Bedford, Massachusetts

Bedford is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,595.

Schools

Bedford's school system consists of four buildings: Lt. Eleazer Davis Elementary (K-2), Lt. Job Lane Elementary (3-5), John Glenn Middle School (6-8), and Bedford High School (9-12). Some students from Hanscom Air Force Base, which is partially located in Bedford, join Bedford residents at Bedford High for 9th grade and beyond. John Glenn Middle School (originally called Bedford Junior High School) is named for the late John Glenn, formerly the Superintendant of Schools in Bedford, not for the well-known astronaut and Senator. The Davis and Lane schools are named for local officers who took part in the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775.

Related Topics:
Hanscom Air Force Base - Battle of Concord - April 19 - 1775

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The high school mascot is the Buccaneer and the team colors are blue and white. Bedford's school sports teams compete in the Dual County League.

Related Topics:
Buccaneer - Dual County League

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The Bedford public schools are connected by a local area network known as "bps". Two servers, "gertrude" (SunOS 4.1.1) and "meghan" (Fedora Core 3), are provided for use by programming students. "rocky" (VAX/VMS, gertrude's predecessor) and "william" (SunOS, a mirror of gertrude) are no longer active.

Related Topics:
Local area network - SunOS - Fedora Core - VAX/VMS

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See also: www.bedford.k12.ma.us

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