Bermudian Springs School District
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Map of Adams County school districts
Address
7335 Carlisle Pike
York Springs
, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 17372
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
Students and staff
Athletic conferencePIAA
District mascotEagles
ColorsSteel and Cherry
Other information
Websitewww.bermudian.org

The Bermudian Springs School District is a small, rural, public school district created in 1970. Bermudian Springs School District encompasses approximately 75 square miles (190 km2). The district includes the boroughs of East Berlin and York Springs, as well as, the village of Idaville, Huntington Township, Latimore Township, Reading Township and a small part of Hamilton Township. The 1990 U.S. census totals showed these communities have over 11,500 inhabitants. According to 2007 local census data, it served a resident population of 13,077. By 2010, the district's population had risen to 13,115 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Bermudian Springs School District population (25 years old and over) were 83.9% high school graduates and 16.2% college graduates.[2]

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 32.4% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, Bermudian Springs School District residents' per capita income was $16,811 a year, while the median family income was $40,063.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 [5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] In Adams County, the median household income was $56,529.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8]

Bermudian Springs School District is located along Pennsylvania Route 94 (Carlisle Pike) outside of York Springs. The district operates: Bermudian Springs High School, Bermudian Springs Middle School and Bermudian Springs Elementary School. Prior to the construction of the current elementary school, the district oversaw elementary schools in the Boroughs of East Berlin and York Springs. Bermudian Springs High School underwent a major renovation project that was completed in March 2009

Bermudian Springs School District operates three schools: Bermudian Springs Elementary School, Bermudian Springs Middle School and Bermudian Springs High School.[9] Bermudian Springs School District is served by the Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 which offers a variety of services, including curriculum development assistance, shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services.[10]

Extracurriculars

Bermudian Springs School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic sports. Bermudian Springs holds the Pennsylvania state record for the most individual wrestlers in one season to qualify the PIAA championships, with nine wrestlers qualifying in 2004. That same year marked their first trip to the PIAA Team Championships. This was the second of four visits to the PIAA Team Championships. During the span of 2005–2008, the wrestling program went undefeated in league matches, winning three consecutive YAIAA Division two titles. The 2007–2008 team finished second in the PIAA State Team Tournament, losing to Burrell High School of District 7 in the finals.

A notable individual standout athlete was three time PIAA State Swimming Champion (2001–2003) Kristin Brown. She continued to swim at the University of Pittsburgh.

Competing in the PIAA AA classification, the Varsity baseball team won the school district's first team PIAA State Championship in 2010 by beating Central High School of Martinsburg by a score of 5–3. They were the District 3 Champions after beating Delone Catholic by a score of 15–4. The championship team was led by coach Bob Bonner. They have won the YAIAA Division 3 title in 1994,2008,2009,2010 and 2011.

The middle school was once home to a championship music program, winning the local Showcase Festival in the 2011 school year.

Sports

The district offers an extensive sports program, including:

Junior High School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2014 [11]

References

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency Pennsylvania, 2013
  2. ↑ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. ↑ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. ↑ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  8. ↑ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education (October 14, 2016). "Bermudian Springs School District".
  10. ↑ Lincoln Intermediate Unit services 2010
  11. ↑ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2014). "PIAA School Directory".

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