Bedford High School (Ohio)

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Bedford High School
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Address
Bedford High School (Ohio)
481 Northfield Road

,
44146

United States
Coordinates 41°24′09″N81°31′31″W / 41.4024°N 81.5253°W / 41.4024; -81.5253
Information
Type Public, coeducational
Established1954
School districtBedford City School District
PrincipalKhalisha Lewis
Teaching staff57.14 (FTE) [1]
Grades 912
Enrollment1,056 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.48 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Lake Erie League [2]
SportsFootball, Baseball, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Swimming, Cross Country, and Track and Field.
MascotScotty The Bearcat
Team nameBearcats [2]
Accreditation Ohio Department of Education
Website Bedford High School

Bedford High School is a public school in Bedford, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland.

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Background

Bedford High School was built in 1957, with additions in 1971, and 1994. Bedford High School is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education. [3]

Bedford High School was neighbors with St. Peter Chanel High School until Chanel High School was demolished in July 2020. With both schools winning championships in sports, The city of Bedford renamed a portion of Northfield Road the "Avenue of Champions". Both schools were under construction at the same time in the 1950s.

Bedford High School was erected in 1955-57, it is built in Norman Brick-style architecture with limestone and cost $2.1 million. The Bedford Board of Education Building at 475 Northfield Road was built on the campus in 1961 and two wings were added to the high school in 1971. They are connected to the rest of the building by two glass-enclosed walkways. The school's current football facility, Bearcat Stadium, opened in 1994.

The school once served as a potential nuclear fallout shelter. A fallout shelter sign was once visible at the front of the school building. Several underground passages exist at the school that would have served to shield the public in the event of nuclear attack.

Notable alumni

State championships

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "Bedford High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. BHS. "About Bedford High School". Bedford High School website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  4. "Student Journal 1984". Classmates.com. Bedford, Ohio: Bedford High School. 1984. p. 27. Retrieved 2 Jan 2021.
  5. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  6. Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-23.

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