Bluefield High School

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Bluefield High School
Address
5355 West Cumberland Road Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
Website
http://bhs.merc.k12.wv.us/
Information
School board	Mercer County Public Schools
Language	English
Motto	"We Believe"
Mascot	beaver
Colors	maroon and white
Enrollment	651 (2005-2006)

Bluefied High School (BHS) is a public secondary school in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is part of Mercer County Public Schools and is located on 535 West Cumberland Road. As of the 2005-2006 school year, enrollment is 651 students.

Mascot: Beaver
Colors: Maroon & White
The Alma Mater is set to the tune of Elvis Presley's "Love me Tender"
School Fight Song is "On Wisconsin"

[edit] Achievements

Sports teams currently play in the WVSSAC at the AA level. State Football Champions in 1959, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1975, 1984, 1997, and 2004
State Boys Basketball Champions in 1995 & 1996
The Bluefield Beaver Band has won countless 1st place awards over the years under the direction of Mel Saunders.
State Golf Champions in 1996 & 1997
State Boys Tennis Champions in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
Girls Swimming team 1999 runner-up to state championship

The classic "Beaver/Graham" football game is the biggest event each year for the two Bluefields. This game between cross-city rivals Bluefield High School and Graham High School is the area's largest sporting event. It was featured on ESPN in the early 1990's as having one of the largest high school football rivalries on the East coast and possibly the entire country. With average crowds of at least ten thousand, the game is the talk of the town year after year.

John F. Nash (Nobel Prize Winner) graduated from Bluefield High School in 1945. He was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie "A Beautiful Mind"

The school built a new library in 1998 that was later named after long-time librarian Mary Chmara

There is also a Bluefield High School in Hampshire, Prince Edward Island, Canada.