Bellingham High School (Massachusetts)

Bellingham High School
Address
60 Blackstone Street Bellingham , Massachusetts 02019 United States
Coordinates	42.0777°N 71.4678°W / 42.0777; -71.4678
Information
Type	Public high school Open enrollment
Principal	Megan Lafayette
Staff	59.50 (FTE)
Grades	8–12
Enrollment	747 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	12.55
Color(s)	Black and white
Athletics conference	Tri-Valley League
Mascot	Blackhawk
Rival	Medway High School
Website	www.edlinesites.net/pages/Bellingham_High_School

Bellingham High School, or BHS is a five-year public high school located in the town of Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States. BHS is one of two high schools in the town of Bellingham.

History

This building was opened in 2001 for grades 9–12, thus making the old high school become the middle school for grades 5–8. The three elementary schools in Bellingham went from the grades kindergarten to sixth, to now kindergarten to fourth. As of 2015, the high school has transitioned to grades 8–12 as the middle school is now grades 4–7 and the two remaining elementary schools South Elementary and Stall Brook Elementary are now K–3.

Notable alumni

• Ricky Santos, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, also played for various CFL teams.
• Debbie Mueller, only American winner of Dublin Marathon, pioneer female road runner

References

• http://www.bellingham.k12.ma.us/hs/Athletics/athletics.htm Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.bellingham.k12.ma.us/hs/default.htm