Beverly High School | |
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Address | |
100 Sohier Rd. Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 USA |
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Coordinates | Coordinates: 42°33′52.8″N 70°52′52.4″W / 42.564667°N 70.881222°W |
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Type |
Public High School Open enrollment |
Motto | "We'll get 'em next time" |
Established | 1859 |
Superintendent | Marie Galinski |
Principal | Elizabeth Taylor |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,268 (2010) |
School color(s) | Orange & Black |
Song | Onward and Onward for Beverly High |
Athletics conference | Northeastern Conference (NEC) |
Mascot | Panther |
Nickname | Beverly Panthers |
Rival | Salem |
Average SAT scores | 517 verbal 523 math 511 writing 1551 total (2015-2016) |
Newspaper | The Ledger |
Yearbook | Beverlega |
Website | BHSonline.org |
Beverly High School is a four-year public high school in Beverly, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students and is accredited by the Massachusetts Department of Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The staff consists of a Principal, three assistant principals, an Athletic Director, six Guidance Counselors and about a hundred teachers including six department heads. The school mascot is the Beverly High Panthers.
BHS offers three foreign languages, French, Spanish, and German. It also offers ASL (American Sign Language). The school also offers 12 advanced placement courses. Over 90% of graduating seniors enroll in two or four year colleges.
Beverly High School is a member of M.I.A.A with athletes participating in the Northeastern Conference. Athletics are open to all students at Beverly High School during Fall, Winter and Spring seasons.
Fall Sports
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
Beverly High School has a rich history of men's ice hockey. The Panthers won a division II State Championship in 2014 against Medfield 2-1 in front of a huge crowd at the TD Garden. That season ended with a 22-1-1 record.
Beverly High School has played rival Salem High School on Thanksgiving since 1891, making it one of the longest high school football rivalries in the country. The 100th game in 1998 attracted over 11,000 fans to Hurd Stadium. The overall record has BHS winning 54–51–7.
In 2010, the team won the Division III State Championship by defeating heavily favored and undefeated Somerset High School by a score of 28-20. Beverly overcame a 20-7 halftime deficit, and rallied back to complete one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts High School Playoff Football history.
In 2012, the Beverly Panthers varsity football team won the division 3 Super Bowl against Natick at Gillette Stadium, winning 28-21. This win gave them a perfect season of 13-0, the first in the high school's history. High.
Beverly High School has various clubs, including:
In 2011 main construction of the new Beverly High School, still located at 100 Sohier Road, completed. The old building has since been demolished and landscaping and site work is currently completed, including the two new turf fields that were installed.