Berkmar High School
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Berkmar High School is an American high school
located in Lilburn, Georgia
in Gwinnett County.
Berkmar is led by principal Kendall Johnson, now in his 9th year at the school and his 4th as principal. Being a part of the Berkmar cluster, many overpopulated middle schools, such as Berkmar and Sweetwater Middle, pour into BHS.
The school is renowned for having a large Advanced Placement Program (AP). The program has acquired a lot of recognition for having such a high number of students receive Advanced Placement (AP) credit. Berkmar also won the 2008 Inspiration Award from CollegeBoard for its high numbers.
The Academic Decathlon team has seen success at the state level. The team has held the title of Georgia State Championships for six consecutive years (2003 – 2008) defeating Parkview High School. At the national competition in 2007, two of the team members won 3rd place for their speech segment of the competition with speeches on Pokémon and litigation. Another team member won a bronze medal for her music score. In 2009, their winning streak for Georgia Champions was ended by Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School. Although Berkmar did not make it to Nationals, they still won first in their division.
The Berkmar Beta Club made it to the National Beta Club Convention for 2009.
, Meadowcreek High School
, and Parkview High School.
2000 Boys Basketball State Champions
2001 Boys Basketball State Champions
2006 Gwinnett County champions in boys 5,000m race. (Girma Mecheso)
2006 8-AAAAA champions in boys 5,000m race. (Girma Mecheso)
Berkmar high school was the 2011 region 8-AAAAA Champions in Boys Basketball.
Berkmar high school was named the 2011 region 8-AAAAA Champions in Boys Soccer.
Berkmar was the 2011 region 8-AAAAA champions for the 300m hurdles. (Justyn Shakleford)
Berkmar Boys JV Track & Field placed 3rd in the Gwinnett County meet.
Berkmar Boys JV Track & Field 4x400m team were the 2011 county champions.
Berkmar Track & Field 4x400m Varsity Girls placed 2nd at the 8-AAAAA championships.
Berkmar placed second at the GHSA State Championships for the 300m hurdles. (Justyn Shakleford)
Berkmar placed second for the 110m hurdles at the 2011 8-AAAAA championships. (Justyn Shakleford)
2011 8-AAAAA champions for the varsity girls 400m dash. (Elexis Guster)
2011 Jv boys 400m Gwinnett County champions. (Karl Llewellyn)
Berkmar was also the first high school on Gwinnett County to win back-to-back state championship titles. The Berkmar Boy's Basketball Team brought home the state titles in 2000 and 2001.
A Cross country
runner finished ninth at the High School Footlocker National race in 2006. This represents the best finish by any runner from Georgia at the Footlocker meet.
B (2011 region 8-AAAAA track & field complete results) http://ga.milesplit.com/meets/79342/results/156536
(2011 Gwinnett County Track & Field championships complete results) http://ga.milesplit.com/meets/79302/results/152257
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Lilburn, Georgia
Lilburn, Georgia
As of 2010 Lilburn had a population of 11,596. The median age was 36.3. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 52.7% white , 16.4% black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 4.8% Asian Indian, 10.4% other Asian, 12.3% from some other race and 2.8% from two or more races...
in Gwinnett County.
History
Berkmar opened its doors in 1966 to help overcrowding at nearby schools due to the overwhelming growth of Gwinnett County.Berkmar is led by principal Kendall Johnson, now in his 9th year at the school and his 4th as principal. Being a part of the Berkmar cluster, many overpopulated middle schools, such as Berkmar and Sweetwater Middle, pour into BHS.
The school is renowned for having a large Advanced Placement Program (AP). The program has acquired a lot of recognition for having such a high number of students receive Advanced Placement (AP) credit. Berkmar also won the 2008 Inspiration Award from CollegeBoard for its high numbers.
