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Bloomfield High School is located in Bloomfield, Indiana. Bloomfield Schools have been in Bloomfield since the late 1800s. The school used to stand where the Bloomfield Highrise Building stands today, but it is currently located on West Spring Street.[1] The average class size in the high school is 32 students. As of the 2006-2007 school year, there were about 365 students; 87 seniors, 81 juniors, 99 sophomores, and 89 freshmen. Bloomfield is one of the five public school districts in Greene County.[2]

Contact and Location information:

  • Address:
 501 W Spring St.
 Bloomfield, IN
 47424-0266
  • Phone number:
 (812)384-4550
  • Website:
 http://www.bsd.k12.in.us/


The school offers a wide variety of extra curricular activities. The athletics include basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, cross country, track, and golf. Football is not currently offered at the high school, though there are many community leagues that students participate in. Other extra curricular activities include NJROTC[3], FFA[4], Band (concert, marching, pep, and jazz), National Honor Society, Speech, Dance, Choir, Theater, and Cheer.


The boys varsity basketball team has won thirty Sectional titles (1928, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009), six Regional titles (1961, 1965, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999), and one Semi-State title (1998). The girls varsity basketball team has won twelve Sectional titles, four Regional titles, three Semi-State titles, and one State Championship title.


Bloomfield School District has three choirs; Joyful Noise (grades 4-6), Cardinal Song (grades 7-9), and Center Stage (grades 10-12). The choirs are well known throughout the community, and have traveled to many places. Some of the places in which the groups have traveled include:

  • Branson, Missouri
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • New York City, New York
  • Walt Disney World in Florida
  • Washington D.C.
  • Gatlinburg, Tennessee
  • St. Louis, Missouri

The groups practice anywhere from 2-5 times a week in the morning and evening. The students participating in this group must undergo an audition process at the end of every year for the following year.


The Dance Team offered at Bloomfield is known as the Redliners. They perform at halftime of all boys varsity home basketball games along with other performances around the area. They perform a variety of dances in the forms of hip-hop, jazz, pom, kick, and lyrical. The group practices 2-3 times a week after school. Students involved with the dance team undergo an tryout prior to the year of involvement.




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