Bethel High School (Connecticut)

Bethel High School
Address
David W. Deakin Educational Park
Bethel, Connecticut
USA
Information
Type Public school
Established 1939
Principal Christopher Troetti
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1000
Color(s)      Maroon and      white
Mascot Wildcat
Website bethelhs.ss12.sharpschool.com

Bethel High School is a public secondary school located in the town of Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City. The school serves the town of Bethel.

History

Bethel High School was established in 1884. The original building was on South Street. A new building was built in 1939 on what later became School Street, and additions to its main building were made over the next few years. The School Street building is now the Bethel Municipal Center (Town Hall). The South Street building was later converted into a fire station. It stood where the Bethel Volunteer Fire Department Headquarters is today. In 1970 a new high school was built in the Bethel Educational Park (now David W. Deakin Educational Park).

In 2009, renovations to the school building were finished, creating new classroom space, a new gym, music education area, and other facilities.

Campus

Bethel High School occupies 64 acres (260,000 m2), with views of the Berkshires in the distance. The main school building contains approximately 70 classrooms, several computer labs, a media center, and a theater. Other rooms include industrial technology areas, art and photography rooms, and the cafeteria. The campus also includes a large gymnasium, a weight room, a wrestling room, a tennis court, a track, and several athletic fields.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Fall sports:

  • Football
  • Boys' cross country
  • Girls' cross country
  • Volleball
  • Cheerleading
  • Girls competitive swim
  • Field hockey
  • Marching Band

Winter sports:

  • Wrestling
  • Basketball
  • Ice hockey1
  • Swimming
  • Indoor track
  • Winterguard
  • Cheerleading

Spring sports:

  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Golf
  • Track
  • Lacrosse

^1 The BBD Ice Cats Hockey team, with members from Brookfield, Bethel & Danbury high schools, is a "tri-op" high school hockey team competing in the South West Conference (SWC) - D2/3. They are based at the Danbury (CT) Ice Arena. In 2009–10 and 2012–13 BBD won the Div.2/Div.3 SWC Championship and were runners-up in 2011. They advanced to the CIAC Div.3 State Final in 2009–10. In the 2012–13 season BBD moved up to Div.2 and advanced to the state semi-final.[1]

Other extracurricular activities

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ bbdhockey.com
  2. ↑ "Distinguished Unit Award". Bethel.k12.ct.us. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. ↑ "BHS News". Bethel.k12.ct.us. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  4. ↑ "Dan Cramer UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ "1979 Bethel High Yearbook". classmates.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

Coordinates: 41°22′41″N 73°23′38″W / 41.3781°N 73.3939°W / 41.3781; -73.3939

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