Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Encyclopedia
Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School is a comprehensive high school with approximately 1,650 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.
The U.S. Department of Education
recognized Brecksville-Broadview Hts. High School as an NCLB Blue Ribbon School
in 2008.
Additionally, Brecksville-Broadview Heights school district has earned the Ohio Department of Education's highest rating as "Excellent" for the eleventh consecutive year since its inception in 2000. Only 18 school districts in the state of Ohio have achieved this recognition. [1
Across The Field
The school's colors are crimson and gold. The mascot is the Bee.
To thee, our Alma Mater,
Hearts, hands and minds
With love we pledge to thee.
For e'er we'll be
Your loyal sons and daughters.
We'll sing your praise
And pledge our loyalty.
On, O Brecksville, On, O Brecksville
Smash right through that line!
Sail that ball round our opponents,
A touchdown sure this time, rah! rah! rah!
On, O Brecksville, On, O Brecksville
We're on our way to fame,
So fight, fellows, fight! fight! fight!
And win this game!
Championships won include:
Brecksville, Ohio
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, Broadview Heights
Broadview Heights, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,967 people, 6,411 households, and 4,378 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,222.7 people per square mile . There were 6,803 housing units at an average density of 521.0 per square mile...
, and a very small segment of North Royalton
North Royalton, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,647 people, 11,250 households, and 7,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,345.9 people per square mile . There were 11,754 housing units at an average density of 552.2 per square mile...
. 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.
Student achievement
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 class of 2009 was awarded more than $14 million in college scholarships and grants. On the 2006 Ohio Graduation Test, the percentage of BBHHS sophomores scored at the Accelerated or Advanced levels were:- Writing, 95.3%
- Reading, 92.4%
- Math, 93.7%
- Social Studies, 85.5%
- Science, 81.5%.
The U.S. Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
recognized Brecksville-Broadview Hts. High School as an NCLB Blue Ribbon School
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
in 2008.
Additionally, Brecksville-Broadview Heights school district has earned the Ohio Department of Education's highest rating as "Excellent" for the eleventh consecutive year since its inception in 2000. Only 18 school districts in the state of Ohio have achieved this recognition. [1
Notable events
- In September 2004, President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
, running for re-election, made a Saturday morning "town hall-style visit" at the school. A crowd of about 4,000 filled the gymnasium to see Bush speak and answer audience questions. An additional 500 people watched on a large screen from a secondary gymnasium.
School songs
On Oh BrecksvilleAcross The Field
The school's colors are crimson and gold. The mascot is the Bee.
Alma Mater
All hail to Brecksville High!To thee, our Alma Mater,
Hearts, hands and minds
With love we pledge to thee.
For e'er we'll be
Your loyal sons and daughters.
We'll sing your praise
And pledge our loyalty.
Fight song
(Tune: "On Wisconsin")On, O Brecksville, On, O Brecksville
Smash right through that line!
Sail that ball round our opponents,
A touchdown sure this time, rah! rah! rah!
On, O Brecksville, On, O Brecksville
We're on our way to fame,
So fight, fellows, fight! fight! fight!
And win this game!
Available activities
All extracurricular activities are held outside the school day.- Academic Decathlon
- Academic ChallengeAcademic ChallengeAcademic Challenge is the name of several television game shows:* Academic Challenge , an American university-level competition* Academic Challenge , a high school program throughout Ohio...
- Art Club
- BandMarching bandMarching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
(Marching, Pep) - Bee TV (Student Television Studio)
- Biology Club
- Boys Volleyball Club
- Bowling Club
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Choir
- Drama Club
- DrumlineDrumlineA drumline is a section of percussion instruments usually played as part of a musical marching ensemble. High school and college marching bands, drill and drum corps, drum and bugle corps, indoor percussion ensembles, and pipe bands usually incorporate drumlines; however, drumlines can exist...
- Dance team
- Fall Play
- Family & Consumer Science Club
- Fiddle Club
- Flag Line
- French Club
- German Club
- FCI Design Club
- Hy Breeze (student newspaper)
- Intramurals
- Key Club
- Lacrosse
- Literary Magazine
- Men's Choir
- Mock Trial
- Model UN
- Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club)
- Music in Motion
- National Honor Society
- Orchestra
- Photography Club
- Project Support
- R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
- S.A.D.D.
- S.A.F.E.
- Science Olympiad
- Ski Club
- Spanish Club
- Spring Musical
- Yearbook Student Council
- Youth In Government
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
The BBHHS "Bees" are members of the Southwestern athletic conference (SWC).Championships won include:
- Girls GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
- 1994,2000,2001,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011 - FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
– 1983 - Boys Soccer – 1975,1981,1992,1993
- Girls Cross CountryCross country runningCross 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...
- 2007
Notable alumni
- David J. BronczekDavid J. BronczekDavid J. Bronczek is the current CEO and president of FedEx Express. He began working at FedEx in 1976 as a courier, and held top jobs in Canada and Europe before returning to headquarters in Memphis in early 1998 to become the executive vice president and chief operating officer...
- Chief executive of FedEx Express since January 2000 - Michael T. GoodMichael T. GoodMichael Timothy "Bueno" Good is a NASA astronaut and retired commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, holding the rank of Colonel. Mike Good flew aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis for its STS-125 mission. STS-125 was the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission...
- Astronaut since 2000 - Eric MusselmanEric MusselmanEric P. Musselman is an American basketball coach and the former head coach of the NBA's Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors...
- Former head coach of the Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association... - Scott RothScott rothScott Edward Roth is a retired American professional basketball player and an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors....
- Former National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
player - Mark SchulteMark SchulteMark Schulte is an American soccer player who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the USSF Division 2 Professional League....
- American soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First DivisionUSL First DivisionThe United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.... - Tom TupaTom TupaThomas Joseph Tupa, Jr. is a former American football punter and quarterback in the National Football League.-Personal life and high school career:...
- Former quarterback at Ohio State UniversityOhio State UniversityThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and punter in the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
; current offensive coordinator for the varsity football team at BBHHS