Bitburg Middle-High School

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Bitburg Middle-High School
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Bitburg Middle-High School
Bitburg Airbase

Germany
Coordinates 49°56′43″N6°33′54″E / 49.94528°N 6.56500°E / 49.94528; 6.56500
Information
Type DoDDS Secondary
Established1956
Closed2017
School districtKaiserslautern District
Color(s)Blue and white
Athletics conferenceDivision II
MascotBarons (Knight)

Bitburg Middle-High School (generally referred to as BMHS), originally opened in 1956, was part of the Kaiserslautern School District and had a student population of approximately 230 with a faculty of thirty. It was situated in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In the 2013-14 school year, the Bitburg Middle School was integrated into the high school.

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Although Bitburg Middle-High School was located at the Bitburg Air Base housing complex, many of the students that attend this school live at the Spangdahlem Air Base or villages in the surrounding areas. Over the course of the next decade, a new middle/high school will be built at the Spangdahlem Air Base.

Bitburg Middle-High School was a member of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools network. It implemented and a Block Scheduling/Seminar schedule during the 1994–1995 school year.

In 2017, Bitburg Middle-High School closed. [1] in preparation for a complete hand over of the Bitburg grounds back to German control in 2018. Students and faculty moved to Spangdahlem.

Accreditation

Bitburg Middle-High School is fully accredited by AdvancED. [2]

Technology

There are three computer labs and students have access to 12 carrels containing laptop computers. Additionally, there is a intranet in which students can save files to their own server partition.

A wide variety of distance learning courses are offered, including Marine Biology, French, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics.

Advanced classes

Bitburg Middle-High School offers many Advanced Placement courses through the College Board program.

Athletics

There is interscholastic competition for boys and girls during these three seasons. All athletes must abide by the Bitburg HS athletic code. A physical examination each year is required to try out, practice or play. All students must maintain academic eligibility in order to participate in the athletics program. [3]

Extracurricular activities

Bitburg offers a various number of clubs for students to join. Each club elects at least one position (Senator) and may select up to six (Secretary, Vice President, President, etc.)

*: Denotes entrance requirement

Eifel School Systems

The following schools feed into Bitburg High School either directly or indirectly:

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References

  1. ↑ "Bitburg High School closes doors after 60 years". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ "'Bitburg Middle-High School Handbook': Official Handbook for Bitburg Middle-High School" (PDF). DoDEA. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "DoDEA: DoDDS-Europe | Bitburg HS -- Activities & Clubs". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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