Bedford Senior High School

Infobox School
name = Bedford Senior High School


imagesize =
caption =
motto =
established = 1950
type = High School
district = Bedford Public Schools
grades = 9-12
principal = Scott Stalker
administration = 7
enrollment = 1782
athletics =
conference = South Eastern Conference
colors = Red and Gray
mascot = Kickin' Mules
location = 8285 Jackman Road Temperance, MI 48182
country = USA
School newspaper = The Goalpost
School yearbook = The Talisman
website = http://www.bedford.k12.mi.us/~shs/

Bedford Senior High School is the high school for the Bedford Public Schools located in Temperance, Michigan. The school website claims that Bedford High holds the distinction of being the only school in the nation that uses the mule as its mascot. The mascot's origins can be traced back to the pioneer days of Bedford Township, where most farmers of the area used mules for their small size, yet powerful build. They are notorious for their stubborn attitude.

Sports

At Bedford Senior High School, male students can participate in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, soccer, tennis, track, wrestling, and marching band. Female students can participate in basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and marching band.

Bedford's Wrestling team is renowned across the state. It boasts 11 team state championships. In 2007, Alex Ortman and James Fisher were both individual state champions.

The 2008 team finished second in the state, falling to Holt 41-17 on March 1. 2008.

Chris Morris of the Oakland Raiders and Ken Moyer of the Cincinnati Bengals played football at Bedford.

Classes

Bedford high school students recently switched to tri-mesters, a system that has 3 grading periods insted of 2, and 5, 72-minute classes, instead of 7, 55-minute classes

WMLZ-LP

Infobox Radio station
name = WMLZ-LP


city = Temperance, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WMLZ&service=FL&status=L&hours=U]
branding = Z108
slogan = Bedford's Home of Classic Rock; Z108
airdate = March 16, 2002
frequency = 107.9 MHz
format = Classic rock; High School station
power = 100 watts
erp =
class = L1
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Bedford Public Schools
webcast =
website = www.wmlz.org
affiliations =

WMLZ-LP (107.9 FM) is a low-power radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to the Bedford Public Schools, it first began broadcasting in 2002 under the name of Blend 107.9 and played a mix of 1980's music and Top 40 current pop hits. When it's format was changed to classic rock, the name of the station was changed as well. It is currently known as "Z 108".

Sources

* [http://www.bedford.k12.mi.us/~shs/ Bedford Senior High School Homepage]
* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-m/wmlz.html Michiguide.com - WMLZ-LP History]

External links

*FMQ|WMLZ-LP