Blackhawk High School

Blackhawk High School
Address
Map
500 Blackhawk Road

Chippewa Township (Beaver Falls)
,
Pennsylvania
15010

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1973
School districtBlackhawk School District
PrincipalRick Ford
Teaching staff50.65 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment766 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.12[1]
Color(s)Green and Gold   
Fight songVictory March
Athletics conferenceWestern Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
Team nameCougars
Websitewww.bsd.k12.pa.us/blackhawkhighschool_home.aspx

Blackhawk High School is a public high school in Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania, United States, with a mailing address for nearby Beaver Falls. It is the only high school in the Blackhawk School District. Athletic teams compete as the Blackhawk Cougars in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.

Demographics

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Blackhawk High School reported an enrollment of 733 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 25.7% of pupils being regarded as economically disadvantaged. The school’s student population is 93.6% White, 0.7% Black, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.8% Hispanic, and 3.6% are from two ore more races. [2]

Extracurriculars

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports. The school offers multiple sports, including wrestling, golf, soccer, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, lacrosse, hockey, and track and field. It has a Football Mother's Club as well as a Quarterback Club. Blackhawk offers multiple opportunities for the musically talented. In the 2011 season, the Blackhawk men's varsity soccer team went undefeated for the first time, finishing with a record of 16-0-1, and defeating archrival, Beaver, in the last game of the regular season for the section title. There is an orchestra, concert band, PIMBA championship winning marching band, competitive marching band, jazz band, pit orchestra for the musicals and plays, and indoor competitions consisting of indoor percussion competition and indoor color guard performances for the winter months. BHS also offers the Music Academy for students considering a professional job in the realm of music. These students have the opportunity to take more music related classes instead of academic classes and includes extra band classes. The music academy requires no higher academic achievement but does allow for less state required classes.hool.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Blackhawk HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Future Ready PA Index". Future Ready PA Index. 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

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