Central Bucks West
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Central Bucks High School West is the oldest of the three high schools in the Central Bucks School District
. CB West, as it is commonly known, is located in the Borough of Doylestown, Pennsylvania
in Bucks County
. It was constructed in 1952 as the successor to Doylestown High School, which had burned down. Originally named Central Bucks High School, the school's name was changed to Central Bucks High School West in 1969 with the opening of the district's second high school, Central Bucks High School East. CB West pulls its students from Doylestown, Chalfont
, New Britain Township, Plumsteadville, Plumstead Township. Students come from Lenape Middle School and Tohickon Middle School. Its sister schools are Central Bucks High School East and the newer Central Bucks High School South.
, and Centennial School Districts) has a partnership with the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
. This partnership allows students the opportunity to spend half of their school day in traditional classes on the main campus, and half of the day studying their chosen vocation at MBIT. Clusters include, Architecture
and Construction
, Arts, A/V Technology and Communications, Health Science, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Services, Information Technology, Law
, Public Safety and Security, Science
, Mathematics
, Technology
and Engineering
, Transportation, Distribution
, and Logistics
. After completion of the program, students are ready and able to join the workforce.
A wing was added along the W. Court Street face in 1996. At the same time the cafeteria and library were significantly modified and expanded. CB West has been in a continuous state of renovation from 2005-2010. The library, nurse's and guidance offices, front entrance, and academic classrooms have since been renovated.
material over the summer of 2006, replacing the grass previously covering the field. War Memorial field and stadium are part of War Memorial Park, owned by the Borough of Doylestown, and are leased to the Central Bucks School District. It also serves as the home field for Central Bucks High School East. During the American Civil War
, the area now utilized as athletic fields had served as a drill field and encampment for union troops.
Student Council, Student Government Organization, Future Business Leaders of America, the World Affairs Club, Crossroads Christian Club, Gay-Straight Alliance
, Heifer International
, Art Club, Harlequin
Club, National Honor Society
, Key Club, Yearbook
Club, Student Leadership Council, Cooking for the Homeless, Quidditch
Club, Philosophy
Club, Newspaper Club (Court Street Press), Ultimate Frisbee Club, Technology Student Association, Ski
Club, Computer Game Programming Club, West Graphix Group, Families in Need, Fencing Club, the Democratic
Club, the Young Republicans
Club, Environmental Club, Guitar
Club, Spanish National Honor Society
, French National Honor Society, German National Honor Society
, Latin National Honor Society, Russian Colloquium, Break Dancing Club, Junior Classical League, Future Doctors of America, Science Olympiad
Team, Scholars Bowl, Adopt-a-Highway, and the Poet's Society.
and Former President Bill Clinton
http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/Holidays/2000/entertain.html. The choirs have sung across the United States as well as in Canada and Europe. The choir, with the help of its director Dr. Joseph Ohrt, plans a Spring trip every year to a major city. They perform in major venues of that city and finish the four-day trip with a major concert. In 2005, the choir traveled to Chicago
. They performed in some of the major cathedrals and performing spaces in the city of Chicago including Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall. At the end of the trip, the choir performed a concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church in the heart of Chicago and premiered fifteen new pieces of modern choral music created by major Chicago composers. In 2006, the choir went to Toronto
, where they hosted a summit for some of the major composers from across the country of Canada. Premieres included new music from Stephen Hatfield, Eleanor Daley, Stephen Chapmen, John Burrage, and other Canadian composers as well as some Central Bucks West graduates.
On September 20, 2006, the Central Bucks West Chamber Choir sang the National Anthem
at a baseball
game in Philadelphia between the Philadelphia Phillies
and the Chicago Cubs
.
In 2007, the choir traveled to Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. for their yearly trip where they were joined by the composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
of Finland and conductor Charles Bruffy
of the Kansas City Chorale
and the Phoenix Bach Choir.
In the fall of 2007, the choir worked with members of the Broadway
cast of Les Misérables
to do a reading of Amazing Grace: The True Story, a new musical.
In 2008, the choir traveled to South Carolina
and Hartford, Connecticut
.
In 2009, the choir traveled to Montréal, Canada. Their itinerary includes the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Orchestre Symphonie des Jeunes de Montréal, and McGill University
.
In 2010, the choir traveled to Nashville, Tennessee
.
. The Central Bucks West High School Band has also been fortunate enough to have many of its students participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators' Association honors ensembles, including Districts, Regions, and All-States bands and orchestras.
