Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
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6380 Mill Road Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°19′47″N 81°38′34″W / 41.3296°N 81.6429°WCoordinates: 41°19′47″N 81°38′34″W / 41.3296°N 81.6429°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Motto | Unita Fortior (United Strength is Stronger) |
| Established | 1882 |
| Principal | Joseph Mueller |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,500 |
| Color(s) | Crimson and Gold |
| Athletics conference |
Suburban League National Division |
| Mascot | Bee |
| Team name | Bees |
| 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.
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.
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. Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School was also a past nominee, by the Ohio Department of Education, for the prestigious Blue Ribbon School Award.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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. The boys' wrestling team won the 2015 state championship. The basketball, football, soccer, cross-country, and swimming/diving programs vie for regional and state titles as well, including:
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