Boiling Springs High School (BSHS) is a small, rural, public

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in the historic town of

Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Boiling Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,225 at the 2010 census, up from 2,769 at t ...

. It is part of the

South Middleton School District South Middleton School District is a mid-sized, rural, public school district located in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. It also serves residents of South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, South Middleton Township. South Middle ...

. Boiling Springs High School is the sole high school operated by the district. In the 2016–2017 school year, enrollment was reported as 684 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. Boiling Springs High School students in 10th, 11th, or 12th grades may choose to attend Cumberland-Perry Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades; landscaping fields, computer systems; cosmetology; criminal justice and dental assisting fields. Students earned credits towards graduation, as well as industry certifications and college credits in some classes. The

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IU15 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. The school's colors are purple and gold. Their name and mascot is based on a famous bubbling spring that is the source of a nearby lake.

Extracurriculars

Boiling Springs High School offers a variety of activities, clubs and an extensive athletics program to students. Varsity and junior varsity athletic activities are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. BSHS's football team consistently makes it to the playoffs. Most notably in 2005, the Bubblers went 10-0 only to lose to Littlestown, Pennsylvania, in the PIAA playoffs in a classic game. They are also known for their wrestling team who had many finalists in the state tournament.

Sports

Boiling Springs High School competes in sporting events using the mascot and name "Bubblers". The district funds: ;Boys: *

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- AAA *

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- AAA * Cross country - AA *

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- AAAA *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

- AA *Soccer - AAA * Swimming and

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- AA *

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- AAA *

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- AA ;Girls: *Basketball - AAA *Cross country - AA *Field hockey - AA *Soccer (fall) - AA *Softball - AAA *Swimming and diving - AA *Track and field - AA *Volleyball - AA According to PIAA directory July 2014

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* {{authority control Schools in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Public high schools in Pennsylvania Susquehanna Valley