The competitive jazz
ensemble, "Jazz West", has consistently received accolades for both its ensemble sections and individual soloists. They have also hosted several concerts featuring world-renowned guest soloists, including Neil Wetzel, Assistant Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at Moravian College, and Terell Stafford
, Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University
.
The CB West Marching Bucks, the marching ensemble at CB West, currently under the direction of Mr. Robert Pacitti, has also enjoyed great success throughout the years being invited to march in many major venues and stadiums across the nation. In 2003 and 2004 the Marching Bucks were the PA State Champions in the United States Scholastic Band Association. In 2004 and 2005 the band had the privilege to march 3 times in M&T Stadium in Baltimore
, Maryland., and Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
, where they were the Yamaha Cup Champions twice and the Mid-Atlantic Champions once. In 2006 they came in 4th place at the USSBA National Championships, in Maryland. In 2006, the band joined the highly competitive Tournament of Bands association and rose to become the Silver Medalist in Group III competition in 2008, and was the Silver Medalist and High Auxliary winner in Group II in 2009. In addition to its outdoor ensemble, CB West runs a highly acclaimed indoor colorguard, also under the direction of Mr. Pacitti which in 2006 became the Keystone Indoor Drill Association Champions, the TIA 2008 Novice A Silver Medalist, the 2009 Intermediate A Champion, and the 2010 National A Class Champion becoming the first guard in the history of Tournament Indoor Association to medal from Novice to National class consecutively. The program has won every Tournament of Bands and Tournament Indoor Association Chapter Championship it has attended since 2006.
Girls:
Field Hockey
, Volleyball
, Tennis
, Cheerleading
, Cross Country
, Basketball
, Swimming
/Diving
, Track (winter and spring), Lacrosse
, Softball
, Soccer,
Boys:
Football
, Soccer, Cross Country
, Golf
, Ice Hockey
, Swimming
/Diving
, Basketball
, Track (winter and spring), Wrestling
, Baseball
, Lacrosse
, Tennis
, Volleyball
as one of the top ten high school football teams. Under coach Mike Pettine, now retired, the Bucks won the Pennsylvania state championship four times in the 90's (1991, 1997, 1998, 1999), and hold a Pennsylvania record of 59 straight wins. The streak was broken with an overtime loss to Erie Cathedral Prep in the 2000 state title game. CB West's 1999 championship win was forever immortalized in the documentary "The Last Game." The title of the documentary is remarkably apt, as soon afterward, the team began its current slump. In the 2005 season, CB West recorded its first losing season in team history. In 2010, they made the playoffs for the first time since 2004.
They lost in the state championship 1-0 on a penalty kick in 2008 to the Central Dauphin Rams.
Central Bucks School District
The Central Bucks School District is located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is the third largest school district in Pennsylvania. The district covers the Boroughs of Chalfont, Doylestown and New Britain and Buckingham Township, Doylestown Township, New Britain Township, Plumstead...
. CB West, as it is commonly known, is located in the Borough of Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :...
in Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
. It was constructed in 1952 as the successor to Doylestown High School, which had burned down. Originally named Central Bucks High School, the school's name was changed to Central Bucks High School West in 1969 with the opening of the district's second high school, Central Bucks High School East. CB West pulls its students from Doylestown, Chalfont
Chalfont, Pennsylvania
Chalfont is a home rule municipality located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,009 at the 2010 census.Chalfont is named after Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England...
, New Britain Township, Plumsteadville, Plumstead Township. Students come from Lenape Middle School and Tohickon Middle School. Its sister schools are Central Bucks High School East and the newer Central Bucks High School South.
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
CB West (as well as the other CB high schools, Council RockCouncil Rock School District
The Council Rock School District also known as CRSD is located in lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Its administrative offices are located in the Borough of Newtown. It spends over US$ 9,000 per secondary student per year...
, and Centennial School Districts) has a partnership with the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology is a vocational-technical school serving Centennial, Central Bucks, and Council Rock School Districts in Pennsylvania, United States. Many secondary-school students who wish obtain an in-depth education in specific technical areas not covered by their "home...
. This partnership allows students the opportunity to spend half of their school day in traditional classes on the main campus, and half of the day studying their chosen vocation at MBIT. Clusters include, Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and Construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, Arts, A/V Technology and Communications, Health Science, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Services, Information Technology, Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, Public Safety and Security, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, Transportation, Distribution
Distribution (economics)
Distribution in economics refers to the way total output, income, or wealth is distributed among individuals or among the factors of production .. In general theory and the national income and product accounts, each unit of output corresponds to a unit of income...
, and Logistics
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
. After completion of the program, students are ready and able to join the workforce.
