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{{Short description|Private school in Faribault, Minnesota, United States}}
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'''Bethlehem Academy''' is a [[private school|private]], Roman Catholic High School for grades six to twelve in [[Faribault, Minnesota]]. It is located in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]].
'''Bethlehem Academy''' is a [[private school|private]], Roman Catholic High School established in 1865 in [[Faribault, Minnesota]] by the Sisters of St Dominic.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bethlehem Academy in Faribault, MN |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/bethlehem-academy-faribault-mn/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Bethlehem Academy |url=https://www.privateschoolreview.com/bethlehem-academy-profile |website=Private School Review|date=16 November 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Search for Private Schools - School Detail for BETHLEHEM ACADEMY |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00701072&ID=00701072 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=nces.ed.gov |language=EN}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Bethlehem Academy |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/minnesota/bethlehem-academy-308907 |website=US News & World Report (Education)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bethlehem Academy {{!}} Schools {{!}} MSHSL |url=https://www.mshsl.org/schools/bethlehem-academy |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.mshsl.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Staff Directory - Bethlehem Academy |url=https://sites.google.com/a/bacards.net/bethlehem-academy/staff-directory |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=sites.google.com}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Explore Bethlehem Academy in Faribault, MN |url=https://www.greatschools.org/minnesota/faribault/2425-Bethlehem-Academy/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=GreatSchools.org}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Bethlehem Academy (Faribault, MN) Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/mn/faribault/bethlehem-academy-cardinals/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.maxpreps.com}}</ref> It is located in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]]. It serves 244 students from grades 6-12.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> It is the oldest Catholic high school in Minnesota.<ref name="Schreiber">{{cite web |last1=Schreiber |first1=Pauline |title=1 Bethlehem Academy's 150th Anniversary
|publisher=Rice County Historical Society
|url=https://rchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Bethlehem-Academy-Fall-2015-newsletter.pdf |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>

==History==
In 1865, the Murphy family left New York for California. En-route they stopped in Faribault, Minnesota. Due to the threat of conflict with Native Americans along the route, they stopped in Minnesota. After most of the family passed away, Catherine Murphy's dying request was to provide for a Catholic education for the children. In response, Bethlehem Academy was founded by nuns from St Clara's Academy in Wisconsin.<ref name="Irish Standard 1896">{{cite news |title=Bethlehem Academy. Its many advantages and attractions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-irish-standard-bethlehem-academy-fa/136433285/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |publisher=Irish Standard |date=August 15, 1896 |page=5}}</ref>

The school opened inside the convent, then moved to a home in 1896. The bottom story consisted of four rooms, including the school room on the first floor with two dormitories and a chapel upstairs.<ref name="BA 2" />

In 1874 a new site was purchased, and a new three-story brick building was opened on June 1, 1876. In 1900 the North wing was added, and a three-story South wing was opened in 1908.<ref name="BA 1">{{cite news |title=Fifty Golden Years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-catholic-bulletin-bethlehem-academy/136432826/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |publisher=Catholic Bulletin |date=June 19, 1915 |page=1}}</ref><ref name="BA 2">{{cite news |title=Fifty Golden Years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-catholic-bulletin-bethlehem-academy/136457311/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |publisher=Catholic Bulletin |date=June 19, 1915 |page=8}}</ref>

In 2014 the school celebrated its 150th anniversary.<ref name="Smith">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Jerry |title=Faribault Bethlehem Academy shares Founder's Day history |url=https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/faribault-bethlehem-academy-shares-founders-day-history/article_ab566828-aaa2-52ce-96fa-e1ccf7591e47.html |access-date=7 December 2023 |publisher=Faribault Daily News |date=November 3, 2014}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Bethlehem Academy has an athletic program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Randleman |first=Mike |date=2023-10-06 |title=Bethlehem Academy hands K-W football first loss |url=https://www.southernminn.com/the_kenyon_leader/sports/bethlehem-academy-hands-k-w-football-first-loss/article_de3873d0-63b0-11ee-8e4d-b714b5f627f0.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Southernminn.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
Bethlehem Academy has a total of 6 Minnesota Class A Volleyball State Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012). The Football team is back-to-back Section 1A champs. In 2012 they were the Minnesota Class A State Runner up, losing 14-20 to Mahnomen High School in Prep Bowl XXXI. In 2013 they lost to the Mahnomen Indians 19-0 in the State Semifinals.

