Brooklyn High School (Ohio)
- Brooklyn High School (Ohio)
Brooklyn High School is a public high school located in Brooklyn, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Brooklyn City School District.
The school colors are royal blue and gold. The sports teams are nicknamed the Hurricanes or the 'Canes. The school is a member of the Patriot Athletic Conference (PAC-10).
Drama Club
Brooklyn High School is home to a more extensive drama club than many other area schools of similar size. Musicals performed there include Don't Rock the Boat (1994), Little Shop of Horrors (1995), South Pacific (1996), Oklahoma (1997), Anything Goes (1998), Cheaper by the Dozen (1998), Fiddler on the Roof (1999). The drama club made its return to BHS in 2002, with a performance of the musical Grease. The 2003 musical was the popular The Wizard of Oz, followed by 42nd Street in 2004, Footloose in 2005, and Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 2006. In March 2007, they wowed the audience with a performance of Cole Porter's Anything Goes. The latest musical production, which took place April 10, 11, and 12 of 2008, was Disney's famous High School Musical.
Elvis visit
The school gained notoriety on October 20, 1955, when Elvis Presley performed in their auditorium. It was the first ever concert Elvis performed in the northern United States. [cite web|url=http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~presley/elnews-Cleveland-Roswell.htm|title="The Pied Piper Of Cleveland"|accessdate=2007-02-23|author=Haruo Hirose] It is also believed to be the first filmed concert in Elvis' career. It would be nearly a year before he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.]Elvis was not the headliner at the concert organized by legendary Cleveland DJ Bill Randle. The other, more popular performers were Bill Haley & His Comets, The Four Lads, and Pat Boone.
On October 20, 2005, some of the acts returned to participate in an anniversary event for this visit. Among the acts were Priscilla Wright, and Bill Haley's Original Comets. The BHS Chorale also performed a song with Priscilla Wright.
External links
* [http://www.brooklyn.k12.oh.us/ District Website]
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