Renovations
Clocktower and Courtyard
The clocktower of Central Bucks West is the single architectural landmark that distinguishes it from other facilities within the district. Access to the clocktower is limited as its single entrance is locked a majority of the year. Classes were once held in the clocktower, but due to its limited access, it has been considered a potential trap in the event of a fire or emergency. Directly in front of the clocktower is a court yard where many students eat lunch, play games, and spend their study halls.Athletic field
Central Buck's West War Memorial Field was resurfaced with an astroturfAstroTurf
AstroTurf is a brand of artificial turf. Although the term is a registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. The original AstroTurf product was a short pile synthetic turf while the current products incorporate modern features such as...
material over the summer of 2006, replacing the grass previously covering the field. War Memorial field and stadium are part of War Memorial Park, owned by the Borough of Doylestown, and are leased to the Central Bucks School District. It also serves as the home field for Central Bucks High School East. During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, the area now utilized as athletic fields had served as a drill field and encampment for union troops.
Student activities
CB West offers many clubs, including:Student Council, Student Government Organization, Future Business Leaders of America, the World Affairs Club, Crossroads Christian Club, Gay-Straight Alliance
Gay-straight alliance
Gay–straight alliances are student organizations, found primarily in North American high schools and universities, that are intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their straight allies .-Goal:The goal of most, if not all,...
, Heifer International
Heifer International
Heifer International is a global nonprofit with the goal of ending poverty and hunger in a sustainable fashion. Established in 1944, Heifer International gives out gifts of livestock, seeds and trees and extensive training to those in need...
, Art Club, Harlequin
Harlequin
Harlequin or Arlecchino in Italian, Arlequin in French, and Arlequín in Spanish is the most popularly known of the zanni or comic servant characters from the Italian Commedia dell'arte and its descendant, the Harlequinade.-Origins:...
Club, National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Key Club, Yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
Club, Student Leadership Council, Cooking for the Homeless, Quidditch
Quidditch
Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by British author J. K. Rowling for the Harry Potter series of novels. It is described as an extremely rough, but very popular, semi-contact sport, played by wizards and witches around the world...
Club, Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
Club, Newspaper Club (Court Street Press), Ultimate Frisbee Club, Technology Student Association, Ski
Ski
A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now mainly used for recreational and sporting purposes...
Club, Computer Game Programming Club, West Graphix Group, Families in Need, Fencing Club, the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Club, the Young Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Club, Environmental Club, Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Club, Spanish National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society is an academic honor society focused on Spanish language excellence in secondary education and promotes a continuity of interest in Spanish studies. The group, which was established in 1953 in the United States is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of...
, French National Honor Society, German National Honor Society
German National Honor Society
The German National Honor Society or Delta Phi Alpha , seeks to recognize excellence in the study of German and to provide an incentive for higher scholarship...
, Latin National Honor Society, Russian Colloquium, Break Dancing Club, Junior Classical League, Future Doctors of America, Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...
Team, Scholars Bowl, Adopt-a-Highway, and the Poet's Society.
Choir
The choir has sung for major world leaders such as Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
and Former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/Holidays/2000/entertain.html. The choirs have sung across the United States as well as in Canada and Europe. The choir, with the help of its director Dr. Joseph Ohrt, plans a Spring trip every year to a major city. They perform in major venues of that city and finish the four-day trip with a major concert. In 2005, the choir traveled to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. They performed in some of the major cathedrals and performing spaces in the city of Chicago including Theodore Thomas Orchestra Hall. At the end of the trip, the choir performed a concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church in the heart of Chicago and premiered fifteen new pieces of modern choral music created by major Chicago composers. In 2006, the choir went to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, where they hosted a summit for some of the major composers from across the country of Canada. Premieres included new music from Stephen Hatfield, Eleanor Daley, Stephen Chapmen, John Burrage, and other Canadian composers as well as some Central Bucks West graduates.
On September 20, 2006, the Central Bucks West Chamber Choir sang the National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships...
at a baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
game in Philadelphia between the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
and the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
.
In 2007, the choir traveled to Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. for their yearly trip where they were joined by the composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi is a Finnish composer of classical music, and a professional translator.-Education:Mäntyjärvi studied English and Linguistics at the University of Helsinki, graduating with an FK degree in 1991...
of Finland and conductor Charles Bruffy
Charles Bruffy
Charles Bruffy is a noted American choral conductor. He is artistic director of the Kansas City Chorale and the Phoenix Chorale and is Chorus Director of the Kansas City Symphony.-Education:...
of the Kansas City Chorale
Kansas City Chorale
The Kansas City Chorale is a professional 24-voice chorus conducted by Charles Bruffy. They perform an annual concert series in Kansas City and a concert in Phoenix each year with their sister choir, the Phoenix Chorale, also conducted by Mr. Bruffy. During his tenure as conductor, the chorus has...
and the Phoenix Bach Choir.
