Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans
Bellows Free Academy is a high school, grades 9-12, in St. Albans, Vermont, USA. BFA-St. Albans is the largest secondary school in Franklin County, Vermont. There were 987 students in attendance as of the 2014–2015 school year.
Other name | The Academy, BFA |
|---|---|
| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1930 |
| Principal | Brett Blanchard |
| Location | St. Albans , VT , U.S. |
| Colors | Green Gold |
| Mascots | Bobwhites (boys) & Comets (girls) |
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The school has two different campuses. The main campus consists of two buildings located in downtown St. Albans: BFA South and BFA North. BFA South is the original building and was built in 1930. BFA North was formerly the St. Albans Hospital and was sold to the school for one dollar when the hospital fully consolidated with the Northwestern Medical Center (opened in 1978) in 1996. Collins-Pearly Sports Complex is home to most athletics at the academy, and is located just off exit 19 of I-89, about a mile and a half from the main campus. BFA St Albans, along with BFA Fairfax in neighboring Fairfax, VT, was founded in memory of Hiram Bellows with money from Railroad stocks that he left in a public school fund for after his death.