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EspañolBRAXTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
'Braxton County High School' (BCHS) is a high school located in Sutton, West Virginia, United States. However visitors might not realize that its address is officially Sutton, since it is directly off the Flatwoods exit on I-79. The school offers grades 9-12, and serves all of Braxton County.
BCHS has undergone many changes in its long history. The school replaced three smaller high schools in the county, Sutton High School, Gassaway High School, and Burnsville High School, thereby consolodating both Braxton County's students and its educational resources. The school consisted then of three 'wings' known as A, B, and C. A wing was the academic wing, two stories tall, which hosted classrooms for academic classes such as chemistry, math, and English. B wing was the vocational wing, also two stories, which hosted various vocational classes, such as typing, cooking, and welding. C wing was the gymnasium, also two stories tall to contain a higher level of bleachers, including a training area behind that second level.
All of these wings were connected by a ground floor central area that included the main offices, cafeteria, library, and band room. In the summer of 1991, a wooden-covered bridge was built that connected the second floors of A and B wing to help students transition from classes more quickly. In the 90's, the open area where the bridge had previously been built was enclosed to create more classrooms and to fully connect A & B wings.
In the summer of 2006 the entire front area of the school was expanded, filling in the previously open walkway to the school entrance and closing the gap between the B wing, and the gymnasium. A ribbon cutting ceremony for these changes was held on August 15, 2006. [1]
The school grounds include a large parking lot and large amounts of open hillside on three sides as it sits on top of a hill. Jerry Burton Boulevard, named after a popular coach who died from leukemia in the 1980's, runs along the edge of the hill, circling the school. In 2006, a second parking lot was created in the lot below the high school.
There is a football field with various athletic buildings nearby. Also in the late 90's a new Braxton County Middle School was built on the other side of the parking lot, placing both these schools within walking distance of each other. This new middle school replaced four other middle schools , therefore making only a one consolodated high school and one consolodated middle school in the county.
Also in the late 90's a walkway was built going down the hill from the high school towards the main road. The walkway allows students easy access to the few fast food restaurants in that area.
Driver's tests often use the school's driver's education vehicles and in the school's parking lot. There are often two orange barrels left on one edge of the parking lot for parallel parking tests.
The school's mascot is the Eagle and the school colors are green and gold (Although traditionally the gold is always displayed as a dark yellow).
As of the 2006-2007 school year [2]
[3] : (although these statistics are very typical and have not varied much)
★ 737 students are in attendance
★ 9th & 10th grades have class sizes around 200
★ 11th & 12th grades have class sizes around 160
★ This is due to having an approximately 20% dropout rate when students turn 16.
★ The students are 99% White (Non-Hispanic).
★ The student-teacher ratio ranges from 1:14 to 1:15
★ Up to 45% of students are from low-income homes, and eligible for Free or Reduced lunches.
★ The BPS is royalty in this school!
★ The school does have a mascot costume, but it generally goes unused.
★ It is ranked a AA team in sports, and participates in Golf,Football, Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Women's Softball, Track and Wrestling. It previosuly had a successful Cross Country team(in 2003 it was ranked 3rd in the state at the "AA" level) but it was disbanded due to lack of interest in the student body.
★ It doesn't offer a special 'GPA Ranking System' for advanced/honors/AP classes. Therefore it often has multiple people tying for valedictorian and salutatorian. For example in the 1992 graduating class, there were 6 valedictorians with straight A averages, and 2 salutatorians who had both received straight A's with one B.
★ List of high schools in West Virginia
★ Education in West Virginia
★ Official site
★ School Overview
★ School Report
★
1. http://boe.brax.k12.wv.us/Schools/BCHS/RibbonCuttingCeremony.htm
2. http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/WestVirginia/Sutton/BraxtonCountyHighSchool.html
3. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/88061
| Contents |
| School History/Enhancements |
| School Grounds |
| Mascot and colors |
| Statistics |
| Interesting Facts |
| See also |
| External links |
| References |
School History/Enhancements
BCHS has undergone many changes in its long history. The school replaced three smaller high schools in the county, Sutton High School, Gassaway High School, and Burnsville High School, thereby consolodating both Braxton County's students and its educational resources. The school consisted then of three 'wings' known as A, B, and C. A wing was the academic wing, two stories tall, which hosted classrooms for academic classes such as chemistry, math, and English. B wing was the vocational wing, also two stories, which hosted various vocational classes, such as typing, cooking, and welding. C wing was the gymnasium, also two stories tall to contain a higher level of bleachers, including a training area behind that second level.
All of these wings were connected by a ground floor central area that included the main offices, cafeteria, library, and band room. In the summer of 1991, a wooden-covered bridge was built that connected the second floors of A and B wing to help students transition from classes more quickly. In the 90's, the open area where the bridge had previously been built was enclosed to create more classrooms and to fully connect A & B wings.
In the summer of 2006 the entire front area of the school was expanded, filling in the previously open walkway to the school entrance and closing the gap between the B wing, and the gymnasium. A ribbon cutting ceremony for these changes was held on August 15, 2006. [1]
School Grounds
The school grounds include a large parking lot and large amounts of open hillside on three sides as it sits on top of a hill. Jerry Burton Boulevard, named after a popular coach who died from leukemia in the 1980's, runs along the edge of the hill, circling the school. In 2006, a second parking lot was created in the lot below the high school.
There is a football field with various athletic buildings nearby. Also in the late 90's a new Braxton County Middle School was built on the other side of the parking lot, placing both these schools within walking distance of each other. This new middle school replaced four other middle schools , therefore making only a one consolodated high school and one consolodated middle school in the county.
Also in the late 90's a walkway was built going down the hill from the high school towards the main road. The walkway allows students easy access to the few fast food restaurants in that area.
Driver's tests often use the school's driver's education vehicles and in the school's parking lot. There are often two orange barrels left on one edge of the parking lot for parallel parking tests.
Mascot and colors
The school's mascot is the Eagle and the school colors are green and gold (Although traditionally the gold is always displayed as a dark yellow).
Statistics
As of the 2006-2007 school year [2]
[3] : (although these statistics are very typical and have not varied much)
★ 737 students are in attendance
★ 9th & 10th grades have class sizes around 200
★ 11th & 12th grades have class sizes around 160
★ This is due to having an approximately 20% dropout rate when students turn 16.
★ The students are 99% White (Non-Hispanic).
★ The student-teacher ratio ranges from 1:14 to 1:15
★ Up to 45% of students are from low-income homes, and eligible for Free or Reduced lunches.
Interesting Facts
★ The BPS is royalty in this school!
★ The school does have a mascot costume, but it generally goes unused.
★ It is ranked a AA team in sports, and participates in Golf,Football, Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Women's Softball, Track and Wrestling. It previosuly had a successful Cross Country team(in 2003 it was ranked 3rd in the state at the "AA" level) but it was disbanded due to lack of interest in the student body.
★ It doesn't offer a special 'GPA Ranking System' for advanced/honors/AP classes. Therefore it often has multiple people tying for valedictorian and salutatorian. For example in the 1992 graduating class, there were 6 valedictorians with straight A averages, and 2 salutatorians who had both received straight A's with one B.
See also
★ List of high schools in West Virginia
★ Education in West Virginia
External links
★ Official site
★ School Overview
★ School Report
★
References
1. http://boe.brax.k12.wv.us/Schools/BCHS/RibbonCuttingCeremony.htm
2. http://schools.publicschoolsreport.com/WestVirginia/Sutton/BraxtonCountyHighSchool.html
3. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/88061
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