Hopewell High School is a public

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

in Hopewell Township,

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, United States. It is the only high school in the

Hopewell Area School District Hopewell Area School District is a small, suburban public school district located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves the townships of Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Hopewell, Ra ...

. Athletic teams compete as the Hopewell Vikings in the

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Extracurriculars

Hopewell High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports.

Sports

Viking teams have held the following

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championships: baseball, 1986, 2021; football, 2002; girls volleyball, 2004; girls basketball, 2006, 2007. Hopewell's girls volleyball team is a four-time defending champion in the

Notable alumni

Daniel Chamovitz Daniel Chamovitz (דניאל חיימוביץ; born April 18, 1963 ) is an American-born plant geneticist and the 7th President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel. Previously he was Dean of the George S. Wise Faculty of ...

, noted biologist and author of '' What a Plant Knows'', President of

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Tony Dorsett Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr. (born April 7, 1954) is a former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. From Western Pennsylvania, Dorsett attended the ...

, second overall pick in the 1977 NFL Draft, former Heisman Trophy winner at

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and College Football Hall of Fame, former NFL Player for the

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and

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. *

Nate Guenin Nathaniel Lawrence Guenin (born December 10, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Guenin played high school hockey in the Pittsburgh suburb of Hopewell. He ...

played for 5 NHL teams in his career. *

Christa Harmotto Christa Deanne Harmotto Dietzen (born October 12, 1986) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a middle blocker for the United States women's national volleyball team. She played college volleyball for the Penn State ...

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player, 2007 Big Ten Player of the Year, led team to 2007 NCAA volleyball championship, also broke Hopewell High School's record for hitting percentage and blocks. *

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, former NFL linebacker for the Baltimore Colts,

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and

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. *

Doc Medich George Francis "Doc" Medich (born December 9, 1948) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972–1982. He was a medical student at the University of Pittsburgh, and acquired the nickname "Doc" during his e ...

, former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972 to 1982 for five different teams. *

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, former NFL linebacker, two time Bednarik Award winner, and 2005 Butkus Award winner. * Dan Rains, former player of the Chicago Bears. * Joe Rock (baseball), pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. * Joe Verbanic, former Major League Baseball pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies and

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. * Rushel Shell, WPIAL career rushing yardage leader.

References

External links

Hopewell High School

Hopewell High School Athletics

Hopewell Viking Musicals

Hopewell Viking Pride Marching Band
{{authority control Public high schools in Pennsylvania Education in Pittsburgh area Schools in Beaver County, Pennsylvania