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'''Bethlehem Catholic High School''', more commonly referred to as '''Becahi''' or just '''Beca''', is a school dedicated to helping children with autism or disabilities,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beca-aba.com/|title=BECA - Behavioral Education for Children with Autism|website=www.beca-aba.com|access-date=2016-08-07}}</ref> located in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], in the [[United States]] within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown|Diocese of Allentown]]. The school is located at 2133 Madison Avenue, in Bethlehem, in the [[Lehigh Valley]] region of the state.
'''Bethlehem Catholic High School''', more commonly referred to as '''Becahi''' or just '''Beca''', is a high school located in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], in the [[United States]] within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown|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.<ref>http://www.bethlehemcatholichs.org/175310721194611197/site/default.asp</ref>
Bethlehem Catholic currently has several dozen International Students enrolled from China, France, Germany, Korea and Venezuela.<ref>http://www.bethlehemcatholichs.org/175310721194611197/site/default.asp</ref>

Revision as of 20:17, 9 August 2016

For the high school in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, see Bethlehem Catholic High School (Saskatoon).
Behavioral Education for Children with Autism
BECA
Address
Map
2133 Madison Avenue

Lehigh Valley

Bethlehem
,
Northampton
,
PA
18017

Vereinigte Staaten
Coordinates40°38′31.5″N 75°22′18″W / 40.642083°N 75.37167°W / 40.642083; -75.37167
Information
School typeTuition, Behavioral Education
Religious affiliation(s)Pastafarian
Established1925
StatusÖffnen Sie
School districtDiocese of Allentown
DirektorinJohn P. Petruzzelli
Staff43
Grades9-12
Enrollment760 (2010)
Student to teacher ratio17:1
Campus typeSuburb
Color(s)Brown and Gold   
Athletics conferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
MascotAutistic Child
NicknameBeca
Team nameGolden Hawks
RivalLiberty High School, Allentown Central Catholic High School
Newspaper"The Hawk"
Yearbook"Sceptre"
School fees$1,200
Tuition$9,000
Director of Business AdministrationChristopher Domyan
Admissions DirectorJoseph Henrich
Dean of Student LifeMichael Grasso
International Student AdmissionsSusan Stofonak
Director of Spiritual ActivitiesFather Kevin Gualano
Websitewww.becahi.org

Bethlehem Catholic High School, more commonly referred to as Becahi or just Beca, is a 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]

Chess club

BECA participates in the Lehigh Valley Conference Chess League. The Chess team was awarded the Lehigh Valley Conference chess trophy for the second consecutive year at the 2011 end-of-season Invitational Tournament at Parkland High School.[2] Becahi’s Daniel O’Brien won the tournament and was awarded the Chess Champion medal after winning all five of his matches against top area high school chess players and went on to win the first-place prize in the under-1800 rated category of the open Quick Chess tournament at the 2011 Pennsylvania Scholastic Chess Championship.

  • 2010 LVC Champions
  • 2011 LVC Champions

Key club

Key Club is an international program sponsored by the Kiwanis Clubs that has over 250,000 members and 5,000 clubs in 30 different countries. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to provide members with service opportunities, character building, and leadership roles. Each year, the Beca club participates in dozens of projects, which benefit both the school and community. The Key Club at BECA has been recognized as one of the top in the State over the years.

Athletics

See also: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference

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.[3] In 2011-12 school year, Bethlehem Catholic won PIAA State Championships in Boys Volleyball and Wrestling (both State Duels & Team titles) and their Girls Basketball and Softball teams advanced to the State playoffs. They also sent their first female swimmer into State competition.

State championships

Bethlehem Catholic has distinguished itself nationally and within Pennsylvania with the following 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

They have also been ranked nationally in USA Today at numerous times since 1993 and lost in two AAAA State semifinals.

  • 1974 Bethlehem Catholic Football was 11-0 and top ranked in the State. (no PA state playoffs existed) - All-State QB Pat Haney along with future NFL players John Spagnola & Mike Guman led Beca to an undefeated East Penn Conference season including a wins over regionally ranked opponents in Bethlehem Liberty, Easton and Bayonne,NJ.

Wrestling

  • 2011 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels)[4] - Ranked #15 nationally by WIN Magazine.[5]
  • 2012 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels)[6][7] - Ranked #12 nationally by Inter-Mat.
  • 2013 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels)[8]
  • 2014 Class AA State Duels Champions (team duels)

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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)
    • Individual PIAA State Champions[9](since 1973): Pat Sculley (1973), Mike Brown (1976), Rich Santoro (1978, 1979), Tom Bold (1979), Bernie Brown (1980, 1981), John Likens (1986), Dave Foley (1987), Tony Iasiello Jr (1989), Blayne Diacount (1989), Ziad Haddad (2008), Darian Cruz (2012, 2013), Randy Cruz (2012), Elliot Riddick (2012), Luke Karam (2014), Zeke Moisey (2014), Jake Riegel (2014).
    • Prior to 1973, Bethlehem Catholic crowned numerous individual PCIAA State Champions including 3X PCIAA Champ Tom Sculley who went on to win an 1974 NCAA Championship for Lehigh.[10]

