Beechcroft High School

Beechcroft High School
Beechcroft High School
Address
	6100 Beechcroft Road; Columbus, (Franklin County), Ohio 43229; United States
Coordinates	40°5′39″N 82°57′53″W / 40.09417°N 82.96472°W
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Established	1976
School district	Columbus City Schools
Superintendent	Angela Chapman
Principal	Dr. Samuel Johnson
Staff	43.00 (FTE)
Teaching staff	44.00 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	658 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	14.95
Color(s)	Brown and Gold
Athletics	10 boys and 9 girls varsity sports
Athletics conference	Columbus City League
Team name	Cougars
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	https://www.ccsoh.us/beechcrofths

Beechcroft High School is a four-year high school (grades 9–12) located on the north side of Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools. Beechcroft was first opened in 1976 as a six-year junior/senior high school. At that time, school enrollment peaked at 1,200+ students. Current enrollment is 658 students (2022-23).

The school colors are Gold and Brown. The school nickname is the Cougars. They compete in the Columbus City League with league rival Northland High School.

Sports and activities

The school has 10 boys and 9 girls varsity sports which include baseball, basketball (Boys and Girls), bowling (Boys and Girls), cross country (Boys and Girls), football, softball, swimming & diving (Boys and Girls), soccer (Boys and Girls), tennis (Boys and Girls), track & field (Boys and Girls), wrestling, and volleyball.

The football program at Beechcroft competes in the Columbus City League. Beechcroft has reached the OHSAA playoffs 22 times in football (1982, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) Beechcroft overall record is 329-153-1

The Basketball program at Beechcroft also competes in the Columbus City League. Beechcroft has 3 city league Championships, 9 District titles, 3 Regional titles, and made the OHSAA State Final four 3 times in school history

According to Tom Dunlap, one of the best coaches ever in Central Ohio^{[citation needed]}, "The first City League championship is one of my most memorable accomplishments,” Dunlap wrote. “We defeated Brookhaven 39-3 that season. I also will remember our first playoff victory in 1991. That came against Portsmouth, and coach Ward was a player on that Portsmouth team. That season, we opened with victories over Worthington Kilbourne, Thomas Worthington and Westerville South."

The school received national attention from ESPN and Sports Illustrated during the 2008 football season, after beating local league foe Centennial High School 96–0. Beechcroft scored 55 first quarter points, tying for the 4th highest point total in one quarter in national high school football history. The 96 points scored by Beechcroft also tied for the second highest point total in the nation during the 2008 high school football season.

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)^[4] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).^[5]

Notable alumni

Curtis Keaton - NFL footballer
Chip Cox - CFL player for the Montreal Alouettes, 2022 inductee Canadian Football League Hall of Fame
Ed Temple-[author and 2nd team all Ohio football player]], Escape from Uncle Sam's Plantation, Music is the Devil's Playground, etc.
Hanif Abdurraqib - poet, critic, New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A Tribe Called Quest

External links

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Beechcroft High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.

[Ohio_High_School_Athletic_Association_member_directory-1] OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.

[NCA-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-2] NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.

[NCES-3] "Beechcroft High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[4] "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[5] "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.

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v t e High schools in Columbus, Ohio
Zoned schools
Columbus City Schools	Beechcroft Briggs Centennial Columbus Africentric Columbus Downtown East Eastmoor Academy High Fort Hayes Arts & Academic High Independence Marion-Franklin Mifflin Northland South Walnut Ridge West Whetstone
Charter/private/alternative schools	Bishop Hartley Bishop Ready High Bishop Watterson High Columbus Alternative High Cristo Rey High The Graham School Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School The Metro Early College High School St. Francis DeSales High
Schools not in the Columbus City Schools district
South-Western City School District	Franklin Heights
Worthington City School District	Worthington Kilbourne
This list is incomplete. The Dublin City, Hilliard City, and Westerville City school districts serve portions of Columbus, but operate no high schools in it. The two schools listed in the bottom section are not operated by Columbus City Schools, but have "Columbus, Ohio" postal addresses.