Bethlehem Central High School
| Bethlehem Central High School | |
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| Location | |
| 700 Delaware Avenue Delmar, New York 12054 |
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| Coordinates | 42°36′39.32″N 73°51′24.30″W / 42.6109222°N 73.8567500°WCoordinates: 42°36′39.32″N 73°51′24.30″W / 42.6109222°N 73.8567500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Bethlehem Central School District |
| Dean | Anthony Malizia and Dave Doemel |
| Principal | Michael Klugman (interim Principal) and Heather Culnan |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | About 1,722 |
| Number of students | About 1800 |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Athletics conference | Suburban Council, Section II |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | bcsd |
Bethlehem Central High School is a public high school in Delmar, New York, just south of Albany. Located at 700 Delaware Avenue, the school serves students in grades 9-12 from the towns of Bethlehem and New Scotland. The school was ranked 366 on Newsweek's 2013 "America's Best High Schools."
The school was established in 1932 at 332 Kenwood Avenue. Within 20 years, the original building was deemed too small, and the school moved to its current location in 1954. (The former building now serves as the district's middle school although it still bears the inscription "Bethlehem Central High School".)
In 2006, the school forbade students to wear hats, hoods, bandannas, and handkerchiefs, saying that these can be gang symbols. This policy was met with considerable student protest, culminating in a petition that accumulated more than 1000 signatures in one day. The issue drew coverage in the Times Union and local television news formats.
The school's 2014 construction project will be complete after several months of construction. Several additions have been added by contractor Sano-Rubin Construction Services. A gymnasium and gate station have been added. Also several wings on the second and first floors and three science labs have been added. As well, they have moved the Pupil Personnel Services, expanded the Counseling Center, expanded and moved art rooms, expanded the cafeteria, and moved the fitness center.
The school's Science Bowl team finished first in their regional competition in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2015, earning them trips to the national competition in Washington, DC.
Bethlehem High School has produced excellent Masterminds teams that have won several championships in their league. The Bethlehem Masterminds team won the state tournament in 2006, 2010, 2013, and 2014, making it the only team to have won states two years in a row.
Bethlehem students have also consistently performed well at the National History Bowl, having placed highly in its national championship each year since 2012. However, the History Bowl team is not funded by the school. Members of the History Bowl team have also done well at all-subject Quizbowl events, having won several in the 2014-15 school year.
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