Butler Area Senior High School

Butler Area Senior High School is a coeducational public senior high school in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, serving grades 9–12. It is the senior high school for the Butler Area School District. The school was founded in 1908, moved to a larger building on an adjacent site in 1917, and moved again to its current site in 1960.

Butler Area Senior High School
Location
120 Campus Lane
Butler, Pennsylvania

United States
Coordinates40.8641°N 79.9171°W / 40.8641; -79.9171
Information
School typePublic, Senior high school
Opened1908
School districtButler Area School District
NCES District ID4204590[1]
CEEB code390500
NCES School ID420459001147[2]
PrincipalDr. John Wyllie
Faculty90.09 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9th - 12th
Enrollment1,464 (2018-19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio16.25[2]
Campus typeOpen
Color(s)Metallic Gold and White with Blue trims
   
AthleticsBaseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Lacrosse, Rifle, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, Softball and marching band
Athletics conferenceWestern Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (W.P.I.A.L.)
MascotGolden Tornado
Websitewww.basdk12.org/1/home

History

Butler Senior High School was originally opened in a yellow-brick building on a site bounded by McKean, East North, Cliff, and New Castle Streets in central Butler. In 1917 it moved to a three-story red-brick building across Cliff Street, the original building becoming the junior high school. In 1937 it was named John A. Gibson High School, in honor of the district superintendent who retired that year. In 1960 it moved again, to a new building on Campus Lane. The 1917 building is now the junior high school, with an annex built in 1994–95 occupying the site of the 1908 building.[4]

Extracurricular programs

The Senior High is home to the Butler Golden Tornado athletics teams and offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.

Marching band

The Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band marches 175 students, who audition for their places.

Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps

Butler High School has an Army J.R.O.T.C. program battalion, the Tornado Battalion.

Notable alumni
BSHS alumnus Carl Yankowski as he gives the Palm keynote at the CES

Sports

Major League Baseball

National Football League

  • Rich Bartlewski, former NFL tight end for the Los Angeles Raiders (1990) and Atlanta Falcons (1991)
  • Tom Brown (1921-2013), former NFL tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1942)
  • Terry Hanratty, former American football quarterback who played in college at Notre Dame and in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s, earned two Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Scott Milanovich, former NFL, NFL Europe, XFL, AFL, and CFL quarterback. Coached multiple CFL teams and is the head coach for the Edmonton Eskimos
  • Bill Saul (1940-2006), former NFL linebacker for multiple teams (1962-1970). Older brother of Rich and Ron.
  • Rich Saul (1948-2012), former NFL center lineman for the Los Angeles Rams (1970-1981). Six-time Pro Bowler. Younger brother of Bill, twin brother of Ron.
  • Ron Saul, former NFL guard lineman for the Houston Oilers (1970-1975) and Washington Redskins (1976-1981). Younger brother of Bill, twin brother of Rich.
  • Paul Uram (1927-2017), American former gymnastics and flexibility coach, member of the U.S. Gymanstics Hall of Fame, coached on four Super Bowl-winning teams with the Pittsburgh Steelers[9]

Sports, other

Film, Stage & Television

Music

Public Office and Military

Technology

Pageants

Other

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Butler Area Sd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Butler Area Shs (420459001147)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. "Butler Area SHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. "150042 – Butler Junior High School" (PDF). School Preservation: Historic Educational Resources of Pennsylvania, 1682-1969. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. August 26, 2015. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  5. White, Mike (2009-06-23). "Clement gets job as Butler coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  6. "Butler High-School Staff Bios". goldentornado.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  7. Meyer, Paul (2005-08-25). "Obituary: Milton E. Graff / Former Pirates player, scout and front-office man | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. "John Stuper Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  9. "Millvale honors Slippery Rock alumnus/Hall of Famer Paul Uram". Slippery Rock University. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
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