Campus
Berkmar serves a very transient and diversified community. Berkmar is surrounded by many shopping plazas, abandoned buildings, restaurants, and other commercial markets. In 2002, Berkmar received a much-needed renovation with a whole new front entrance to the school, a new state-of-the-art gym, a new 2-story building to hold offices, classrooms, and a media center, and an improved parking lot. Berkmar has 3 different buildings to hold classrooms, along with two gyms, a theatre, and a sizable number of portable classrooms. Adjacent to the football field is a baseball field, hitting facility, softball field, practice field, and four tennis courts. They have made a new Football Training facility which was a former area for Berkmar parking. The new Football training room has also helped with frequent over crowding of classrooms.Extracurricular activities
Berkmar High School is known to have one of the best choral programs in the county The students put on many shows during the course of the year. In October, the choirs put on a fall concert performance that includes classical choir pieces.The Academic Decathlon team has seen success at the state level. The team has held the title of Georgia State Championships for six consecutive years (2003 – 2008) defeating Parkview High School. At the national competition in 2007, two of the team members won 3rd place for their speech segment of the competition with speeches on Pokémon and litigation. Another team member won a bronze medal for her music score. In 2009, their winning streak for Georgia Champions was ended by Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School. Although Berkmar did not make it to Nationals, they still won first in their division.
The Berkmar Beta Club made it to the National Beta Club Convention for 2009.
Athletics
Berkmar competes in Region 8-AAAAA. AAAAA is the highest classification for Georgia high schools. Region 8 also includes Brookwood High SchoolBrookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
Brookwood High School is an American public secondary school in Snellville, Georgia with a student body of over 3,500. Brookwood serves several areas of Gwinnett County, Georgia, including Lawrenceville and Lilburn.-Layout:...
, Meadowcreek High School
Meadowcreek High School
Meadowcreek High School is a secondary school in Norcross, Georgia, outside of Atlanta and off I-85. The school is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system. Meadowcreek High School is the most diverse secondary institution in the state of Georgia with a student body representing over 90...
, and Parkview High School.
2000 Boys Basketball State Champions
2001 Boys Basketball State Champions
2006 Gwinnett County champions in boys 5,000m race. (Girma Mecheso)
2006 8-AAAAA champions in boys 5,000m race. (Girma Mecheso)
Berkmar high school was the 2011 region 8-AAAAA Champions in Boys Basketball.
Berkmar high school was named the 2011 region 8-AAAAA Champions in Boys Soccer.
Berkmar was the 2011 region 8-AAAAA champions for the 300m hurdles. (Justyn Shakleford)
Berkmar Boys JV Track & Field placed 3rd in the Gwinnett County meet.
Berkmar Boys JV Track & Field 4x400m team were the 2011 county champions.
Berkmar Track & Field 4x400m Varsity Girls placed 2nd at the 8-AAAAA championships.
Berkmar placed second at the GHSA State Championships for the 300m hurdles. (Justyn Shakleford)
Berkmar placed second for the 110m hurdles at the 2011 8-AAAAA championships. (Justyn Shakleford)
2011 8-AAAAA champions for the varsity girls 400m dash. (Elexis Guster)
2011 Jv boys 400m Gwinnett County champions. (Karl Llewellyn)
Berkmar was also the first high school on Gwinnett County to win back-to-back state championship titles. The Berkmar Boy's Basketball Team brought home the state titles in 2000 and 2001.
A Cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
runner finished ninth at the High School Footlocker National race in 2006. This represents the best finish by any runner from Georgia at the Footlocker meet.
B (2011 region 8-AAAAA track & field complete results) http://ga.milesplit.com/meets/79342/results/156536
(2011 Gwinnett County Track & Field championships complete results) http://ga.milesplit.com/meets/79302/results/152257
Notable alumni
- (Class of 1976) Steve WhitmireSteve WhitmireSteven Whitmire is an American puppeteer who works for The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop and Disney's The Muppets Studio. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator and original performer, Jim Henson, in...
is a puppeteer with The Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson CompanyThe Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades...
and Sesame Workshop.