site work, painting, elevators, plumbing and HVAC, as well renovations to the gymnasium/swimming pool and industrial arts building. All renovations were completed to the eight buildings by 1996. Around 1996 “Senior” was dropped and the school is currently known as Bethel Park High School. During the late 2000s, plans were made for a new high school to replace the campus. The idea was proposed for security reasons (anyone could walk into the old high school with no trouble; students could leave school midday without notice), as well as the fact that the old school was falling apart from age and corners cut during the 1996 renovation. Ground was broken on the new school in 2010, south of the old campus next to the stadium parking lot. In 2012, the new school was finished, and students and staff were transferred to the new school for the second semester of the 2011–2012 school year. The buildings of the old campus were slowly demolished over the following months, with the landmark "Smokestack" once connected to Building 5 being the last part of the campus to be torn down. As the old school went down, new practice fields and parking lots were built over the remains. The work on the new fields and campus are as of October 2013 almost 100% complete. The only parts of the old campus that remain are the Bladerunners Ice Rink complex, Blackhawk Drive, Blackhawk Stadium, and Perkey Memorial Field, along with a few sidewalks that once connected the campus to Blackhawk Drive. Student life 1930s Curriculum in the 1930s consisted of English, History, French, Home Economics, Social Studies, Music, Latin, Science and Math. Events such as the May Day Celebration, class banquets, Halloween Parties and a New Year's Dance were part of school life. Operettas were presented instead of the Musical. Clubs such as Girl Reserves, Hi-Y, The Secret Sixteen and the Junior Birdmen were popular among the students. Sports were limited to Boys Basketball and Football. Girls Basketball was an intramural sport. The first school cafeteria in Allegheny County opened at Bethel Grade School in 1930 and was staffed by students who earned one credit toward graduation for their participation. 1940s The 1940s saw an end to the Depression and the beginning of World War II. Like other schools, many young Bethel High School male students were active in the war. Female students did their part for