Bellflower High School is a six-year public high school located in

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, as part of the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD).

Demographics and class size

As of 2009, Bellflower had 136 regular educations teachers and 123 classrooms serving 3,342 students from the communities of Lakewood, Bellflower,

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, and Cerritos. Average class size is 25 students.

Activities

The school mascot is the "Buccaneer"—illustrated as a pirate with an eyepatch. The school colors are maroon and gold. The monthly school newspaper is the ''Treasure Map''. The school produced digital format of yearbooks from 1951 to 2001 on Yearbook CDs.

Notable alumni

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References

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