| Bethlehem High School | |
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| Address | |
| 309 West Stephen Foster Avenue Bardstown, Kentucky, (Nelson County), 40004 United States |
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| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1819 |
| Principal | Tom Hamilton |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 285 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Campus | Exurban |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Team name | Eagles / Banshees |
| Athletic Director | Tom Brown |
| Website | http://www.bethlehemhigh.org |
Bethlehem High School is a coeducational, Roman Catholic high school in Bardstown, Kentucky. It is part of the Archdiocese of Louisville, and is one of only two coeducational high schools among the nine overseen by the archdiocese (the other being Holy Cross High School in Louisville).[1] In 2006, the boys soccer team won the Class A state title, the football team beat Bardstown for the 9th district title, and boys basketball won the 19th District Championship. In 2008, the boys soccer team again won the Class A State title and the cheerleading squad placed first at the Jamfest National Championship Competition.
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Bethlehem High School had its beginning in 1818 when Bishop Flaget requested the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to open an elementary day school for the education of the children in the Bardstown area. Brother David, the founder of this religious order, provided the school which was staffed by Sisters Harriet Gardiner, Polly Beavin and Nancy Lynd. The name Bethlehem was given to this new school to signify the birth of the first branch house stemming from Nazareth, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Bethlehem continued as an elementary school until 1911 when St. Joseph Preparatory High School for boys was founded. The boys attended "St. Joe Prep", as the school was affectionately called, while girls continued at Bethlehem and its first high school graduating class was in 1913. From 1911 until 1953, Bethlehem continued as a co-educational elementary school, and a girls high school. In the fall of 1953, St. Joseph Parochial Elementary School, built by St. Joseph Parish, opened and Bethlehem then became a parish high school for girls, no longer owned by the Sisters, but staffed by them.
In 1968, "St. Joe Prep" closed, and, in 1970, Bethlehem became a co-educational high school as it continues today. Bethlehem is now the only Roman Catholic high school in the Louisville Archdiocese outside of Jefferson County and serves seven counties and 35 parishes, with a current enrollment of 285 students. The School mascots are the Eagles for the boy's teams and the Banshees for the girl's teams.
Bethlehem High School has a variety of extracurricular activities in sports and non-athletic areas, including drama, speech, National Honor Society, Spirit Club, choir, student council, and others.
The Bethlehem Drama Club has traditionally staged two main performances per school year - a play in the Fall and a musical in the Spring.
| School year | Semester | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Fall | - |
| Spring | Little Shop of Horrors | |
| 2008–2009 | Fall | Dracula |
| Spring | Godspell | |
| 2009–2010 | Fall | The Diary of Anne Frank |
| Spring | Little Women | |
| 2010–2011 | Fall | You Can't Take it With You |
| Spring | The Sound of Music | |
| "-" denotes currently unknown information | ||