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Chris Hodsden is the principal of the Bellows Falls Union Hight School, beginning his fifth year in that role at the start of the 2009-2010 school year.
Mr. Hodsden began his teaching career in 1996 as a math teacher at BFUHS. After teaching math for three years, he assumed the duties of Assistant Principal in 1999, a position that he held for six years. Before entering the field of education, Mr. Hodsden served for over eight years in the U. S. Navy as a pilot and as a flight instructor. In that capacity, he has traveled around the world with extended stays in Florida, Texas, California, Hawaii, Alaska, The Middle East, and numerous countries throughout Asia. He continued to fly with the Naval Reserves for an additional seven years after leaving active duty.
Mr. Hodsden is a 1984 graduate of the Bellows Falls Union High School, as is his wife of over 21 years. They reside in Bellows Falls with their five children. Mr. Hodsden is also a graduate of The United States Naval Academy, graduating with distinction in 1988 with a degree in Mathematics. He received a masters degree in Teaching Mathematics from the University of West Florida in 1995 and has also taken graduate courses in the field of school administration. In addition to the usual duties of school administrator, Mr. Hodsden previously served as the Freshman Football coach and the JV Baseball coach for eight years.
John Broadley assumed the role of Assistant Principal in 2009-2010 school year.
In his previous seven years, John had been a Special Educator, Math Teacher, Activities Director, Freshman Academy Co-coordinator, and High Schools That Work Coordinator at B.F.U.H.S. prior to the transition to school administrator. John moved to the United States in the Fall of 1993 to teach at a small residential school in Putney. He met his future wife, Christine, in 1998 and married in March 2000, at St Charles in Bellows Falls His wife graduated from BFUHS in 1991. They now reside in Bellows Falls with their two children.
John graduated from Brunel University in the United Kingdom, with a diploma in Physical Education and Geography, and while in the United States earned a Masters Degree in Education from Antioch University (2001), and then a Post-Masters Degree in Educational Leadership at Keene State College (2006). In addition to his duties, John has coached Varsity Girls Soccer for eight years and Girls Varsity Tennis for one year.
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