Berwick High School, abbreviated BHS, is a high school in Berwick, Louisiana. It is a part of the St. Mary Parish School Board. Berwick High School has maintained an A rating for the past 5 years according to the State of Louisiana performance system. During the academic years of 2007, 2008, and 2013, recognized Berwick High School as a bronze medal school, ranking it as one of the best high schools in the United States in an annual report. Berwick High School hosts a variety of academic opportunities for students to explore, including vocational and college preparatory courses. The average ACT score of graduating seniors at Berwick High has fallen behind the state average. The last posting of the Louisiana school performance scores showed that Berwick High School as ranking the fourteenth traditional high school in the state of Louisiana.
Athletics and Clubs/Organizations
Berwick is in District 9-3A of the and offers many athletic programs, such as football, cheerleading, cross country, swim team, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, dancing, track and field, bowling, power-lifting and golf. The tennis team won state in 2012 and were state runner-up in 2013. The softball team is a two-time state championship team under the direction of Lloyd Burchfield. The baseball team won the Class 2A State Championship in 1978 defeating John Curtis High School by a score of 2-0. In 2018, they won the Class 3A State Championship, defeating Iota High School 7-2. In 2015, several athletes placed in the state power-lifting championships and state track. The current Athletic Director is Coach Craig Brodie. Berwick High School's band, the Sound of Pride, has won sweepstakes honors at Louisiana's State Instrumental Festival for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. The band also competes in Class A at the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands. The Sound of Pride has won three back-to-back championships from 2001 to 2003 and back-to-back championships from 2006 to 2008. Since 2013, the Sound of Pride has been under the direction of Mrs. BJ McCarter. Berwick High also offers 4-H Club, Anime Club, Beta Club, Chess Club, Drama Club, Guitar Club, FBLA, FFA, Foreign Language Club, Governor's Program on Abstinence, Insight, Interact, Key Club, Math & Science Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Ping Pong Club, Quiz Bowl, SADD, Social Studies Club, Student Council, HOSA, and Yearbook.
