Bethel High School (Connecticut)

Bethel High School
Established	1939
Type	Public school
Students	1000
Grades	9 - 12
Location	David W. Deakin Educational Park, Bethel, Connecticut, USA
Colors	Maroon and white
Mascot	Wildcat
Website	Bethel High School Official Web Site

Bethel High School is a public secondary school located in the town of Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, approximately 60 miles 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.

Class schedule

Bethel High operates on an eight period rotating class schedule. There are six periods per day in an eight day cycle, allowing for eight possible courses.(However, students may take fewer classes if employed, or concurrently enrolled in a college class.)

Students

The following breakdown of students based on ethnicity is an estimate from 2004 enrollment data.

Student Ethnicity	Number	Percent
African American	<20	2
Asian American	60	6
Hispanic	40	4
Native American	<10	1
Pacific Islander American	<10	1
White American, non-Hispanic	>820	82
Multiple	40	4

Extracurricular activities

Fall sports

• Football
• Soccer
• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Volleyball

Winter sports

• Wrestling
• Basketball
• Ice Hockey
• Swimming
• Track
• Skiing
• Snowboarding
• Winterguard

Spring sports

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

Other extracurricular activities

• Bethel High School is home to an award-winning NJROTC unit.
• The Bethel High School Marching Band
• Bethel High School is also home to many musical productions performed by its students, recently including Grease, Oklahoma!, Bye Bye Birdie, Aida , "The Pajama Game", "Fame" 42nd Street, and "Once Upon A Mattress".
• The Bethel High School Orchestra
• Bethel High School Onstage Players annually performs a fall drama, a children's theater production, and an Evening of Monologues.
• Bethel High School's Mock Trial Team won the Connecticut State Championship in 2008.
• Bethel High School's Renaissance club
• Bethel High School DECA
• Bethel High School Mirage
• Bethel High School Newspaper
• Bethel High School, along with Brookfield and Danbury High are the SWC champions for the 2009-2010 season

The BBD (Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury) IceCats were second in state in division III for the 2009-2010 season

• Bethel High School Language and Culture Club

Notable alumni

• Dan Cramer,^{[citation needed]} UFC Fighter - Ultimate Fighter Season 7 contestant
• Andy King,^{[citation needed]} radio executive producer and talk show host 790 The Ticket
• Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth
• Meg Ryan,^{[citation needed]} actress
• Peter Selgin, author
• Greg Sutton, soccer player

External links

• Bethel High School Official Web Site
• Bethel public school system
• Bethel NJROTC
• Bethel High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006" from the state Department of Education
• School's Web page at Great Schools Web site