Berkshire High School (Burton, Ohio)
Berkshire High School | |
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Address | |
14510 N. Cheshire Street Burton, Ohio, (Geauga County) 44021 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°28′26″N 81°8′45″W / 41.47389°N 81.14583°WCoordinates: 41°28′26″N 81°8′45″W / 41.47389°N 81.14583°W |
Information | |
Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
School district | Berkshire School District |
Superintendent | Doug Delong[1] |
Principal | Stephen Reedy[1] |
Grades | 7-12 |
Average class size | 100 |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold [1] |
Athletics conference | Chagrin Valley Conference[1] |
Mascot | Badger |
Team name | Badgers[1] |
Rival | Cardinal High School |
Newspaper | The Badger Pause |
Athletic Director | Brian Hiscox[1] |
Website | www.berkshireschools.org |
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 Camups.
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[2]
- Rob Duns, Meteorologist, WBBH NEWS, FL - Class of 2004
External links
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Archive-Bios/Dan-Taylor.aspx