Bethel High School (Connecticut)
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| Bethel High School | |
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300 Whittlesey Drive , Connecticut 06801 United States | |
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| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1939 |
| CEEB code | 070025 |
Principal | Christopher Troetti |
Teaching staff | 83.90 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,083 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.91[1] |
| Schedule | 7:30-2:10 |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Newspaper | Wildcat Word |
| Website | https://bhs.bethel.k12.ct.us/ |
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 present-day Municipal Center (1 School Street) 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. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had an enrollment of 1,083 students.[4]
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%.[5]
Extracurricular activities
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- Fall:
- Football
- Volleyball
- Field hockey
- Cross Country
- Soccer
- Golf
- Girls Swimming
- Winter:
- Track and Field
- Wrestling
- Basketball
- Boys Swimming
- Spring:
- Tennis
- Softball
- Track
- Baseball
- Lacrosse
Other extracurricular activities
[edit]- Bethel High School is home to an award-winning Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) unit.[6]
- Bethel High School's Mock Trial Team won the Connecticut State Championship in 2008.[7]
- 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 state medaling debate team and competes in the FCML (Fairfield Country Math Team)
Notable alumni
[edit] | This list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2022) |
- Raghib Allie-Brennan, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Matt Barnes, professional baseball player, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
- Connor Grillo, public speaker, front office for the New York Yankees and Savannah Bananas[8]
- Dan Cramer, mixed martial artist, former UFC Fighter[9]
- Seth Grahame-Smith, screenwriter, producer and author
- Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth
- Meg Ryan, actress[10]
- Peter Selgin, author
- Greg Sutton, soccer player
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Bethel High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ 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". Retrieved December 11, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Bethel High School". usnews.
- ↑ "Distinguished Unit Award". Bethel.k12.ct.us. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ "BHS News". Bethel.k12.ct.us. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-grillo-5458b6247/
- ↑ "Dan Cramer UFC Bio". Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ↑ "1979 Bethel High Yearbook". classmates.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
External links
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