Gala To Celebrate 100th Anniversary Of Bensalem High School

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Bensalem High School's centennial celebration is getting ready for its centerpiece event.

The Bensalem Township School District has been holding numerous events this school year to celebrate Bensalem High School’s 100th anniversary.

While more events are scheduled throughout the year for students, the school district is holding a formal gala for adults only on March 2.

The event takes place from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at Celebrations on 2201 Galloway Rd.

The cost is $100 a person and features an open bar, cocktail hour with hors d’ oeuvres, a full-course sit-down dinner, and dessert.

Formal Attire is required with Black Tie optional. Those attending must be 21 years of age.

Those interested in attending can click this link and fill out a short form. Payments can be made by check or money order or Venmo.

Checks and money orders should be made payable to “BHSSA.” Write GALA in memo. Checks can be mailed to the Bensalem Township School District, 3000 Donallen Drive, Bensalem, PA, 19020 ATTN: GALA.

For Venmo: @bhssa - (Please write GALA in the note/memo, include your first and last
name, and number of guests.

Anyone with questions should call 215-750-2800, ext. 4101 or e-mail bhs100@bensalemsd.org.

In September, the school district held a ceremony marking 100 years of the high school's first graduating class.

According to history records, the first one-room Cornwells School at 2400 Bristol Pike, Cornwells Heights, was torn down in favor of a two-room school building in 1893. A third room was added in 1918, and a fourth room in 1923.

The four-room building housed the first Bensalem Township High School and two elementary groups. The first graduating class, the Class of 1925, consisted of five students.

The records also show that in July 1923, Samuel K. Faust was invited to take charge of the district to organize a high school.

Previously, high school-age students who lived in the Cornwells Heights area were sent to other high schools in towns nearby, such as Bristol, Langhorne, Jenkintown, and Frankford.

In 1954, Bensalem Township High School was re-established at its new building and location at 2201 Street Rd. In September 1969, the new Bensalem High School, located at 4319 Hulmeville Rd., opened its doors.