Birdville High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Birdville High School
| image = Birdville high logo.jpg
| image_size = 235px
| motto = Dare to Soar!
| location = 9100 Mid Cities Blvd.
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180
| coordinates = {{coord|32.8612|-97.1921|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| other_name = BHS
| type = Public
| established = 1999
| district = Birdville Independent School District
| principal = Mr. Tim Drysdale
| enrollment = 2,097 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4810230&ID=481023008368|title=BIRDVILLE H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=January 4, 2025}}
| colors = Green and Gold {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}
| mascot = Hawk
| grades = 9-12
| feeders = Richland Middle School Smithfield Middle School
| website = [http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/bhs Birdville High School]
}}
Birdville High School (BHS) is a public high school located in the city of North Richland Hills, Texas and is the second newest school in the Birdville Independent School District (second to Walker Creek Elementary). Established in 1999, it was the third high school built into the Birdville Independent School District. Birdville High School is home to the Birdville Hawks and hosts grades 9-12.{{cite web |url=http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schoolsnew/index2.htm |title=BISD Schools |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413213039/http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schoolsnew/index2.htm |archive-date=2010-04-13 }} For the 2009-2010 school year, according to the TEA (Texas Education Agency), Birdville High School's population consisted of 6.3% Black/African American, 20.6% Hispanic/Latino(a), 68.3% White/Caucasian, 0.6% Native American, and 4.2% Asian/Pacific Islander.{{cite web|url=http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&prgopt=2010/aeis/alltypec.sas&year4=2010&search=campback&year2=10&topic=aeis&ptype=HTML&third=0&sublevel=camp&gifname=g_aeis10campus&title=AEIS+Report&level=Campus&campback=220902010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120727025242/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&prgopt=2010/aeis/alltypec.sas&year4=2010&search=campback&year2=10&topic=aeis&ptype=HTML&third=0&sublevel=camp&gifname=g_aeis10campus&title=AEIS+Report&level=Campus&campback=220902010|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-27|title=Birdville High School TEA Report 2009-2010}}
Academics
Birdville High School offers Advanced Placement courses including Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, and Computer Science.{{cite web|url = http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/accountability/testing/TAKS2010/ap%20scores%20detail%202010%20w%20subscoresrev.pdf|title = Advanced Placement Test Performance - 2010 Birdville ISD|year = 2010|publisher = Birdville ISD|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104245/http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/accountability/testing/TAKS2010/ap%20scores%20detail%202010%20w%20subscoresrev.pdf|archive-date = 2011-07-19}} The majority of Birdville High School's TAKS scores are higher than both the District and State's average percentage of meeting or exceeding standards in all grades tested.{{cite web|url=http://www.trulia.com/schools/TX-North_Richland_Hills/Birdville_High_School/|title = School Profile for Birdville High School|year=2009|publisher=Trulia}}
| class="wikitable"
|+TAKS (2008–2009) ! scope="col" | ! scope="col" | Math ! scope="col" | Reading ! scope="col" | ELA ! scope="col" | Science ! scope="col" | Social Studies |
| scope="row" | Grade 9
| 63% || 92% || NA || NA || NA |
|---|
| scope="row" | Grade 10
| 67% || NA || 91% || 69% || 92% |
| scope="row" | Grade 11
| 88% || NA || 95% || 91% || 99% |
Athletics
=Football=
The Birdville Hawks Football Team plays in Texas Division 5A Football.{{Cite web |url=http://birdvillehawks.com/rosters/coaches/ |title=Birdville Hawks – Coaches |access-date=2014-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222226/http://birdvillehawks.com/rosters/coaches/ |archive-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=dead }} They host their games at the Birdville ISD Fine Arts/Athletics Complex in North Richland Hills, Texas which they share with Richland High School and Haltom High School. The BISD Complex is also used to host soccer games and fine arts events.
=Basketball=
The Birdville Hawks Boys Basketball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Boys Basketball.
The Birdville Lady Hawks Basketball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Girls Basketball.
=Baseball=
The Birdville Hawks Baseball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Baseball. They host their games at the Hawk Yard in North Richland Hills, Texas.
=Volleyball=
The Birdville Lady Hawks Volleyball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Girls Volleyball.
=Track and field=
=Marching band=
The Birdville High School Mighty Hawk Band has put a show on the field every year since 1999.
=Other sports=
- Birdville Lady Hawks Softball team holds the only State Championship for Birdville High School. They won the UIL State Title in Austin in 2016.
- Girls Soccer
- Tennis team
- Boys Soccer
- Swim team
- Golf team
- Men's Gymnastics
- Women's Gymnastics
- Wrestling team
Notable alumni
- Anthony Bardon, international soccer player who played for the Gibraltar national football team
- Clayton Beeter, baseball player in the New York Yankees organization{{cite web |title=Clayton Beeter - Baseball |url=https://texastech.com/sports/baseball/roster/clayton-beeter/9635 |website=Texas Tech Red Raiders |language=en}}
- Jonathan Stickland, former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 92 in Tarrant County{{cite web |title=Rep. Stickland, Jonathan |url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=92 |website=Texas House Member |publisher=Texas House of Representatives |access-date=20 July 2019}}
- Logan Henderson, actor and member of Big Time Rush
External links
- [http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/ BISD Official Website]
References
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{{Tarrant County, Texas Schools}}
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Category:Birdville Independent School District high schools
Category:North Richland Hills, Texas