Beverly High School

Beverly High School
Address
100 Sohier Rd.
Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915
USA
Information
Superintendent Marie Galinski
Principal Sean Gallagher
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1300
School Colour(s) Orange & Black         
Song Onward for Beverly High
Athletics conference Northeastern Conference
Mascot Panther
Rival Salem
Newspaper The Ledger
Yearbook Beverlega
Website

Beverly High School is a four-year public high school in Beverly, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students and is accredited by the Massachusetts Department of Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The staff consists of a Principal, three assistant principals, an Athletic Director, six Guidance Counselors and over a hundred teachers including six department heads. The school mascot is the Beverly High Panthers.

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Academics

BHS offers four foreign languages including French, Spanish, Russian, and German. The school also offers 13 advanced placement courses. Over 90% of graduating seniors enroll in two or four year colleges

Athletics

Beverly High School is a member of M.I.A.A with athletes participating in the Northeast League. Athletics are open to all students at Beverly High School during Fall, Winter and Spring seasons.

Football

Beverly High School has played rival Salem High School on Thanksgiving since 1891, making it one of the longest high school football rivalries in the country. The 100th game in 1998 attracted over 11,000 fans to Hurd Stadium. The overall record has BHS winning 54–51–7.

In 2010, the team won the Division III State Championship by defeating heavily favored and undefeated Somerset by a score of 28-20. Beverly overcame a 20-7 halftime deficit, and rallied back to complete one of the biggest upsets in Massachusetts High School Playoff Football history.

Other Teams

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Construction

In 2011 main construction of the new Beverly High School, still located at 100 Sohier Road, completed. The old building has since been demolished and landscaping and site work is currently underway including the construction of two new turf fields.

Notable Alumni

Matthew Hubbard - television writer, most notable for 30 Rock

Brad Gebhardt - Author "Transport Manifesto"

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