Beaver Falls High School is a public high school in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Big Beaver Falls Area School District. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Falls Tigers in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.
| Beaver Falls High School | |
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 Beaver Falls High School in November 2006 | |
| Address | |
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1701 8th Avenue , Beaver County , 15010 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger" |
| School district | Big Beaver Falls Area School District |
| Principal | Douglass Rowe |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 469 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.23[1] |
| Campus type | Large Suburb[2] |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Athletics conference | Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League |
| Team name | Tigers |
| Website | www |
Extracurriculars
editThe district offers a wide variety of after school clubs, activities and sports.
The Tigers' main athletic rivals are the New Brighton Lions, who they play each season in football for the Little Brown Jug, the trophy winner takes it home to their high school, and the Aliquippa quips which are played every season as well.
Athletics
edit- Men's Football
- Men's Golf
- Men's Cross Country
- Men's Basketball - PIAA state champions in 1970, 1994, 2005, 2013 [28]
- Men's Baseball
- Men's Swimming and Diving
- Men's and Women's Track and Field
- Men's and Women's Bowling-(started in 2007)
- Women's Volleyball
- Women's Tennis
- Women's Cross Country
- Women's Basketball
- Women's Softball
- Women's Swimming and Diving
Notable alumni
edit- Dwight Collins, former professional football player, Minnesota Vikings
- Joe Lonnett, former professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies, and professional manager, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Pittsburgh Pirates
- Jim E. Marshall, Pennsylvania State Representative[3]
- Jake McCandless, former head college football and basketball coach, Princeton Tigers
- Jim Mutscheller, former professional football player, Baltimore Colts
- Joe Namath, former professional football player, New York Jets and Los Angeles Rams and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Candy Young, national high school record holder in 100 metres hurdles
References
edit- ^ a b "Beaver Falls Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report. "Beaver Falls High School". Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "Representative Jim E. Marshall (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Project Vote Smart. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-09.