Bellmont High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1967.
| Bellmont High School | |
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| Address | |
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1000 North Adams Drive , 46733 | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′08″N 84°54′35″W / 40.83556°N 84.90972°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967 |
| School district | North Adams Community Public Schools |
| Principal | Katie Todd |
| Staff | 47.50 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 641 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.49[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Northeast Eight |
| Nickname | Braves |
| Accreditation | North Central Association |
| Newspaper | Brave Talk |
| Website | Official website |
Bellmont is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is rated as a comprehensive high school by the Indiana Department of Education. The school offers many subjects, numerous clubs, and several varsity athletic teams. The boys' athletics teams are known as the Braves, and the girls' teams are called the Squaws.
History
editBellmont High School has been in existence since 1967. It is a consolidation of Decatur Catholic High School, Monmouth High School, and Decatur High School. It was originally located between 3rd and 4th Streets and Jefferson Street. Two years later, the school moved to its current location at 1000 North Adams Drive on the site of the former Bellmont Park. Since that time, the building has been expanded a number of times to include improvements to the expansion of the athletic complexes and the widening curriculum. Bellmont has two gymnasiums as well as facilities for all varsity sports. Bellmont also has a band and arts program. The theatre seats 820.
Athletics
editBellmont competes in the Northeast Eight Conference and offers a variety of competitive sports teams, including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling.
The school wrestling team won state titles in 1987, 1988, 1994. The football team won the 3A state championship in 2008 and the volleyball team won state in 2007 and 2010.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Bellmont Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ IHSAA. "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 10 September 2016.