Bethel High School (Bethel, Connecticut)

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Bethel High School
Established 1939
Type Public school
Students 1000
Grades 9 - 12
Location 600 Whittlesy Drive,
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.

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[edit] 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).

[edit] Campus

Bethel High School occupies 64 acres, with views of Berkshires in the distance. The main school building contains approximately 50 classrooms, a computer lab, the library 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 tennis court, a track, and athletic field.

[edit] 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.) All six periods meet for 57 minutes on Monday through Friday. Classes start each day at 7:35 a.m. and school lets out at 2:15 p.m.

[edit] 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

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Fall sports

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

[edit] Winter sports

  • Wrestling
  • Basketball
  • Ice Hockey
  • Swimming
  • Track

[edit] Spring sports

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

[edit] Other extracurricular activities

  • The Bethel High School football team has a nine year State-Champion title. Undoubtably the best ever seen in Connecticut.
  • Bethel High School is home to an award-winning NJROTC unit[1]
  • The Bethel High School Marching Band [2]
  • Bethel High School is also home to many musical productions performed by its students, recently including Grease, Oklahoma!, Bye Bye Birdie, and Aida. This year's musical production is "The Pajama Game".
  • 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 successful Mock Trial Team has won States this year.
  • Bethel High School's Renaissance club has come under fire recently for being called an oppressive cult that is against free thinking. Evidence points that these claims are correct, as the Renaissance club viciously reprimanded one student who humorously mocked them, which is censorship. The club also puts up signs that say "You are in school so you are happy", which is propaganda. There is worry that the Renaissance club is trying to create a totalitarian state in Bethel High School but thankfully a band of anti-revolutionaries are out to stop them. They are known as Gunther's Free Thinkers and their motto is "Totten is scrow."

[edit] Notable Alumni and Teachers

  • Meg Ryan, actress
  • Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth
  • Brad Tilles, award-winning journalist.
  • James "Jimbo" Gunther Harper II, president and founder of Bethel High School
  • Brett "Brent" Monroe, Founder of diblet squad and a member of the FCA, and the Association for ramblers. A hero for all small annoying people.
  • Christopher J. Ciparelli, Official 2008 Rookie of the Year and girls track coach. He is anti-Chris O'donnell, Brent Monroe, Jimbo Harper, and Spencer Parsons, and looks down on the oppresive cult known to some as The Renissance
  • Joel Totten, Unofficial 2008 Rookie of the Year and well-known racist.
  • Michael Krupnikoff, Unofficial 2008 Teacher of the Year and is known for being anti-extra credit due to the extra work it gives to teachers
  • Patrick James (PJ) Geary, unofficial president of the class of 2010. He ran for president and led a strong campaign to the end. He was "The People's President" and was strongly supported by "The People". He lost the presidency due to foul play by, not one, but all other candidates running for president. The voting was not fair and approximetly 40 students didn't vote. The administration refused to re-vote which led many conspiracy-theorists to think that the election was rigged or tampered with.

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