn PIAA, is one of the governing bodies of high school and middle school athletics for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The PIAA's main ...
) 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
*Junior High Football
*Junior High Football Cheerleading (grade 9 only)
;Winter
*Middle School Wrestling
*Middle School Boys Basketball
*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
Notable alumni
*
Amber Brkich, winner of ''
Survivor: All-Stars''
*
O. Richard Bundy, Penn State Marching Blue Band director (1983–2015)
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John Burkett
John David Burkett (born November 28, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He compiled 166 wins against 136 losses, 1,766 strikeouts, and a 4.31 earned run average. He pitched from 1987 to 2003, with the San Francisco Giant ...
, MLB pitcher (1987-2003), National League All-Star (1993 and 2001) and currently a
professional bowler
*
Jerald Ingram
Jerald Ingram (born December 24, 1960) is an American football coach and a former player who most recently served as the running backs coach for the New York Guardians of the XFL. He played college football at the fullback position for the Unive ...
,
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
current running backs coach
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John Skorupan
John Paul Skorupan (born May 17, 1951) is a former American football linebacker. He played eight years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1980.
Skorupan was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in 1951. He played college football for the ...
, NFL linebacker (1973–1980), and Penn State (1969–1972) All-American
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Johannes Weertman
Johannes Weertman (May 11, 1925 – October 13, 2018) was an American materials scientist and geophysicist.
Biography
Born in 1925 in Fairfield, Alabama, Weertman served in the United States Marine Corps for three years. He then received from Carn ...
, noted glaciologist with a long career teaching at Northwestern University
References
External links
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School districts in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Education in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area