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Chris Hodsden has assumed the role of Principal in 2005 - 2006 school year.
Chris Hodsden had been the assistant principal at BFUHS since the start of the 99-00 school year. Prior to his transition to school administration, he taught math here for three years, receiving recognition as the first runner-up for Vermont State Teacher of the Year in his third year in the classroom. 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 16 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 has served as the Freshman Football coach and the JV Baseball coach for the past eight years.
 Hello, my name is Ryan Parkman and I am the Assistant Principal here at Bellows Falls Union High School. I was born and raised in Rutland, Vermont where I graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1987. I began my collegiate career at the University of Lowell (currently named the University of Massachusetts at Lowell) majoring in
Music as part of the Sound Recording Technology program. After my freshman year I transferred to Castleton State College and changed majors to Business. I received an Associate's Degree in Business in 1990. I then took a year off from schooling to work with my father in the family construction business. I returned to school once again at Castleton State College to work on my Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics/Secondary Education that I received in 1993. My first teaching experience was at West Rutland High School in an interim position for a teacher on leave. The following year I began working at Rutland High School where I stayed for the next eleven years. During my stay at Rutland High School I coached the girls' lacrosse team for ten years, wining Marble Valley League titles in '99, '00, '01 and '05 and being named MVL coach of the year in '99 and '01. In the summer of 1995 I began working on my Master's degree in Mathematics Teaching from the University of New Hampshire which I completed in 1999. The year of 2004 marked the completion of my second master's degree. A Master's degree in Educational Administration was received through the Woodruff Institute for School Leadership at Castleton State College.
In 2005 my family moved to the Springfield area to be closer to my wife's place of work and closer to my new position at Bellows Falls Union High School. In my spare time I enjoy playing and listening to music. I am also an avid sports fan; my favorite teams are of course any Terrier team and also the Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics. Feel free to stop by and visit any time.
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