Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School

Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Address
6380 Mill Road
Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147
United States
Coordinates 41°19′47″N 81°38′34″W / 41.3296°N 81.6429°W / 41.3296; -81.6429Coordinates: 41°19′47″N 81°38′34″W / 41.3296°N 81.6429°W / 41.3296; -81.6429
Information
Type Public High School
Motto Unita Fortior
(United Strength is Stronger)
Established 1882
Principal [1] Joseph Mueller
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,500
Color(s) Crimson and Gold[1]         
Athletics conference Suburban League
National Division[1]
Mascot Bee
Team name Bees[1]
Rival North Royalton High School
Newspaper HyBreeze
Website http://bbhcsd.org/highschool_home.aspx

Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School is a comprehensive public high school with approximately 1,500 students in grades 9-12. Students come from the communities of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, and a very small segment of North Royalton. After graduation, more than 90 percent of graduating seniors continue their education at the college or university level.

The school year consists of two 90-day semesters with four nine-week grading periods.

Student achievement

For nearly half a century, BBHHS students have qualified as National Merit Finalists or Commended Students. More than one-third of seniors graduate with honors diplomas.

Academic rankings

The Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School has received various awards for excellence in education. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School as an NCLB Blue Ribbon School.[2] Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School was also a past nominee, by the Ohio Department of Education, for the prestigious Blue Ribbon School Award.[3]

In 2015, The Washington Post published the list of America's most challenging high schools. The analysis covered approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools. The rankings were determined by taking the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year and divide by the number of seniors who graduated. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School ranked in the top 4 percent of all high schools in this assessment.[4]

Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School has consistently been ranked by U.S. News & World Report magazine as being in the top 5 percent of all high schools in the United States.[5][5] Additionally, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School was recognized in Newsweek magazine's 2013 list of the top 2000 public high schools in the United States.[6]

Because of its high academic standards, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School students are represented in the National Merit Scholars and the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.[7][8]

Sport championships

Along with academic excellence, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School's sports program competes at the state championship level. The BBHHS "Bees" are members of the Suburban League. In 2015, the girls' gymnastics team won its twelfth consecutive state title and fifteenth overall.[9] The boys' wrestling team won the 2015 state championship.[10] The basketball, football, soccer, cross-country, and swimming/diving programs vie for regional and state titles as well, including:

Art and writing awards

In 2015, 27 Brecksville-Broadview Heights middle and high school art students received a total of 36 regional awards through the 35th Annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. These awards are a testament to the tradition of a strong art program backed by consistent community support in Brecksville and Broadview Heights. Five students who have been awarded Gold Keys will have their artwork judged on the national level in New York.[13]

Music achievements

Rounding out Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School's achievements, the BBHHS Orchestra[14] provides chamber, concert, and string music performances throughout the year. The BBHHS Orchestra recently received an Excellent (II) rating by the Ohio Music Education Association(OMEA).[15]

Notable on-campus event

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  4. ↑ http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2015/list/national/
  5. 1 2 http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/ohio/rankings?schooltypepublic=y&int=c0b4c1&schooltypemagnet=y&state=OH&schooltypecharter=y&page=2
  6. ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html
  7. ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/chagrin-valley/index.ssf/2015/02/post_22.html#incart_river
  8. ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/05/2015_national_merit_scholarshi_1.html#incart_river
  9. ↑ http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/-1157963194280209775/brecksville-gymnastics-wins-12th-consecutive-ohsaa-state-title-15th-all-time-videos/#incart_river
  10. ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/broadview-heights/index.ssf/2015/02/bbhhs_wrestling_champs_coach_o.html#incart_river
  11. 1 2 3 4 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  12. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  14. ↑ http://www.bbhhsorchestra.com/
  15. ↑ http://www.omea-ohio.org/
  16. ↑ Heather Wood, Bush packs the house: GOP faithful flock to BBHHS to see president", Sun Newspapers, September 9, 2004

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