Public school in Bethel, Connecticut, United States
Bethel High School is a public secondary school located in the town of Bethel, Connecticut, approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City. Founded in 1939, its previous location was the Municipal Center until it was moved to its current location at 300 Whittlesey Drive.[2] The school is located in an educational park along with the elementary and middle schools of the town.
Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at the graduation of the Class of 1954.[3] Since speaking to the graduating class of only 52 graduates, Bethel High School has expanded to as of the year 2019, an enrollment of 904.
Bethel High School offers a honors and Advanced Placement (AP) Classes such as AP Calculus. It has an AP enrollment rate of 52% and a graduation rate of 96%.[4]
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Fall:
Cross Country
Soccer
Golf
Girls Swimming
Winter:
Track and Field
Wrestling
Basketball
Boys Swimming
Spring:
Tennis
Track
Baseball
Lacrosse
Other extracurricular activities
- Bethel High School is home to an award-winning Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) unit.[5]
- Bethel High School's Mock Trial Team won the Connecticut State Championship in 2008.[6]
- Bethel High School is home to the multi-award-winning Marching Wildcats. The Marching Wildcats are USBANDS States and Nationals winners.
- Bethel High School is home to a Connecticut State Championship level Overwatch (video game) team.
- Bethel High School is home to a state medaling debate team and competes in the FCML (Fairfield Country Math Team)
Notable alumni
- Raghib Allie-Brennan, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Matt Barnes, professional baseball player, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- Dan Cramer, mixed martial artist, former UFC Fighter[7]
- Seth Grahame-Smith, screenwriter, producer and author
- Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth
- Meg Ryan, actress[8]
- Peter Selgin, author
- Greg Sutton, soccer player
References
- ^ a b c "Bethel High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ Bethel High School Group. "Bethel High School".
- ^ "Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Bethel High School". The New York Times. p. A26. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Bethel High School". usnews.
- ^ "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 20 July 2014.
- ^ "1979 Bethel High Yearbook". classmates.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links
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