Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans
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| Type | Public High School |
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| Established | 1930 |
| Principal | Chris Mosca |
| Location | St. Albans, VT, U.S. |
| Colors | Green Gold |
| Mascots | Bobwhites (boys) & Comets (girls) |
| Website | |
Bellows Free Academy is a high school, grades 9-12, in St. Albans, Vermont, USA. BFA-St. Albans is the largest secondary school in Franklin county, Vermont. There were approximately 1,200 students in attendance as of the 2005-2006 school year.[1]
The school has two different campuses. The main campus consists of two buildings located in downtown St. Albans: BFA South and BFA North. BFA South is the original building and was built in 1930. BFA North was formerly the St. Albans Hospital and was sold to the school when the hospital moved locations. Collins-Pearly Sports Complex is home to most athletics at the academy, and is located just off exit 19 of I-89, about a mile and a half from the main campus. BFA St Albans, along with BFA Fairfax in neighboring Fairfax, VT, was founded in memory of Hiram Bellows with money from Railroad stocks that he left in a public school fund for after his death.
Academics
Tuition for BFA St. Albans was $14,200 in 2009-2010.[2]
Media
The Mercury is a monthly newspaper written, laid out, and published by the journalism students at the academy in association with The Saint Albans Messenger.[3]
Athletics
The namesake of the school's boys' teams is the Bobwhites, after longtime coach and athletic director Bob White. The girls' teams are known as the Comets, after longtime coach Dario "Doc" Comi. The boys and girls hockey teams, the softball team and the boys soccer team and have collected state titles over the years. The boys varsity hockey team has won 16 state championship titles.All of the BFA athletic teams participate in Division I for sports, except girls lacrosse, which competes in Division II.
Sports offered include:
- Football
- Soccer
- Cross-Country
- Softball
- Basketball
- Lacrosse
- Tennis
- Golf
- Hockey
- Snowboarding
- Alpine Skiing
- Nordic Skiing
- Track and Field
- Cheer leading
- Dance
Notable alumni
- Colonel Michael J. Colburn, Conductor of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band
- Dennis "Red" Gendron, former coach and teacher, current men's hockey head coach University of Maine
- Matt Johnson, former professional basketball player
- John LeClair 1987, NHL All-Star hockey player and Olympian
- Ollie Dunlap, former professional football player - Toronto Rifles (Continental Football League), Washington Redskins (practice squad); Member of Washington DC Boxing Hall of Fame, Awarded Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the U.S. Congress.
- Captain Lance E Royce, United States Army, Spokesperson for Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mTBI); Awarded the Purple Heart eight years after his injury.
Sister School
- BFA-St. Albans' Sister school is located in Moss Point, Mississippi. BFA has, on more than one occasion, held fund raisers for the city, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
References
- ↑ Bellows Free Academy - St. Albans, Vermont
- ↑ Hallenbeck, Terri (30 September 2009). "GEORGIA:Residents show support for choice". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 5B.
- ↑ http://www.bfasta.net/groupsclubs/mercury
Coordinates: 44°48′29″N 73°04′58″W / 44.808079°N 73.082911°W