Bitburg Middle-High School (generally referred to as BMHS), originally opened in 1956, was part of the Kaiserslautern School District and had a student population of approximately 230 with a faculty of thirty. It was situated in

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, Germany. In the 2013-14 school year, the Bitburg Middle School was integrated into the high school. Although Bitburg Middle-High School was located at the Bitburg Air Base housing complex, many of the students that attend this school live at the

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or villages in the surrounding areas. Over the course of the next decade, a new middle/high school will be built at the

. Bitburg Middle-High School was a member of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools network. It implemented and a Block Scheduling/Seminar schedule during the 1994–1995 school year. In 2017, Bitburg Middle-High School closed. in preparation for a complete hand over of the Bitburg grounds back to German control in 2018. Students and faculty moved to Spangdahlem.

Accreditation

Bitburg Middle-High School is fully accredited by AdvancED.

Technology

There are three computer labs and students have access to 12 carrels containing

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computers. Additionally, there is a

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in which students can save files to their own server partition. A wide variety of distance learning courses are offered, including Marine Biology, French, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics.

Advanced classes

Bitburg Middle-High School offers many Advanced Placement courses through the

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program.

Athletics

There is interscholastic competition for boys and girls during these three seasons. All athletes must abide by the Bitburg HS athletic code. A physical examination each year is required to try out, practice or play. All students must maintain academic eligibility in order to participate in the athletics program.

Fall

*Football- *Women's Volleyball Division II 3rd Place 2014, Division II 2nd Place 2015, Division II 1st Place 2016 *Golf *Cross Country Division II 2nd place women's 2015, 3rd place men's 2015 *Tennis *Cheerleading – Bitburg has won the Division II European Championships 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and holds the longest winning streak for cheer in European history.

Winter

*Wrestling – won the Division II European Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2012 *Men's Basketball - 2000 Division II European Champions *Women's Basketball – Won Division II European Championship in 2013 and 2015, Division II 2nd place 2016 and 2017 *Cheerleading

Spring

*Track & Field- Men's Division II Champions 2012, Women's Division II 2nd Place 2014, Women's Division II 3rd Place 2017 *Women's Softball *Men's Baseball – Division II European Champions 2009, 2011, 2nd Place 2012, 2016, and 2017 *Men's Soccer *Women's Soccer - Division II 2nd place 2016

Extracurricular activities

Bitburg offers a various number of clubs for students to join. Each club elects at least one position (Senator) and may select up to six (Secretary, Vice President, President, etc.) *Freshman Class *Sophomore Class *Junior Class *Senior Class *

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* *German Honors Society * *Spanish Honors Society * *German Club *Spanish Club *Model United Nations * National Junior Honor Society *

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(also offered as class) *Student Council *FBLA (Future Business Leader of America) *JROTC Drill Team : *: Denotes entrance requirement

Eifel School Systems

The following schools feed into Bitburg High School either directly or indirectly: * Bitburg Elementary School (indirectly) * Spangdahlem Middle School (directly)

References

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External links

The Official Site of Bitburg High School

Bitburg High School Alumni Association
Schools in Rhineland-Palatinate Department of Defense Education Activity