Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
| 6380 Mill Road Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 United States |
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| 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/hs/ |
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.
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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 boy's 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:
- Girls Gymnastics - 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015[11]
- Football – 1983 [12]
- Boys Soccer – 1981, 1992, 1993 [11]
- Girls Cross Country - 2007
- Boys Team Wrestling - 2015
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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
- In September 2004, President George W. Bush, running for re-election, made a Saturday morning "town hall-style visit" at the school. A crowd of about 4,000 filled the gymnasium to see Bush speak and answer audience questions. An additional 500 people watched on a large screen from a secondary gymnasium.[16]
Notable alumni
- David J. Bronczek - CEO and President of FedEx Express
- Matthew "Matt" Capiccioni - Pro wrestler, professionally known as Matt Cross
- Ryan Dunn - Actor, known for the American reality series Jackass,
- Steve Gillespie - PASL player
- Michael T. Good - Astronaut
- Ervin Gyuri Hollosy - Artist[17]
- Dr. Anthony-Samuel LaMantia - Director of George Washington University Institute for Neuroscience[18]
- Ann Liguori - Sports radio and television broadcaster
- Joshua McAdams - steeplechase runner
- Eric Musselman - NBA head coach
- Scott Roth - NBA player
- Mark Schulte - MLS player
- Tom Tupa - NFL Super Bowl and Pro Bowl quarterback/punter and current offensive coordinator for the varsity football team at BBHHS
- Sabrina DeMore - Hourly Employee and Bachelor of Science in psychology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.bbhcsd.org/hs/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/09/2013-2014-School-Profile.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bbhcsd.org/district-profile/
- ↑ http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2015/list/national/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/ohio/rankings?schooltypepublic=y&int=c0b4c1&schooltypemagnet=y&state=OH&schooltypecharter=y&page=2
- ↑ http://www.newsweek.com/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html
- ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/chagrin-valley/index.ssf/2015/02/post_22.html#incart_river
- ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/05/2015_national_merit_scholarshi_1.html#incart_river
- ↑ http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/-1157963194280209775/brecksville-gymnastics-wins-12th-consecutive-ohsaa-state-title-15th-all-time-videos/#incart_river
- ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/broadview-heights/index.ssf/2015/02/bbhhs_wrestling_champs_coach_o.html#incart_river
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ http://www.bbhcsd.org/hs/2015/02/19/art-students-excel-at-scholastics/
- ↑ http://www.bbhhsorchestra.com/
- ↑ http://www.omea-ohio.org/
- ↑ Heather Wood, Bush packs the house: GOP faithful flock to BBHHS to see president", Sun Newspapers, September 9, 2004
- ↑ http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/Artist/Gyuri-Hollosy
- ↑ https://smhs.gwu.edu/neuroscience/faculty
