Bedford High School (Ohio)
| Bedford High School | |
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| Address | |
| 481 Northfield Road Bedford, Ohio, (Cuyahoga County), 44146  United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°24′09″N 81°31′31″W / 41.4024°N 81.5253°WCoordinates: 41°24′09″N 81°31′31″W / 41.4024°N 81.5253°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Bedford City Schools |
| Superintendent | Sherman Micsak[1] |
| Principal | Samuel Vawters[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1202 (2008-2009) |
| Color(s) | Green and White [1] |
| Athletics conference | Lake Erie League[1] |
| Team name | Bearcats[1] |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Athletic Director | Sean Jackson[1] |
| Website | High School homepage |
Bedford High School is a public school in Bedford, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland, Ohio.
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[edit] Background
Bedford High School was built in 1957, with additions in 1971, and 1994. Bedford High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[3]
Bedford High School is neighbors with St. Peter Chanel High School. With both schools winning championships in sports, The City of Bedford renamed a portion of Northfield Road, the Avenue of Champions. Both schools were under construction at the same time in the 1950s.
Bedford High School was erected in 1955-57, it is built in Norman Brick-style architecture with limestone. When Bedford High opened it cost $2.1 million dollars, during this time neighboring St. Peter Chanel was being built. In the 1950s, Northfield Road was called construction road due to these high schools being built. In 1957, new Bedford High Opened at the same time as its neighbor. In 1961, the Bedford Board of Education Building 475 Northfield Road was built on the campus. In the 1970-72 school years Bedford added two wings which are connected by two glass enclosed walkways.
In the 1994 school year, Bedford High opened Bearcat Stadium with fanfare. The night Bearcat Stadium opened was the same night that neighbor St. Peter Chanel broke the streak.
Bedford High School is taller than its neighbor St. Peter Chanel, if you look east on Rockside Road in Maple Heights, you could see Bedford High towering. Also during Friday Night Football games, the lights both of Bedford and St. Peter Chanel can be visible.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Halle Berry, actress (c/o 1984)
- Eric Beverly, NFL player for the Detroit Lions (c/o 1992)
- Chris Chambers, NFL player (c/o 1997)
- George Alec Effinger, a science fiction writer (c/o 1965)
- Lee Evans, NFL player (c/o 1999)
- Elmer Flick, MLB player and inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
- Toby Radloff, a minor celebrity owing to his appearances in Cleveland writer Harvey Pekar’s autobiographical comic book American Splendor.
- Rodger Saffold, NFL Player for the St. Louis Rams (c/o 2006)
- Tom Shipley, award-winning producer/director and songwriter (“One Toke Over the Line”) from the Tarkio (album) (Class of 1959)
- Mary Ellen Weber, a former NASA astronaut (c/o 1980)
- Sharon Mackell,a bigfoot field researcher, singer and comedienne (c/o 1980)
[edit] Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Track and Field - 1993 [4]
- Wrestling – 1955 [5]
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1238. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-02-17.[dead link]
- ^ BHS. "About Bedford High School". Bedford High School website. http://www.bedford.k12.oh.us/schools_highschool.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". http://www.yappi.com/statechamps/wrestling.html. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
