Bethel High School (Spanaway, Washington)

Bethel High School
Address
22215 38th Avenue East
Spanaway, Washington, 98387-6828
United States
Coordinates 47°03′15″N 122°22′40″W / 47.05417°N 122.37778°WCoordinates: 47°03′15″N 122°22′40″W / 47.05417°N 122.37778°W
Information
Type Public secondary
Established 1952
School district Bethel School District
Principal Cliff Anderson
Faculty 79
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,337 (1987)
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Crimson, Gray, White, and Black
Mascot Braves
Website

Bethel High School is located in Spanaway, Washington. It is Bethel School District's oldest high school, dating back to 1952 .

Academics

AP classes offered are Statistics, Calculus, Psychology, Literature and Composition, Language and Composition, Government and Politics, and Biology.

Activities

ASB, Speech/Debate, Dance/Drill, Choir (Concert Choir), Band (Concert Band, Pep Band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band), Orchestra, Next Level Campus, DECA, Drama, FBLA, FCCLA, French Club, German Club, National Honor Society, Key Club, Native American Club, Natural Helpers, SAFTYE, S.A.V.E, Spanish Club, AFJROTC and United Cultural Congress.

Athletics

Bethel is part of the Bethel School District along with Spanaway Lake High School and Graham-Kapowsin High School. Bethel competes in the South Division of the 4A South Puget Sound league in Washington's West Central District.

JROTC

Bethel High School hosts an Air Force JROTC (AFJROTC) course, much like its sister high schools (GKHS with Army JROTC, Spanaway-Lake with Navy JROTC).

Sports

The mascot is the Braves.

Recent team state tournament results:

Other sports are soccer, girls basketball, cross country, track and field, swim and dive, baseball, fastpitch softball, tennis, golf, wrestling, football, track and bowling. It has cheerleading and a dance/drill team.

History

A speech given during the 1983 ASB Elections resulted in disciplinary action against the orator, Matthew Fraser, who then filed a lawsuit against the school district in an effort to defend the First Amendment right of free speech for students in public schools. The case was eventually taken up by the Supreme Court of the United States of America in Bethel School District v. Fraser 478 U.S. 675 (1986), who upheld the decision of Bethel High School administrators in punishing Fraser.

Notable alumni

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