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Biddeford High School (BHS) is a public high school in Biddeford, Maine. It is the secondary school for Biddeford Public Schools, a school district which exclusively serves the city of Biddeford.

History
The first public high school in Biddeford was established in 1848. The building for the high school was erected on Washington Street close to the city's downtown. After a rise in Biddeford's population in the late 19th-century, a new high school was constructed in 1888 on a lot in close-by Alfred Street. The former high school building on Washington Street was then converted to a primary school before being demolished in the 1960s.

The high school moved to its new building in 1890. The Alfred Street building suffered a massive fire in 1893 and was promptly rebuilt. A rear annex and gymnasium were added in 1925.

The high school moved out of the Alfred Street building in the 1960s to its present location farther away from the Downtown core.

Sports
Biddeford High School football has won 12 football state championships since 1950. The school has a long-standing football rivalry with Saco's Thornton Academy dating to 1893 which is referred to as the "Battle of the Bridges" by residents of both communities. This is in reference to the multiple bridges which interconnect the two cities over the Saco River. After Biddeford High School was demoted to Class B in 2015, the two teams no longer compete with one another in state championships.