In the fall of 2007, the choir worked with members of the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
cast of Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
to do a reading of Amazing Grace: The True Story, a new musical.
In 2008, the choir traveled to South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
and Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
.
In 2009, the choir traveled to Montréal, Canada. Their itinerary includes the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal, Orchestre Symphonie des Jeunes de Montréal, and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
.
In 2010, the choir traveled to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
.
Band
The Central Bucks High School West Band, directed by Neil Delson, is a nationally recognized music program that has been invited to perform at premiere venues around the United States and the World, including Avery Fischer Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York City Symphony Center in San Francisco, and the Olympic Cultural Festival in China (spring 2008.) The top wind ensemble has consistently won top ratings at YEA and PA Band Master's Association Concert Band Festivals. They have also performed under the direction of distinguished conductors, including Dr. Denis Glocke from Penn State University and Dr. Robert Streckfuss from the University of DelawareUniversity of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. The Central Bucks West High School Band has also been fortunate enough to have many of its students participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators' Association honors ensembles, including Districts, Regions, and All-States bands and orchestras.
The competitive jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
ensemble, "Jazz West", has consistently received accolades for both its ensemble sections and individual soloists. They have also hosted several concerts featuring world-renowned guest soloists, including Neil Wetzel, Assistant Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at Moravian College, and Terell Stafford
Terell Stafford
Terell Stafford is a professional jazz trumpet player and current Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University.Terell Stafford born in Miami, Florida and raised in both Chicago, Illinois and Silver Spring, Maryland. He went on to get a degree in music education from University of Maryland in 1988...
, Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
.
The CB West Marching Bucks, the marching ensemble at CB West, currently under the direction of Mr. Robert Pacitti, has also enjoyed great success throughout the years being invited to march in many major venues and stadiums across the nation. In 2003 and 2004 the Marching Bucks were the PA State Champions in the United States Scholastic Band Association. In 2004 and 2005 the band had the privilege to march 3 times in M&T Stadium in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland., and Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
, where they were the Yamaha Cup Champions twice and the Mid-Atlantic Champions once. In 2006 they came in 4th place at the USSBA National Championships, in Maryland. In 2006, the band joined the highly competitive Tournament of Bands association and rose to become the Silver Medalist in Group III competition in 2008, and was the Silver Medalist and High Auxliary winner in Group II in 2009. In addition to its outdoor ensemble, CB West runs a highly acclaimed indoor colorguard, also under the direction of Mr. Pacitti which in 2006 became the Keystone Indoor Drill Association Champions, the TIA 2008 Novice A Silver Medalist, the 2009 Intermediate A Champion, and the 2010 National A Class Champion becoming the first guard in the history of Tournament Indoor Association to medal from Novice to National class consecutively. The program has won every Tournament of Bands and Tournament Indoor Association Chapter Championship it has attended since 2006.
Student Government Organization
One of the schools clubs is the Student Government Organization, or simply SGO. The Organization consists of a general assembly of about 80 students, and is headed by a board of five officers. The entire assembly participates in the twice-monthly meetings. SGO is responsible for many events at the school, including the annual Girls Powderpuff football game, a Winter Formal Dance. SGO also organizes the Washington Project, an annual winter service trip to the George Washington School located in PhiladelphiaWorld Affairs Club
The Central Bucks High School West World Affairs Club has been known as one of the most respected scholastic institutions in Central Bucks High School West. The Club is a forum for students to meet and discuss current events, foreign affairs, and international news. During the course of Club meetings, members learn how to proficiently debate and write bills and resolutions, and display their skills by representing C.B. West in the district wide Model Congress and Model United Nations. Club meetings are completely student led with the purpose of fostering a greater understanding of civics and governance among West students.Athletics
Central Bucks West offers the following sports teams:Girls:
Field Hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
/Diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, Track (winter and spring), Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, Soccer,
Boys:
Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, Soccer, Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, Ice Hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
/Diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Track (winter and spring), Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
Football
Since the mid-1980s, the Central Bucks West football team has often been ranked by USA TodayUSA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
as one of the top ten high school football teams. Under coach Mike Pettine, now retired, the Bucks won the Pennsylvania state championship four times in the 90's (1991, 1997, 1998, 1999), and hold a Pennsylvania record of 59 straight wins. The streak was broken with an overtime loss to Erie Cathedral Prep in the 2000 state title game. CB West's 1999 championship win was forever immortalized in the documentary "The Last Game." The title of the documentary is remarkably apt, as soon afterward, the team began its current slump. In the 2005 season, CB West recorded its first losing season in team history. In 2010, they made the playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Girls' soccer
The Central Bucks West girls' soccer team has proven itself to be one of the most successful spring soccer programs in the state of Pennsylvania. The Lady Bucks have captured 7 state titles during the first 15 years the Pennsylvania state playoff system has been in existence. West has won almost each time they have made it to the finals, with titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006, and 2007.They lost in the state championship 1-0 on a penalty kick in 2008 to the Central Dauphin Rams.
