- Bettendorf High School (BHS) is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Bettendorf, Iowa. Roughly 100 instructors teach more than 1500 students using a four-period block daily schedule with 85 minute blocks.
- History
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The $8 million Bettendorf High School was completed in 1973 with a new industrial arts/locker room addition and athletic stadium completed in 1980. The six-building, air-conditioned complex is highlighted by a landscaped inner courtyard, a planetarium, spacious library/media center, resource centers in each instructional area, fully networked computer labs, a 405 seat auditorium/theater, and an expansive field house with an 6 lane, 25 yard swimming pool with an attached diving well.
- A new facility is attached to the east side of the high school and immediately accessible to all athletic and physical education areas. The center houses house weights, exercise equipment and cardiovascular equipment.
- A group of community members organized the BHS Fitness Education Center Committee and raised $300,000 in funds for the fitness education center at Bettendorf High School. The Bettendorf School Board matched $300,000 to fund the $600,000 project. The project was completed in the summer of 2002.
- Before 1973, the high school was located next to Neil Armstrong Elementary, in a building now utilized by the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency (AEA 9).
- Community
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Bettendorf is a young community of more than 30,000 people: the median age of the residents is 34 years. It is a well-educated area, with more than 30 percent being college graduates and more than 10 percent holding postgraduate degrees.
- The Bettendorf School District serves 4,500 students with a high school, middle school and six elementary schools.
- Staff
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The Bettendorf High School instructional staff consists of 100 teachers and two media specialists. The staff is supported by six counselors, two attendance clerks, a nurse and twenty-seven support staff. The administrative team consists of the building principal, Jimmy S. Casas, and three associate principals.
- Music
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The music department has many offerings for students interested in furthering their interest and talents. Opportunities include the Bulldog Marching Band, symphonic band, orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz band, pep band, chorus, and a show choir named Surround Sound. These performing groups have been involved in athletic intermission presentations, state contests, as well as department sponsored trips to major contests every year. The Bulldog Marching Band has won 16 consecutive division 1 ratings at the state marching band competition since 1991. The Bettendorf High School Band & Orchestra Boosters support the many trips, events, and equipment purchases necessary to the program.
- Athletics
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Interscholastic teams at Bettendorf compete as the Bulldogs. The school offers 18 sports: baseball, football and wrestling for boys; volleyball for girls; and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and track for both boys and girls.
- Bettendorf High School is a member of the Mississippi Athletic Conference, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Past records reflect many conference champions in all of these sports, as well as regional, state-level, and all-American champions. The Bulldogs maintain a strong presence in the MAC and is well-respected around the state, contending for conference championships in many sports.
- One sport where Bettendorf has been particularly successful is football. The first year the sport was played was in 1951 and ten seasons later in 1960 the Bulldogs were declared by the U.P.I. as the "Mythical State Champs of Iowa" after going 9-0 and winning both their 4th-straight conference title and 25th-consecutive game. Since the 1972 implementation of the Iowa High School Football playoffs, Bettendorf has won seven state championships (1981, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2004 and 2007) which is a state best in Iowa Class 4A, Iowa's largest division. As well, they have placed second in 1980, 2000, and 2003. The Bulldogs also have had several notable winning streaks of 36-games (1987-89), 30-games (1991-93), 25-games (1958-60), and 24-games (2007-08) respectively. In addition to being a qualifier for the state playoffs virtually every year, the Bulldogs have seen numerous players continue their careers at the collegiate and professional level and two of Bettendorf's former coaches, Merrit Parsons and Merv Habenicht, are members of the Iowa Football Coaches Hall of Fame. After winning the 2007 state championship, head coach Randy Scott--who had previously served as an assistant coach from 1976-1999--retired and in his place Aaron Wiley became just the sixth person to helm Bettendorf's football program. An assistant coach since 1996, Wiley went 11-1 in 2008 and took the team to the Quarterfinals of the Playoffs. The squad has probably one of the most archival and historical websites in existence for a high school team: Bettendorf Football as well as an eBook called, The Complete History of Bettendorf Football: 1951-Present which is currently available free.
- The Class of '09 broke records by having seven of its football players sign letters of intent, four with NCAA Division I schools. These players were Kyle Lichtenberg (Iowa State), Mitch Overstreet (North Dakota), Pat Brown (South Dakota State), Carter Ridenour (Western Illinois), Jared Masterson (Morningside), Casey Nabb (St. Ambrose) and Corey Roper (St. Ambrose). Five other Bettendorf athletes in other sports also signed. Bettendorf athletic director Mark Brooks said he couldn’t recall the school ever having 12 scholarship athletes in one year during his 21 years at the school.
- In addition to football, the Bulldogs have been very successful in volleyball, golf, swimming, soccer and boys' basketball.
- Dance
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Bettendorf High School offers the opportunity to its students to be apart of a state recognized dance/drill team. The Bettendorf Goldusters have won eleven state championships in dance and pom categories. State judges consider the categories the Goldusters compete in to be two of the hardest categories in the state. The Golduster team ranges in size from 10 to 20 members and is made up of highly skilled dancers, most of whom have been dancing since an early age. They entertain Bettendorf fans at all home football and basketball games, as well as, outside performances in the community. A few of their outside performances have included: Iowa Hawkeye basketball, Iowa Girls State Basketball Finals, Quad City Steamwheelers, Tugfest, and various volunteer events. Members of the Golduster team have also participate in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Auditions are held every spring to pick the new team.
- State Championships
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2009 Dance
2007 Boys Swimming, Football
2006 Boys Golf
2005 Boys Golf
2004 Football, Boys Basketball, Boys Golf, Boys Tennis, Boys Soccer
2003 Boys Golf, Girls Tennis, Dance
2002 Girls Swimming, Girls Tennis, Dance
2001 Girls Swimming
2000 Girls Swimming
1999 Boys Swimming, Boys Soccer, Girls Swimming
1998 Girls Tennis, Dance/Pom Pon, Girls Soccer
1997 Girls Tennis
1996 Girls Tennis, Pom Pon
1995 Girls Tennis, Boys Soccer, Pom Pon,
1994 Girls Basketball, Dance, Pom Pon
1993 Dance, Pom Pon
1992 Girls Swimming, Football
1991 Girls Swimming, Football
1990 Girls Swimming, Girls Track, Dance
1989 Girls Track
1988 Football
1987 Football, Girls Cross Country
1986 Boys Swimming, Boys Basketball, Girls Track
1984 Girls Cross Country
1982 Wrestling
1981 Wrestling, Football
1978 Boys Swimming, Boys Golf
1977 Boys Swimming, Boys Golf
1977 Girls Cross Country
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