Bethel High School

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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.HistoryBethel 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).In 2009, renovations to the school building were finished, creating new classroom space, a new gym, music education area, and other facilities.CampusBethel High School occupies 64acre, with views of the Berkshires in the distance. The main school building contains approximately 70 classrooms, several computer labs, a media center, 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 wrestling room, a tennis court, a track, and several athletic fields.Class scheduleBethel 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.)