Belleville High School is a

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located in

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and the only zoned high school in the Van Buren School District.

History

In 1953, a fire destroyed the third floor of Belleville High School. The blaze began in a basement store room and swept to the second and third floors via a nearby ventilating shaft. No one was injured, but the second and third floors were damaged beyond use for the rest of the school year. The third floor had remained closed, and before the demolition of the building classes continued on the first and second stories. During the Winter of 2010, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved the accelerated schedule that the architect of Fanning Howey and Granger Construction presented. The new Belleville High School was built just east of the location where the old Belleville High School stood. The new school was completed in the Summer of 2012 and school was in session for the first time (at the new school) on September 4, 2012. The class of 2013 will be the first to graduate from the new school. As of August 2012, the old Belleville High School was demolished, excluding the music wing, auditorium, and cafeteria. The current building is still in use today.

WBHS Channel 19

In 2000,

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set the school up with an

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station which would come to be called WBHS Channel 19. The station is almost entirely run by students taking the year-long "Channel 19" course with only the aid of one instructor and the occasional alumni volunteer. The station broadcasts the daily produced morning announcements, student projects, Semi-annual

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s and other events from around the area which are either taped by the high school's T.E.C. Club or submitted by parents & staff. The station itself is shown on channel 19 as well as HD channel 902 in Comcast's Van Buren Township Corp, 9502.

Athletics

Bellville has found success in a variety of sports, holding multiple state titles. Softball won back to back state championships in 1983 & 1984, and Football win back to back state championships in 2021 & 2022 followed by state runners up in 2023. Belleville's team rivals are the Lincoln High School Railsplitters and the

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Eagles.

Mascot

Belleville’s mascot is the tiger. Since the 1960s the school has had an actor suited up for athletic and school events. Originally named “Paws” until 2022 when the tiger was reintroduced as “Tyrone The Tiger” the mascot is active on Instagram with over 600 followers.

Notable alumni

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musician * Gabe Brown,

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forward *

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, football player * Cullen Jenkins,

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(1952) journalist and writer * Derrick May,

musician * Frank Nunley, linebacker for the

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* Damon Payne, college football defensive tackle *

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musician * Keith Simons,

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defensive tackle

References

External links

VBPS Main Page

School's Educational Access Website

School website
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