Birdville High School (BHS) is a

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located in the city of

North Richland Hills, Texas North Richland Hills, commonly known as NRH, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It is a mid-to-high end suburb of Fort Worth and forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The populat ...

and is the second newest school in the Birdville Independent School District (second to Walker Creek Elementary). Established in 1999, it was the third high school built into the Birdville Independent School District. Birdville High School is home to the Birdville Hawks and hosts grades 9-12. For the 2009-2010 school year, according to the TEA (

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), Birdville High School's population consisted of 6.3% Black/African American, 20.6% Hispanic/Latino(a), 68.3% White/Caucasian, 0.6% Native American, and 4.2% Asian/Pacific Islander.

Academics

Birdville High School offers

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courses including Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, and Computer Science. The majority of Birdville High School's TAKS scores are higher than both the District and State's average percentage of meeting or exceeding standards in all grades tested.

Athletics

Football

The Birdville Hawks Football Team plays in Texas Division 5A Football. They host their games at the Birdville ISD Fine Arts/Athletics Complex in

which they share with Richland High School and Haltom High School. The BISD Complex is also used to host soccer games and fine arts events.

Basketball

The Birdville Hawks Boys Basketball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Boys Basketball. The Birdville Lady Hawks Basketball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Girls Basketball.

Baseball

The Birdville Hawks Baseball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Baseball. They host their games at the Hawk Yard in

Volleyball

The Birdville Lady Hawks Volleyball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Girls Volleyball.

Track and field

Marching band

The Birdville High School Mighty Hawk Band has put a show on the field every year since 1999.

Other sports

*Birdville Lady Hawks Softball team holds the only State Championship for Birdville High School. They won the UIL State Title in Austin in 2016. *Girls Soccer *Tennis team *Boys Soccer *Swim team *Golf team *Men's Gymnastics *Women's Gymnastics *Wrestling team

Notable alumni

* Anthony Bardon, international

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who played for the

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* Clayton Beeter, baseball player in the

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organization *

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, former member of the

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from District 92 in Tarrant County * Logan Henderson, actor and member of

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External links

BISD Official Website

References

{{authority control Birdville Independent School District high schools North Richland Hills, Texas Educational institutions established in 1999 1999 establishments in Texas