Bethel High School (Connecticut)
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.
| Bethel High School | |
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| Address | |
300 Whittlesey Dr, Bethel, CT 06801 , United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Drive a firestone |
| Established | 1939 |
| Principal | Christopher Troetti |
| Teaching staff | 78.94 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 904 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.45[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | bethelhs |
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Winter sports:
- Ice hockey1
- ^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.[2]
Other extracurricular activities
- Bethel High School is home to an award-winning Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) unit.[3]
- Bethel High School's Mock Trial Team won the Connecticut State Championship in 2008.[4]
- Bethel High School is home to the multi-award-winning Marching Wildcats. The Marching Wildcats are USBANDS States and Nationals winners.
Notable alumni
- Matt Barnes, professional baseball player, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
- Dan Cramer, mixed martial artist, former UFC Fighter.[5]
- Seth Grahame-Smith, screenwriter, producer and author.
- Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth.
- Meg Ryan, actress.[6]
- Peter Selgin, author.
- Eva Rupert, adventurer, survivalist, Naked and Afraid (Discovery Channel).
- Greg Sutton, soccer player.
References
- "Bethel High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- bbdhockey.com
- "Distinguished Unit Award". Bethel.k12.ct.us. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- "BHS News". Bethel.k12.ct.us. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- "Dan Cramer UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "1979 Bethel High Yearbook". classmates.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links
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