Graduates of Doylestown High School
- Margaret MeadMargaret MeadMargaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist, who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s....
, Anthropologist - James A. MichenerJames A. MichenerJames Albert Michener was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories...
, Novelist - Abram C. Hughes, Fashion Designer
Notable students of Central Bucks West
- PinkPink (singer)Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
, Born Alecia Beth Moore September 8, 1979, two time Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter who first gained prominence in early January 2000. She attended CB West before dropping out during her sophomore year, and going on to sell more than 30 million albums and over 25 million combined single sales worldwide. - Timothy StackTimothy StackTimothy Stack is an American film and television actor and screenwriter.-Life and career:He was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the son of Joan and Tom Stack. He graduated from the esteemed Philadelphia-area prep school Germantown Academy in 1973 and graduated from Boston College in 1978...
, Actor, (TV) Night Stand, Son of the BeachSon of the BeachSon of the Beach is an American sitcom that aired from 2000 to 2002 on the FX network. The series was a spoof of Baywatch, with much of the comedy based on sexual jokes, innuendo and the like. The studly David Hasselhoff character is instead an average, pot-bellied, out-of-shape bald man but...
, (film) Cast AwayCast AwayCast Away is a 2000 drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his successful attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane's cargo, as well as his...
, Brave Little Toaster series, Scary Movie 3Scary Movie 3Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American science fiction comedy film, which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres, directed by David Zucker. It is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family...
, My Name is EarlMy Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
. - Jarl Mohn, aka Lee Masters, founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Digital from January 1999 to April 2002. Prior to Liberty Digital, Mr. Mohn created E! Entertainment Television, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer for E! from January 1990 to December 1998. Before founding E!, Mr. Mohn was Executive Vice President and General Manager of MTV.
- Fred Fielding, held the office of White House Counsel for U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. In April 2003, a team of journalism students taught by William Gaines conducted a detailed review of source materials, leading them to conclude that Fielding was Deep Throat, the unnamed source for articles written by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Many years previously, former White House Chief of Staff for Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, also concluded that Fielding was Deep Throat.
- Mike PettineMike PettineMike Pettine is an American football coach who currently serves as the defensive coordinator for the National Football League's New York Jets. He was formerly the outside linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens...
, Defensive Coordinator for the New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. - Jon HensleyJon HensleyJon Hensley is a former American actor and current singer and songwriter.- Career :Hensley's first television role was in 1985 on the daytime drama One Life to Live as Brody Price...
, actor best-known for his role as Holden SnyderHolden SnyderHolden Snyder was a fictional character on the American daytime soap opera As the World Turns. He was portrayed by Jon Hensley, who originated the role.-See also:*Holden Snyder and Lily Walsh*Supercouple...
on As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
. - Al HolbertAl HolbertAlvah Robert "Al" Holbert was an American automobile racing driver who was a five-time champion of the IMSA Camel GT series.- Life and career :...
, American automobile racing driver who was a five-time champion of the IMSA Camel GT series. - Scott GreenScott Green (American football official)Scott H. Green is an American football official in the National Football League since the 1991 NFL season. He has officiated Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002, XXXVIII in 2004, and was the referee for XLIV in 2010....
, Current NFL Official, he has been with the league since 1991 and served as Head Referee for Super Bowl XLIVSuper Bowl XLIVSuper Bowl XLIV was an American football game between the American Football Conference champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference champion New Orleans Saints to decide the National Football League champion for the 2009 season. The Saints defeated the Colts by a score of...
on February 7, 2010. - Jamie KeilesJamie KeilesJamie Keiles is an American blogger and feminist writer. She is most notable for , a blog chronicling her attempt to follow the advice of Seventeen Magazine for 30 days.- Biography :...
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External links
- http://www.cbsd.org/schools/cbwest/Pages/Default.aspx CB-West Official Page]
- CB West Ice Hockey
- CB West Bands
- CB West Choir
- CB West Alumni News Page
- CB West Football
- CB West Field Hockey