Beaver Falls High School

Beaver Falls High School is a public high school in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the only high school in the Big Beaver Falls Area School District. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Falls Tigers in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League.

Beaver Falls High School
Beaver Falls High School in November 2006
Address
1701 8th Avenue Beaver Falls , Beaver County , Pennsylvania 15010 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger"
School district	Big Beaver Falls Area School District
Principal	Douglass Rowe
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	469 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.23[1]
Campus type	Large Suburb[2]
Color(s)	Orange and Black
Athletics conference	Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
Team name	Tigers
Website	www.tigerweb.org/domain/11

Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of after school clubs, activities and sports.

The Tigers' main athletic rivals are the New Brighton Lions, who they play each season in football for the Little Brown Jug, the trophy winner takes it home to their high school, and the Aliquippa quips which are played every season as well.

Athletics

• Men's Football
• Men's Golf
• Men's Cross Country
• Men's Basketball - PIAA state champions in 1970, 1994, 2005, 2013 [28]
• Men's Baseball
• Men's Swimming and Diving
• Men's and Women's Track and Field
• Men's and Women's Bowling-(started in 2007)
• Women's Volleyball
• Women's Tennis
• Women's Cross Country
• Women's Basketball
• Women's Softball
• Women's Swimming and Diving

Notable alumni

• Dwight Collins, former professional football player, Minnesota Vikings
• Joe Lonnett, former professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies, and professional manager, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Pittsburgh Pirates
• Jim E. Marshall, Pennsylvania State Representative^[3]
• Jake McCandless, former head college football and basketball coach, Princeton Tigers
• Jim Mutscheller, former professional football player, Baltimore Colts
• Joe Namath, former professional football player, New York Jets and Los Angeles Rams and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Candy Young, national high school record holder in 100 metres hurdles

References

1. "Beaver Falls Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
2. U.S. News & World Report. "Beaver Falls High School". Retrieved 2017-07-21.
3. "Representative Jim E. Marshall (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Project Vote Smart. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

External links

• Official site

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