News & Announcements

Bethel Park is accepting letters of interest and resumes through June 17 for its new Junior Council Program, which invites high school juniors and seniors to participate in local government during the 2026-2027 school year. Interested students should submit materials to Municipality of Bethel Park, 5100 Library Avenue, or email [email protected] for more information.

Bethel Park High School freshman Naiya Turner, 15, has been selected to represent Ireland at the FIBA U16 Women's European Basketball Championship in Ioannina, Greece, Aug. 5-12. Turner, a Dublin-born combo guard whose father played professionally in Europe, earned her spot on the 12-player roster after attending two tryouts in Ireland this year.

Bethel Park High School physics students recently visited Kennywood Amusement Park as part of an annual Physics Day event, using tools like accelerometers and stopwatches to measure forces, including velocity, acceleration, and energy transfer, on rides such as the Steel Curtain and Phantom's Revenge. The hands-on trip gave students a real-world opportunity to apply classroom concepts by analyzing the physics behind the park's iconic attractions.

A 2018 Bethel Park High School graduate returned to her alma mater May 7 to share her expertise in music marketing and market research with nearly 80 students across multiple marketing classes. Chelsea Hallman, a strategy and insights consultant at Targoz Market Research, led hands-on sessions for Marketing I, II and III students on how research, fan data and brand strategy shape real-world decisions in the music industry.

Bethel Park High School inducted 27 new members into its Société Honoraire de Français chapter at the annual spring ceremony May 14, bringing total membership to 56. The French National Honor Society recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence in French language and culture, requiring Bethel Park students to maintain a 90% average throughout their French studies.

Seventeen students were inducted into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica at a ceremony May 14, recognizing their academic excellence, leadership and dedication to Spanish language studies. Eligibility requires a 3.30 GPA in Spanish and a 3.00 overall GPA in the year a student enrolls in Spanish 3, along with demonstrated character, leadership and service.

Ten Bethel Park track and field athletes have qualified for the WPIAL Championships on May 14 at Slippery Rock University, led by standouts such as record-breaking pole vaulter Brady McCarthy, top-five WPIAL hurdler Autumn Flowers, freshman sensation Taylor Bruckner, and several others who have excelled in their events throughout the season.

The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are offering free memberships to Pennsylvania residents ages 13 to 18, providing unlimited general admission to the Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum.

Crumbl Cookies has announced its May 2026 Students of the Month. The honorees receive a certificate acknowledging their contribution to their school and community and a Bethel Park t-shirt. They also receive a $15 gift card and a free cookie from Crumbl Cookies.

Due to a nationwide BoardDocs outage, the school board meeting agenda for the April 28, 2026, meeting is temporarily available only as an abbreviated PDF. It will be posted to BoardDocs once the issue is resolved.