Bethlehem Catholic High School

Bethlehem Catholic High School
Address
2133 Madison Avenue
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017
United States
Coordinates 40°38′31″N 75°22′18″W / 40.64194°N 75.37167°W / 40.64194; -75.37167Coordinates: 40°38′31″N 75°22′18″W / 40.64194°N 75.37167°W / 40.64194; -75.37167
Information
Type Private, Coeducational High school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1925
Oversight Diocese of Allentown
Principal Holly Denofa
Staff 43
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 760 (2010)
Student to teacher ratio 17:1
Campus type Suburb
Color(s) Brown and Gold         
Athletics conference Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Nickname Golden Hawks
Rival Liberty High School, Allentown Central Catholic High School
Newspaper The Hawk
Yearbook Sceptre
School fees $1,200
Tuition $9,000
Website www.becahi.org

Bethlehem Catholic High School, more commonly referred to as Becahi or just Beca, is a parochial high school, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States within the Diocese of Allentown. The school is located at 2133 Madison Avenue, in Bethlehem, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.

Bethlehem Catholic currently has several dozen International Students enrolled from China, France, Germany, Korea and Venezuela.[1]

Athletics

Bethlehem Catholic is one of 12 Lehigh Valley high schools that compete in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. Home athletic events are held on the campus of Bethlehem Catholic High School while football games are played at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium.[2] In 2011-12 school year, Bethlehem Catholic won PIAA State Championships in Boys Volleyball and Wrestling (both State Duels & Team titles).

State championships

Football: Pennsylvania state champions, first two-time champion in PIAA football championship history.

  • 1988 Class AA champions (inaugural year of State playoffs)
  • 1990 Class AAA champions

Wrestling

  • 2011 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels)[3] - Ranked #15 nationally by WIN Magazine.[4]
  • 2012 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels)[5][6] - Ranked #12 nationally by Inter-Mat.
  • 2013 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels)[7]
  • 2014 Class AA State Duels Champions
  • 2016 Class AAA State Duels Champions
  • 2017 Class AAA State Duels Runner-up

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  • 1979 Class AAA State Team Champions (2 State Champions)
  • 2012 Class AA State Team Champions (3 State Champions & 1 runner-up)
  • 2013 Class AA State Team Champions (1 State Champion & 1 runner-up)
  • 2014 Class AA State Team Champions (3 State Champions & 1 runner-up)

Track and Field

  • 2002 Class AA State Boys Team runner-up
  • 2003 Class AA State Boys Team Champions

Softball

  • 2009 Class AAA State runner-up (9 innings 1-0)[8]
  • 2014 Class AAA State runner-up
  • 2015 Class AAA State Champions

Girls Basketball

  • 1993 Class AAA runner-up (North Catholic 62-42)[9]
  • 2013 Class AAA runner-up (South Park 53-38) [10]
  • 2017 Class AAAA State Champions (Villa Maria 46-27)

Boys Basketball

  • 1960 PCIAA Class B State Champions[11]
  • 1962 PCIAA Class B State Champions

Girls Volleyball

  • 2014 Class AA State Champions[12]

Boys Volleyball

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://www.bethlehemcatholichs.org/175310721194611197/site/default.asp%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. ↑ LVIAC Bethlehem Catholic Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Bethlehem Catholic Wins 2A State Wrestling Championship | News - Home
  4. ↑ WIN’s March 1, 2011 High School Rankings | WIN Magazine: Amateur Wrestling News
  5. ↑ PA-Wrestling.com : Your online resource for Pennsylvania Wrestling
  6. ↑ Lehigh Valley
  7. ↑ http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/bethlehem_catholic_wrestling_t_4.html
  8. ↑ Bethlehem Catholic defeated by Greencastle-Antrim in PIAA Class AAA softball championship game | lehighvalleylive.com
  9. ↑ PIAA Girls State Basketball Champions | PennLive.com
  10. ↑ http://articles.mcall.com/2013-03-23/sports/mc-bethlehem-catholic-south-park-basketball-state--20130323_1_kalista-walters-nicole-lacherza-bill-lanscek
  11. ↑ P.C.I.A.A. State Championship Records
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ Bethlehem Catholic High School wins PIAA Class AA boys volleyball championship | lehighvalleylive.com
  14. ↑ Emotional state championship for Bethlehem Catholic boys volleyball team | lehighvalleylive.com
  15. ↑ "Zack Makovsky Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  16. ↑ Catching Up With: Former Bethlehem Catholic and Philadelphia Eagles tight end John Spagnola | lehighvalleylive.com
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