Belding High School
Belding Area Schools promotes a new slogan that reads “The Right Size. The Right Choice.” This slogan fits Belding High School.
With approximately 640 students we are the right size because we are large enough to offer a full array of academic and extracurricular choices. For example we offer Advanced Placement classes, dual enrollment opportunities, career/technical classes, and many co-curricular enrichment classes. We also offer many extracurricular activities including drama, band, FFA, and one of the few competitive robotic programs in the area. Most of our athletic teams provide opportunities at the freshman, junior varsity, and varsity levels.
We are also the right size because we are small enough to offer a these opportunities to all students in a friendly atmosphere where teachers, support staff, and administrators get to know students and families on a personal level. With an average of less than 160 students in a graduating class, one does not have to be a superstar or a specialist to become a member of one of our clubs or sports teams.
We are the right choice because our academic programs achieve excellence. ACT and MME scores from 2009 reflect an upward trend in achievement that has been developing for a number of years in Belding Area Schools. At BHS, we have adopted and implemented the state merit curriculum which includes course content and exams that are common throughout the state. This ensures that Belding High School students receive the state curriculum at the same level of rigor as students in schools and districts across the entire state. Our goal is to have each student ready to take the next step to college or other advanced training.
We are also the right choice because our extracurricular opportunities are fantastic. For example, our band has competed in state marching finals at Ford Field for the past two years and our robotics team qualified for the national tournament in 2009. Our drama program continues to impress the entire community with its outstanding musical and dramatic performances. Many of our sports teams and individual athletes have advanced to state or regional playoffs and have been recognized by the local press. Each year, several of our athletes go on to play college sports.
We hope that you will take a few minutes to explore our web site which contains more information about the many programs, sports, and clubs that we have to offer.
With so many choices in a personalized setting, it is easy to see why Belding High School is: The Right Size. The Right Choice.