Belchertown High School

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Belchertown High School
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Address
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142 Springfield Road

Belchertown
,
Massachusetts
01007

United States
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School typePublic
Open enrollment[1]
PrincipalChristine Vigneux
Teaching staff46.99 (FTE)[3]
Enrollment711 (2017–18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.13[3]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Black and orange   
Athletics conferenceMIAA Division 2
MascotBoris the Oriole
Team nameOrioles
Websitehttp://www.belchertownps.org/index.php/schools-199/belchertown-high-school

Belchertown High School (BHS) is located in Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States. The high school is home to grades 9 through 12. The building has three floors, a cafeteria, an auditorium, a library, and a gymnasium with an indoor-track on the upper floor.

History[]

The building is on Springfield Road and was first used in the 2002–2003 school year. The high school used to be on North Washington Street, in the building which is now the Jabish Brook Middle School. The principal is Christine M. Vigneux, who is assisted by Mr. Robert Marchewka, the Vice Principal.

The high school offers many Advanced Placement courses (AP). The school holds very high MCAS scores in English.

The high school's motto is "The Belchertown High School educational community fosters academic excellence and responsible citizenship in a positive, safe, and respectful environment in order to develop productive contributors to society."

Music program[]

Belchertown High School's music program includes nine musical groups and ensembles including a Concert Band (9th & 10th grade students), Symphony Band (11th & 12th grade students), Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble 1, Percussion Ensemble 2, Marching Band, Concert Choir, and a Women's Choir. The band program has won numerous gold medals (the highest medal awarded) at MICCA, which is a high school band competition in Massachusetts.[citation needed] The choir program has also won numerous awards.[citation needed]

In 2012, the school's marching band, the Marching Orioles, performed in the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. On the same trip, the Belchertown High School Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, and Concert Band competed in the Orlando World Strides Heritage Festival and received numerous awards.[4]

The Director of Bands was Lyndsay Boysen from 2008 to 2014, Dr. Brian Messier from 2014 to 2019. Ryan Caster has been the Director of Bands since Fall of 2019. The choir director is Susan Comstock. In the 2013–2014 school year, the program included more than 160 students.[5]

Athletics[]

Belchertown High School's athletic programs include football, basketball, baseball, hockey, cross country, golf, tennis, lacrosse, swimming, track-and-field, field hockey and soccer teams. The boys soccer team won the Massachusetts Division 3 State Championship during Fall 2013 and Fall 2019.[citation needed]

Student and teacher population[]

In the 2014–2015 school year, there were more than 700 students enrolled at the school and more than 50 teachers.

Notes[]

  • Monumental Staircase

  • Cafeteria

  • Cafeteria/Auditorium Lobby

  • Library

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf
  2. ^ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2019-20 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Belchertown High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Russell, Jim (28 June 2012). "3 shares Belchertown High School singers, musicians win at Disney World". MassLive.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  5. ^ N/A, N/A. "Department of Music Faculty". belchertownps.org. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-02.

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Coordinates: 42°15′51″N 72°24′10″W / 42.2641°N 72.4029°W / 42.2641; -72.4029

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