Briarcliff High School
| Briarcliff High School | |
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| Location | |
| Briarcliff Manor, New York United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Melior Quam Vos" |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District |
| Principal | James Kaishian |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 651 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Orange |
| Mascot | The Bear |
| Website | http://www.briarcliffschools.org/ |
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Briarcliff High School is a public school in Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA, serving grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District and is co-located with Briarcliff Middle School. The principal is Mr. James Kaishian and the assistant principal is Mrs. Debora French.
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[edit] Sports
[edit] Running
The Cross-Country and Track teams were stalwart section 1 winners between 1985-1987.
[edit] Football
In 2002 the Varsity football team was the class-C favorites led by such players as Higle, Blevins, and Lamar. However, they lost the state championship to Oneondaga at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
[edit] Baseball
In 1998, the Varsity Baseball team were the class-D state champions. Since then the student population has increased moving it up to class-C, and today BHS participates in class-B sporting events.
Sectional crowns won in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2011.
Regional crowns won in 2011.
State finalists in 2011.
In 2010, the Varsity Baseball team, led by Fussell, Lombardi, and Collins, made it to the sectional final game as a 5 seed. They took a 6-4 lead into the final inning against JFK and wound up losing 7-6 in 8 innings.
In 2011, the resurgent Bears overcame a 2-5 start of the season only to win 18 of their next 19 games putting them right into the Class B State Championship game.
[edit] Soccer
In 2007, 2008, and 2009 the Varsity Girls Soccer Team three-peated as the class-B state champions. In 2010, the Varsity Girls Soccer Team became nationally ranked by ESPN as a Top 50 national team http://rise.espn.go.com/girls-soccer/team-rankings/Fall-2010-Rankings/Fall-2010.aspx?pursuit=GirlsSoccer
[edit] Basketball
In the early spring of 2007 the basketball team won the section crown, defeating Woodlands. In 2010, The Journal News named Lombardi to the Lower Hudson Valley All-Decade Team.[1]
In 2008, the Varsity Girls Basketball won the class-B state championship as well as the Federation crown.
[edit] Sports offered
- Fall Sports: Cross-Country, Field Hockey, Girls' Tennis, Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming, and Football
- Winter Sports: Indoor Track, Basketball, Bowling, and ice hockey (team is combined with Pleasantville, Westlake, and Valhalla)
- Spring Sports: Track & Field, Baseball, Softball, Golf, Lacrosse, and Boys' Tennis.
- Defunct Teams: Skiing, Wrestling, Co-ed Volleyball.
[edit] Teams
| Sport | Level | Season | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | V, JV, Freshman, Mod | Spring | Boys |
| Basketball | V, JV, Freshman, Mod | Winter | Boys, Girls |
| Bowling | V | Winter | Boys, Girls |
| Cheerleading | V | Fall, Winter | Girls |
| Cross Country | V, JV, Mod | Fall | Co-ed |
| Field Hockey | V, JV, Mod | Fall | Girls |
| Football | V, JV, Mod | Fall | Boys |
| Golf | V, JV | Spring | Co-ed |
| Ice hockey | V | Winter | Co-ed, Bop Hop |
| Lacrosse | V, JV, Mod | Spring | Boys, Girls |
| Soccer | V, JV, Mod | Fall | Boys, Girls |
| Softball | V, JV, Mod | Spring | Girls |
| Swimming/Diving | V | Fall, Winter | Boys, Girls |
| Tennis | J, JV | Spring | Boys, Girls |
| Track | V, JV, Mod | Winter, Spring | Co-ed |
| Volleyball | V, JV, Mod | Fall | Girls |
V = Varsity, VB = Varsity B, JV = Junior Varsity, F = Freshmen, Mod = Modified
[edit] Student body
The student body consists of incoming graduates from Briarcliff Middle School. Additionally, students graduating from Pocantico Hills Central School have the option to attend either Briarcliff, Pleasantville, or Sleepy Hollow, but they tend to be of the lesser intelligence.
[edit] Theater
The Briarcliff Auditorium was built in 1998, and in 2010, it was renamed after former Superintendant Frances Wills. The following musicals have been shown by Briarcliff High School students since the opening of the new auditorium:
- Fiddler On The Roof
- Cinderella
- Bye Bye Birdie
- Children of Eden
- Footloose
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- Oliver!
- Into The Woods
- The Pirates of Penzance
- Kiss Me, Kate
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Pajama Game
- Sugar
Dramatic productions have included:
- 12 Angry Men (renamed 12 Angry Jurors)
- You Can't Take It With You
- Auntie Mame
- The Man Who Came To Dinner
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Appointment with Death
- Clued In
- As You Like It
- Meep Heep
- The Inspector General
- The Odyssey
- Our Town
- The Miracle Worker.
- An Enemy of the People
[edit] School ranking
In 2008, it was placed 301 on Newsweek Magazine's Top 1200 High Schools list.
| Year | Rank | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 126 | 2.212 |
| 2004 | ? | ? |
| 2005 | 96 | 2.829 |
| 2006 | 95 | 3.205 |
| 2007 | 225 | 2.581 |
| 2008 | 301 | 2.468 |
[edit] Famous alumni
- Clifford Carter- musician
- Brice Marden- artist
- Court Bauer- WWE
- Michael Azerrad- author
- Tom Ortenberg- CEO of Open Road Films
[edit] References
- ^ "Lower Hudson Valley All-Decade Team". ===The Journal News===. http://m.lohud.com/detail.jsp?key=318175&rc=blg&full=1.
