Baldwin High School (Pennsylvania)

Not to be confused with The Baldwin School.

Baldwin High School is a public high school in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The district serves the communities of: Baldwin, Whitehall and Baldwin Township. It is part of the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.^[2]

Baldwin High School
Address
4653 Clairton Boulevard Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15236 United States
Coordinates	40°21′19″N 79°58′40″W / 40.35528°N 79.97778°W / 40.35528; -79.97778
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1939; 85 years ago (1939)
School district	Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Principal	Shaun Tomaszewski
Teaching staff	76.30 (FTE) (2018–19)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,453 (2018–19)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.99:1 (2018–19)^[1]
Color(s)	Purple and white
Athletics	Track and field cross country swimming and diving baseball softball volleyball soccer basketball tennis hockey bowling wrestling lacrosse football cheerleading gymnastics dance Cafe calypso Fortnite
Athletics conference	6A (football), 6A (non-football)
Mascot	Fighting Highlander
Website	bwschools.net/bhs

AP courses

Baldwin currently offers 17 Advanced placement courses.

• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP World History
• AP United States History
• AP United States Government and Politics
• AP Economics
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics
• AP Physics C
• AP Physics 1
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Spanish Language and Culture
• AP French Language and Culture
• AP German Language and Culture
• AP Computer Science Principles

Renovation

 

Hallway overlooking the south atrium

Beginning in 2006, Baldwin High School underwent major renovation, as it had not had any of the sort within the previous 35 years.^[3]

 

BHS Natatorium, featuring a 6-lane pool with a 12ft diving well, dual diving boards, timing system, and upper viewing deck

Notable alumni

• Robert Gregory Bowers – perpetrator of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, did not graduate^[4]
• John Gibson – professional NHL hockey goalie in the Anaheim Ducks organization
• Charles Graner – former U.S. Army reservist who was convicted of war crimes in connection with the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal during the Iraq War^[5]
• Gary Greaves – football player
• Orrin Hatch – former Utah senator and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate
• Susan Orsega – acting Surgeon General of the United States in the Biden Administration
• Jason Pinkston – former NFL player
• Michelle Rogan-Finnemore – executive secretary of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes^[6]
• Dave Wannstedt – long-time NFL coach for the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins, former head coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers
• Ian Wild – football player^[7]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Baldwin SHS (420297000050)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
2. Lord, Rich; Huffaker, Christopher; Navratil, Liz (October 29, 2018). "A high school dropout and trucker, Robert Bowers left few footprints — except online". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
3. "Baldwin High School renovation gets national recognition". post-gazette.com. ^{[dead link]}
4. "A high school dropout and trucker, Robert Bowers left few footprints — except online". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
5. "Suspect in prisoner abuse has a history of troubles". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
6. "Distinguished Highlander Hall of Fame". Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
7. "Baldwin grad Wild making impact in CFL". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.