Bethel High School (Connecticut)
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Bethel High School is a public
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located in the town of
Bethel Bethel (, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; ; ) was an ancient Israelite city and sacred space that is frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Bet ...
, Connecticut, approximately north of
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. Founded in 1939, its previous location was the Municipal Center until it was moved to its current location at 300 Whittlesey Drive. 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. Since speaking to the graduating class of only 52 graduates, Bethel High School has expanded to as of the year 2019, an enrollment of 904. 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%.


Extracurricular activities


Athletics

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

*Bethel High School is home to an award-winning
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(NJROTC) unit. *Bethel High School's Mock Trial Team won the Connecticut State Championship in 2008. *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 Connecticut State Championship level
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team. *Bethel High School is home to a state medaling debate team and competes in the FCML (Fairfield Country Math Team)


Notable alumni

* Raghib Allie-Brennan, member of the
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* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Bethel, Connecticut Educational institutions established in 1939 Schools in Fairfield County, Connecticut Public high schools in Connecticut 1939 establishments in Connecticut