Berkshire High School (Burton, Ohio)
Berkshire High School | |
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14510 N. Cheshire Street , , 44021 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°28′26″N 81°8′45″W / 41.47389°N 81.14583°W |
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Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
School district | Berkshire School District |
Superintendent | John Stoddard |
Dean | Brian Hiscox |
Principal | Michael J King |
Teaching staff | 29 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 7-12 |
Enrollment | 606 (2017-18)[1] |
Average class size | 100 |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.90[1] |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold [2] |
Athletics conference | Chagrin Valley Conference |
Mascot | Badger |
Team name | Badgers[2] |
Rival | Cardinal High School |
Newspaper | The Badger Pause |
Athletic Director | Brian Hiscox[2] |
Website | www |
Berkshire High School is a public high school in Burton, Ohio that serves Burton Township, Geauga County, Ohio; Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio; Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio; Claridon Township, Geauga County, Ohio; and Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Berkshire School District and its mascot is the Badger.
Prior to consolidation, the school was known as Burton High School and its mascot was the Maple Leaf. The current location of Berkshire High School is the former residence of Seabury Ford, governor of Ohio. Unlike most American high schools, Berkshire High School is composed of grades seven through twelve.
Berkshire High School as of 2015 now includes students from Ledgemont High School, as Ledgemont closed their high school and is now an elementary that is part of the Berkshire Campus.
Elementary School closings
- Claridon Elementary School- 2005
- Troy Elementary School- 2009
Famous alumni
- Dan Taylor, USA Track and Field Athlete, Shot Put - Class of 2000[3]
External links
Notes and references
- ^ a b c "Berkshire High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Archive-Bios/Dan-Taylor.aspx