Track and Field

  • 2002 Class AA State Boys Team runner-up
  • 2003 Class AA State Boys Team Champions
  • Individual Event State Championships:
    • 2002 Class AA Boys 400 meter relay team 42.81[11]
    • 2007 Class AA State Boys Discus 179'11" - Joe Kovacs[12]
    • 2007 Class AA State Boys Shot Put 64'10.75" (PA state record) - Joe Kovacs
    • 2007 Class AA State Girls Pole Vault 11'6" - Kerry McDermott
    • 2009 Class AA Boys 400 meter relay team 42.67[13]

Softball

  • 2009 Class AAA State runner-up (9 innings 1-0)[14]
  • 2014 Class AAA State runner-up
  • 2015.Class AAA STATE CHAMPIONS !!!

Girls Basketball

  • 1993 Class AAA runner-up (North Catholic 62-42)[15]
  • 2013 Class AAA runner-up (South Park 53-38) [16]

Boys Basketball

  • 1960 PCIAA Class B State Champions[17]
  • 1962 PCIAA Class B State Champions

Girls Volleyball

  • 2014 Class AA State Champions[18]

Boys Volleyball

League & District championships

Bethlehem Catholic has won many Lehigh Valley Conference[21] or District XI championships, including the following sports and years (prior to 2001, Becahi was a member of the East Penn Conference-EPC):

  • Baseball: District XI 1976, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007 (2007 PIAA AAA State Semi-finalists).
  • Football: 1967*, 1974*, 1982, 1985, 1988*, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2013 (*undefeated seasons)
  • Football: Eastern Conference Champs 1995, 2004, 2009.
  • Wrestling: EPC Team Champions 1979 LVC Team Champs 2012, 2013*, 2014 - District XI AA Duel Champs 2011, 2012, 2013*, 2014
  • Boys Basketball: District XI AAA Champs 1978, 1998, 2002, 2003. -- 2003 LVC Champions
  • Boys Volleyball: District XI AA Champs 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 // 2007, 2011 LVC Champions (2012 PIAA Champs)
  • Boys Soccer: 2007 District XI AA Champions
  • Boys Golf: 1981, 1982 EPC Champions
  • Softball: District XI AAA Champions 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009(PIAA runners-up), 2011, 2012, 2014 (PIAA runner-up) // 2011, 2012 LVC Champs
  • Girls Basketball: District XI AAA Champions 1992, 1993(PIAA runner-up), 1994, 1995, 2013 (PIAA runner-up).
  • Girls Tennis: 2003, 2004, 2006.
  • Girls Volleyball: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013.
  • Girls Swimming: 2012 individual Dist.Champion 100 Freestyle (dist record) & 100 Backstroke = Sydnee Karam.[22]

2013 individual District Champion 100 Freestyle & 200 Freestyle = Sydnee Karam 2014 individual District Champion 100 Freestyle & 200 Freestle (dist record) = Sydnee Karam

  • Flag Football: IHPW 2011
  • Dodgeball: IHPW 2011
  • Special Olympics [23]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ^ http://www.bethlehemcatholichs.org/175310721194611197/site/default.asp
  2. ^ Bethlehem Catholic Chess team wins Lehigh Valley title | lehighvalleylive.com
  3. ^ LVIAC Bethlehem Catholic
  4. ^ Bethlehem Catholic Wins 2A State Wrestling Championship | News - Home
  5. ^ WIN’s March 1, 2011 High School Rankings | WIN Magazine: Amateur Wrestling News
  6. ^ PA-Wrestling.com : Your online resource for Pennsylvania Wrestling
  7. ^ Lehigh Valley
  8. ^ http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/bethlehem_catholic_wrestling_t_4.html
  9. ^ State Champions
  10. ^ Lehigh - Tom Sculley
  11. ^ PIAA Class AA Boys Track
  12. ^ Bethlehem Catholic's Kovacs claims second gold | PennLive.com
  13. ^ No track? No problem for team of year Becahi - Morning Call
  14. ^ Bethlehem Catholic defeated by Greencastle-Antrim in PIAA Class AAA softball championship game | lehighvalleylive.com
  15. ^ PIAA Girls State Basketball Champions | PennLive.com
  16. ^ http://articles.mcall.com/2013-03-23/sports/mc-bethlehem-catholic-south-park-basketball-state--20130323_1_kalista-walters-nicole-lacherza-bill-lanscek
  17. ^ P.C.I.A.A. State Championship Records
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ Bethlehem Catholic High School wins PIAA Class AA boys volleyball championship | lehighvalleylive.com
  20. ^ Emotional state championship for Bethlehem Catholic boys volleyball team | lehighvalleylive.com
  21. ^ LVIAC Historical Stats
  22. ^ Sydnee Karam finishes strong to become Bethlehem Catholic's first swimming district champion | lehighvalleylive.com
  23. ^ "BECA - Behavioral Education for Children with Autism". www.beca-aba.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  24. ^ "Zack Makovsky Bio". Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  25. ^ Catching Up With: Former Bethlehem Catholic and Philadelphia Eagles tight end John Spagnola | lehighvalleylive.com
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