Bethlehem Academy has a total of 7 Minnesota Class A Volleyball State Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014).<ref>https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/championship-matches-history-thru-2020.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

In 2012 they were the Minnesota Class A State Runner up, losing 14-20 to Mahnomen High School in Prep Bowl XXXI.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mnfootballcoaches.com/page/show/2274815-prep-bowl-history | title=Prep Bowl History }}</ref>

In 2018, coach Franz Boelter was fired for mistreating athletes emotionally. At the time he had coached the volleyball team to seven state championships and was the ninth-winningest coach in Minnesota high school history.<ref name="Christensen">{{cite news |last1=Christensen |first1=Joe |title=Franz Boelter, 'major icon' in Minnesota coaching, denies mistreating student-athletes |url=https://www.startribune.com/franz-boelter-major-icon-in-minnesota-coaching-denies-mistreating-student-athletes/474096773/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |publisher=Star Tribune |date=February 15, 2018}}</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bacards.org/ School Website]
* [http://www.bacards.org/ School Website]
* [https://www.mshsl.org/ Minnesota State High School League]


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==

Latest revision as of 06:14, 31 August 2024

Bethlehem Academy
Address
Map
105 Third Avenue SW

Faribault
,
(Rice County)
,
Minnesota
55021-6039

United States
Coordinates44°17′19″N 93°16′21″W / 44.28861°N 93.27250°W / 44.28861; -93.27250
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1865
NCES School ID00701072
PrincipalTom Donlon
Grades7–12
Enrollment193 (2013)
Color(s)Red and White   
Athletics conferenceGopher Conference
MascotCardinal
Team nameCardinals
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
NewspaperBethlehem Star
YearbookVeritas
Websitehttp://www.bacards.org

Bethlehem Academy is a private, Roman Catholic High School established in 1865 in Faribault, Minnesota by the Sisters of St Dominic.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It serves 244 students from grades 6-12.[2][4][5][3][8] It is the oldest Catholic high school in Minnesota.[10]

History

In 1865, the Murphy family left New York for California. En-route they stopped in Faribault, Minnesota. Due to the threat of conflict with Native Americans along the route, they stopped in Minnesota. After most of the family passed away, Catherine Murphy's dying request was to provide for a Catholic education for the children. In response, Bethlehem Academy was founded by nuns from St Clara's Academy in Wisconsin.[11]

The school opened inside the convent, then moved to a home in 1896. The bottom story consisted of four rooms, including the school room on the first floor with two dormitories and a chapel upstairs.[12]

In 1874 a new site was purchased, and a new three-story brick building was opened on June 1, 1876. In 1900 the North wing was added, and a three-story South wing was opened in 1908.[13][12]

In 2014 the school celebrated its 150th anniversary.[14]

Athletics

Bethlehem Academy has an athletic program.[15][9]

Bethlehem Academy has a total of 7 Minnesota Class A Volleyball State Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014).[16]

In 2012 they were the Minnesota Class A State Runner up, losing 14-20 to Mahnomen High School in Prep Bowl XXXI.[17]

In 2018, coach Franz Boelter was fired for mistreating athletes emotionally. At the time he had coached the volleyball team to seven state championships and was the ninth-winningest coach in Minnesota high school history.[18]

Notes and references

  1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ^ a b "Bethlehem Academy in Faribault, MN". Niche. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ^ a b "Bethlehem Academy". Private School Review. 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for BETHLEHEM ACADEMY". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ a b "Bethlehem Academy". US News & World Report (Education).
  6. ^ "Bethlehem Academy | Schools | MSHSL". www.mshsl.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ "Staff Directory - Bethlehem Academy". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  8. ^ a b "Explore Bethlehem Academy in Faribault, MN". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  9. ^ a b "Bethlehem Academy (Faribault, MN) Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  10. ^ Schreiber, Pauline. "1 Bethlehem Academy's 150th Anniversary" (PDF). Rice County Historical Society. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Bethlehem Academy. Its many advantages and attractions". Irish Standard. August 15, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Fifty Golden Years". Catholic Bulletin. June 19, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Fifty Golden Years". Catholic Bulletin. June 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  14. ^ Smith, Jerry (November 3, 2014). "Faribault Bethlehem Academy shares Founder's Day history". Faribault Daily News. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  15. ^ Randleman, Mike (2023-10-06). "Bethlehem Academy hands K-W football first loss". Southernminn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  16. ^ https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/championship-matches-history-thru-2020.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ "Prep Bowl History".
  18. ^ Christensen, Joe (February 15, 2018). "Franz Boelter, 'major icon' in Minnesota coaching, denies mistreating student-athletes". Star Tribune. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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