Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans

There is no cost to attend BFA St. Albans, as it is a public school. The school used to be semi-private, answering to its board of trustees rather than a public school board for over 60 years. Teens living within St. Albans City or Town areas could attend for free, but families outside the city or town limits could choose to attend BFA St. Albans and if their town had a high school they would pay for their tuition, if their town did not have a high school their home town would cover tuition, as they can attend any school within the state. ==Media==

The Mercury is a monthly newspaper written, laid out, and published by the journalism students at the academy in association with The Saint Albans Messenger. ==Athletics==

The namesake of the school's boys' teams is the Bobwhites, after longtime coach and athletic director Bob White. The girls' teams are known as the Comets, after longtime coach Dario "Doc" Comi. The boys and girls hockey teams, the softball team, girls basketball team, and the boys soccer team have collected state titles over the years. The boys varsity hockey team has won 16 state championship titles.All of the BFA athletic teams participate in Division I for sports, except girls lacrosse, and cheerleading which compete in Division II. ==Notable alumni==

• Brett Adams, 1983, Athletic Director, Stevenson University (formerly Villa Julie College) since 1994, the school's 1st athletic director and men's basketball coach. • Michael J. Colburn, Conductor of United States Marine Band "The President's Own" • Dennis "Red" Gendron, former coach and teacher, General Manager at Grand Timber Lodge • Matt Johnson, former professional basketball player • John LeClair 1987, NHL All-Star hockey player and Olympian ==Sister School==

• BFA-St. Albans' Sister school is located in Moss Point, Mississippi. BFA has, on more than one occasion, held fund raisers for the city, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. ==References==