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As we prepare for the possibility of winter weather, please take a moment to review our winter weather plan. 

JROTC is participating in a service learning project with the Salvation Army.

All are welcome to support this effort by donating non-perishable food items. Donations will be collected in Senior High room 317 between now and December 15th. 

You can also help brighten the holidays by supporting the Angel Tree program. Gifts for the Angel Tree will also be collected in Senior high room 317 between now and December 15th. 

Congratulations to all of the students who were selected for District V Chorus Fest!

Congratulations to the following students on a fantastic performance at District V Honors Chorus! A special congratulations to Angelena Neff for earning a solo. 

• Isabelle Colonna
• Amara DiCerbo
• Lucy McFall
• Zach Marra
• Skylar Miller
• Angelena Neff
• Delaney Ray
• Zane Steimer
• Mara Szurek
• James Thomas

Several Senior High School students have been selected via audition to participate in the PMEA District 5 Honors Band at Slippery Rock University in December

Mrs. Emmalynne Waseleski has been named one of the Butler Eagle's "Exceptional employees across Butler County in education."

Emmalynne Waseleski is a secondary music teacher and chorus director at Butler Area School District. 

The Butler Orchestra and Orchestra Director, Mrs. Katie Black, were recently featured in the Butler Eagle!

Click here to read the story. 

Click here to watch the video. 

Drew Griffith, high school cross country runner and state champion, has also been nominated for MaxPrep's Athlete of the Week! Please vote for him all week.

Click to vote for Drew. 

Voting will conclude on Monday, Nov. 13th at noon. Thanks for your support!

Twenty-two students in grades 7-9 were selected to perform in PMEA District 5 Junior High Stringfest on November 2 at Mars High School.

Students rehearsed all day to prepare for their concert that night. Their overall favorite piece was Las Mariposas Exoticas, which means exotic butterflies.

BASD parents, students, staff members and community members are invited to be a part of our Food Service Wellness & Advisory Committee.

Butler Senior High School recently competed against other local high schools at Carnegie Science Center's Chain Reaction Contraption Competition. 

Forty-three gifted students from the Intermediate and Senior High Schools recently participated in the Propaganda competition. In Propaganda, students use critical thinking skills to recognize techniques of persuasion that are often used by advertisers, politicians, editorial writers, and in everyday conversations.

Senior High School student members of the Unified Sports program attended the Three Rivers Region Youth Summit.

The students came together to begin collaborating and planning for Whole School Engagements and club activities that provide inclusive opportunities for their school communities. They also participated and multiple fun activities. 

The 2023 Butler Orchestra Spooktacular was a success!

This event featured the High School Orchestra (grades 9-12). Students passed out candy to trick or treaters and performed a variety of spooky favorites including Ghostbusters, Phantom of the Opera and Thriller. 

Twelve Senior High School Latin students recently traveled to the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh to attend a literary presentation by Dame Mary Beard, a celebrated classicist, distinguished scholar, and trustee of the British Museum. 

Hunter Swidzinski, high school golfer and state champion, has been nominated for MaxPrep's Athlete of the Week! Please vote for him all week:

Click to vote for Hunter. 

Voting will conclude on Monday, Oct. 30th at noon. Thanks for your support!

Forty-eight BASD gifted students in grades 6-12 recently had the opportunity to participate in the On-sets Competition at Slippery Rock University. 

On-sets is a logic game that requires the students to use the rules of set theory to outsmart their opponents. Several of our students earned awards at the competition.

Colten Welter, a senior at the Senior High School, was selected as the Grand Prize Winner of the Butler Armco Credit Union Cash Grab!

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Congratulations to Evan Reinsel and Lily Vicari who were named the 2023 Tornado prince and princess at Butler High School’s homecoming Friday, October 6.

Evan is the son of Rebecca and Don Reinsel of Butler. Lily is the daughter of Stephanie and Aaron Vicari of Butler.

Congratulations to the following students who earned a spot in PMEA Honors Chorus! 

Students in Butler Senior High School's new Fishery/Aquatic Science class recently conducted water quality testing on water from four Butler County streams, including Sullivan Run in Butler's Alameda Park. 

The Senior High School's 2023 picture day will take place on October 12 for all 9th and 10th grade students and on October 13th for all 11th grade students.

Butler Senior High School's Lifetouch code is EVT6Z94F2.

Thank you to everyone who supported The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, Inc.'s Tuff Tornado Run!

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Congratulations to Butler's 2023 Tornado Homecoming Court!

Front row (left to right): Emmanuela Prifti, Kaitlyn McGuire, Lauren Bayer, Chloe Klein and Lily Vicari
Back row (left to right): Jathan Lunsford, Zachary Slear, Leland Anderson, Hayden Kroll and Evan Reinsel

The prince and princess will be crowned before the football game on October 6. The crowning will take place at approximately 6:40 pm and kickoff for the game against Westinghouse High School will be at 7:00 pm. 

Hey Butler! We need your help!

Braylon Littlejohn, a senior quarterback on our football team, is currently up for Pennsylvania's top athletes! Please help him win by voting online!

https://highschool.si.com/pennsylvania/2023/09/21/vote-who-is-the-top-athlete-in-pennsylvania-high-school-football-for-2023

Click below to read the welcome back letter from Aramark, BASD's food service provider. 

Read Aramark's Welcome Back Letter

* This message is for all 9th students, new SHS students and their parents/guardians.*

Dear New SHS Parents and Students:

Welcome to Butler Senior High School! The purpose of our 9th grade and new student orientation is to give new students and parents an opportunity to preview their schedule for the upcoming school year and to become acquainted with the building facilities. 

The Butler Area School District will be transitioning from Tyler to a new Student Information System at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. The new system is Infinite Campus, which will contain similar information, including contact information, student schedules, grades, attendance information and much more.  More specifically, the system will be utilized to communicate the 2023-2024 teachers for elementary students and schedules for secondary students.

Welcome back to another exciting school year at the Senior High! We hope this letter finds you well and eager to return back to school. Whether you're returning students or new to our school community, we are thrilled to have you as a part of our school family.

On Monday, August 21st from 1-3 PM, all 9th grade students and new students to the SHS are welcome to attend our Orientation. 

Summer is still in full swing, but if you are looking ahead to the first day of school, here are a few things you can do now to be prepared!

The Butler Class of 2023 proudly announces their choice for the 43rd annual Butler Senior High School Distinguished Graduate Award is Patricia Powers Thomson, a member of the Butler High School Class of 1983.  

Patricia Powers Thomson is a successful public sector entrepreneur and leader. She founded and served as the first dean of The School of Public Service at the University of Juba in South Sudan, one of the world’s newest and least developed countries. She also created The Leadership Crucible in South Sudan, where she directed a program to develop young women leaders. Prior to her work in South Sudan, she was part of the team that established the Department of Homeland Security, and she played an instrumental role in creating the Corporation for National and Community Service and its flagship program, AmeriCorps.

Congratulations to Braylon May on being selected as the 2023-2024 Student Representative for Butler Township. Braylon will be a senior at Butler Senior High School in the fall of 2023. His role as the Butler Township Student Representative will commence on September 18, 2023. 

Congratulations, Braylon!