Its sports teams have had successes in the 21st century. In 2006, the boys' soccer team won the Class A state title, the football team beat Bardstown for the 9th district title, and boys' basketball won the 19th District Championship. In 2008, the boys' soccer team again won the Class A State title, and the cheerleading squad placed first at the Jamfest National Championship Competition. The boys' soccer team won the Class A State Championship for the third time in 2011.
Bethlehem High School began in 1819 when Bishop Flaget requested the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to open an elementary day school for the children in the Bardstown area. Brother David, the founder of this religious order, provided the school, which was staffed by Sisters Harriet Gardiner, Polly Beavin and Nancy Lynd. The name "Bethlehem" was given to this new school to signify the birth of the first branch house stemming from Nazareth, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Bethlehem continued as an elementary school until 1911, when St. Joseph Preparatory High School for boys was founded. The boys attended "St. Joe Prep", as the school was affectionately called, while girls continued their schooling at Bethlehem. Bethlehem's first high school graduating class was in 1913. From 1911 until 1953, Bethlehem continued as a co-educational elementary school, and a girls' high school. In the fall of 1953, St. Joseph Parochial Elementary School (now St. Joseph School), built by St. Joseph Parish, opened. Bethlehem was operated exclusively as a parish high school for girls, no longer owned by the Sisters, but staffed by them.
In 1968, St. Joe Prep closed. In 1970, Bethlehem became a co-educational high school, as it continues today. Bethlehem is the only Roman Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Louisville outside of Jefferson County. It serves eight counties and 35 parishes, with a current enrollment of around 300 students. The school mascots are the Eagles for the boys' teams and the Banshees for the girls' teams.
Extracurricular activitiesedit
Bethlehem High School has a variety of extracurricular activities in sports and non-athletic areas, including drama, speech, National Honor Society, Spirit Club, choir, student council, golf, and cross country.
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External linksedit
School website
January 01, 1970
bethlehem, high, school, kentucky, bethlehem, high, school, saskatoon, saskatchewan, bethlehem, catholic, high, school, saskatoon, bethlehem, high, school, coeducational, roman, catholic, high, school, bardstown, kentucky, united, states, part, archdiocese, lo. For Bethlehem High School in Saskatoon Saskatchewan see Bethlehem Catholic High School Saskatoon Bethlehem High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic high school in Bardstown Kentucky United States It is part of the Archdiocese of Louisville and is one of only two coeducational high schools among the nine overseen by the archdiocese the other being Holy Cross High School in Louisville 2 Bethlehem High SchoolAddress309 West Stephen Foster AvenueBardstown Nelson County Kentucky 40004United StatesCoordinates37 48 35 N 85 28 14 W 37 80972 N 85 47056 W 37 80972 85 47056InformationTypePrivate coeducationalReligious affiliation s ChristianityDenominationRoman CatholicEstablished1819 205 years ago 1819 PrincipalSara ThurmondGrades9 12Enrollment304 1 Student to teacher ratio15 1Hours in school day7CampusExurbanColor s Royal blue and gold Team nameEagles BansheesTuition 8 000Athletic DirectorGilly SimpsonWebsitehttp www bethlehemhigh org Its sports teams have had successes in the 21st century In 2006 the boys soccer team won the Class A state title the football team beat Bardstown for the 9th district title and boys basketball won the 19th District Championship In 2008 the boys soccer team again won the Class A State title and the cheerleading squad placed first at the Jamfest National Championship Competition The boys soccer team won the Class A State Championship for the third time in 2011 Contents 1 History 2 Extracurricular activities 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBethlehem High School began in 1819 when Bishop Flaget requested the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to open an elementary day school for the children in the Bardstown area Brother David the founder of this religious order provided the school which was staffed by Sisters Harriet Gardiner Polly Beavin and Nancy Lynd The name Bethlehem was given to this new school to signify the birth of the first branch house stemming from Nazareth the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Bethlehem continued as an elementary school until 1911 when St Joseph Preparatory High School for boys was founded The boys attended St Joe Prep as the school was affectionately called while girls continued their schooling at Bethlehem Bethlehem s first high school graduating class was in 1913 From 1911 until 1953 Bethlehem continued as a co educational elementary school and a girls high school In the fall of 1953 St Joseph Parochial Elementary School now St Joseph School built by St Joseph Parish opened Bethlehem was operated exclusively as a parish high school for girls no longer owned by the Sisters but staffed by them In 1968 St Joe Prep closed In 1970 Bethlehem became a co educational high school as it continues today Bethlehem is the only Roman Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Louisville outside of Jefferson County It serves eight counties and 35 parishes with a current enrollment of around 300 students The school mascots are the Eagles for the boys teams and the Banshees for the girls teams Extracurricular activities editBethlehem High School has a variety of extracurricular activities in sports and non athletic areas including drama speech National Honor Society Spirit Club choir student council golf and cross country Notable alumni editThabiso Khumalo former South African footballer J Mark Spalding 12th bishop of the Diocese of NashvilleReferences edit Bethlehem High School Niche Retrieved December 20 2018 Archdiocese of Louisville High Schools Archived from the original on 2010 01 06 Retrieved 2009 10 14 External links editSchool website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bethlehem High School Kentucky amp oldid 1199010172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
