Bridgeport High School (West Virginia)
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515 Johnson Ave Bridgeport, West Virginia, Harrison County 26330 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′25″N 80°15′47″W / 39.29028°N 80.26306°WCoordinates: 39°17′25″N 80°15′47″W / 39.29028°N 80.26306°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Roll Tribe |
| Founded | 1963 (present location) |
| School district | Harrison County Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Mark Manchin |
| Principal | Mark DeFazio |
| Staff | 65 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 724 (2015-2016) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Mascot | Indians |
| Rival | Robert C. Byrd High School |
| Feeder schools | Bridgeport Middle School |
| Website | www |
Bridgeport High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, in Harrison County that operates as part of the Harrison County School District.
The current BHS building opened in 1963 and sits on a 22-acre (8.9 ha) campus. Since then, several major additions have been added to accommodate the increasing enrollment. The first addition was completed in 1992. The second addition, completes in 1997 and which included two state of the art computer labs. That brought the building to a total area of approximately 98,000 square feet (9,100 m2).
During the 2005–06 school year, Bridgeport High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
In academic competitions for the 2006–2007 school year, BHS took 1st (in some form) in State for Science Bowl, Quiz-Bowl and Scholastic Chess.
In 2007 the Science Bowl team won first place in the National Science Bowl Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge King of the Hill administered by the United States Department of Energy.
During the 2007–2008 school year the school was ranked as the number one high school in the state of West Virginia by WV Report and had a total of 8 National Merit Scholars.
Bridgeport High School students come from a three-feeder school area. Johnson Elementary School and Bridgeport Middle School are located adjacent to BHS on a campus, and the third feeder is Simpson Elementary. Students enrolled in these four schools live in Bridgeport, Anmoore, and surrounding unincorporated areas, such as Quiet Dell, Johnstown, Maple Lake, Corbin Branch, Oral Lake, Brushy Fork, and Romines Mills.
Bridgeport High School has a total 44 State Championships total, in Academics and Athletics, and 1 National Championship. 3 State Championships in Academics in Science Bowl, which also won Nationals, T.E.A.M.S (1) and in Quiz Bowl (1). 29 State Championships in Athletics in Football (9), Boys' Golf (5), Cheerleading (4), Girls' Swimming (3), Boys' Basketball (2), Baseball (4), Boys' Cross Country (2), Girls' Soccer (1), Girls' Basketball (1), Boys' Swimming (1), Girls' Tennis (1), Boys' Tennis (1) Boys' Track and Field (1) and Girls' Track and Field (2)
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