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Bedford High School is a public high school in the town of Bedford, New Hampshire, United States. The high school adjoins the town's Ross A. Lurgio Middle School (7th and 8th grades). The combined schools are situated on a campus at 47 Nashua Road. The two schools share an 810-seat theatre, a 2000-seat gymnasium, a FieldTurf football field and a synthetic 400-meter track. The approximate cost for constructing this facility in combination with Lurgio was $50 million. Bedford High School's mascot is the bulldog, which was determined from a polling by the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders in early 2006. The polling also determined the school colors, which are red, black, and silver. Bedford has an outstanding sports program, which was recognized as the 20th best in the nation by maxpreps.com. The school employs a two-level system, which are the PSP level and the IB/Honors level. This was based on a general consensus taken in the fall of 2006. The school also offers rigorous Advanced Placement courses and IB courses for juniors and seniors. Bedford High was the first school in the state of New Hampshire to offer IB classes, and the first group of IB Diploma students graduated with the rest of the first senior class in June 2010. A total of 11 seniors earned the IB Diploma. Before construction of the high school, Bedford's students were tuitioned to Manchester West High School, an arrangement that had been in place since 1923. The high school began teaching in the 2007-2008 school year, with an enrollment of 550 students (freshmen and sophomores only). For the 2009-2010 year, the school accommodated all four classes (freshmen through seniors), and total enrollment reached 1,250 students. The first class to attend four years and graduate from Bedford High School was the class of 2011. The first principal of the school, from 2007 to 2009, was George H. Edwards Jr., who was previously the principal at Bow High School in nearby Bow, New Hampshire. The current principal is William Hagen, who came from Salem High School. BHS has a large theatre with seating for 810 people. The school provides choir, band, and art classes. As an afterschool club, BHS Theatre Company does two to three productions a year, including musicals and straight plays. The BHS math team has, since its birth in 2009, attained 2nd place in the NH SMASH meet in 2012, and then 2nd again the next year in the next division. ==Athletics== The BHS football team was coached by Kurt Hines until the 2015-16 season, when Derek Stank took over. The team has improved from no wins their first season in Division III (2008) to two wins the following year with a full varsity squad, to a 4-0 start in their third season (2010). The team has now moved to Division I as of fall 2013. The BHS lacrosse team currently holds the nation's record for most consecutive wins in boy's lacrosse (active streak). In 2010, only their 2nd varsity season, the team was runner-up in the state championship game losing in OT. The varsity program has 3 back-to-back Division II state titles under coach Matthew Guerard for the 2011-2013, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 seasons. The BHS cheerleading team won back-to-back State Championships in Fall 2013 and Winter 2014. The BHS golf team has two Division II state titles in 2009 and 2010 all won under head coach Joel St. Laurent. The BHS swimming team competes in Division I, and the Women's team placed second at states in the 2011-2012 season and won first in the 2013-2014 season. The BHS ice hockey program supports both a varsity and a junior varsity team. The varsity program has 3 back-to-back Division II state titles under coach Marty Myers for the 2011-2013, 2012-2013, and 2013-2014 seasons. The BHS girls' soccer team beat Exeter High School, ranked number one, in the 2013 Division I State Championship. The BHS men's wrestling team coached by Bob Bennincassa won the Division II state title in 2014 and has produced multiple state champions. Most notable wrestler (Robert Bernard) won the 2013 state title at 170lbs and is the only 2 time all-state wrestler from Bedford. He had a senior record of 43-8. The BHS girls' basketball team won the Division I state title in 2013. The BHS men's tennis team has won 5 consecutive state titles (2011-2015). The BHS girl's tennis team has won 2 state titles (2012, 2015). The BHS girl's track team has won 3 consecutive state titles at the Division I level (2013-2015). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bedford High School (New Hampshire)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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