Bethlehem Academy is a private, Roman Catholic High School established in 1865 in Faribault, Minnesota by the Sisters of St Dominic.
En-route they stopped in Faribault, Minnesota due to the threat of conflict with Native Americans along the route.
[15][9] Bethlehem Academy has a total of 7 Minnesota Class A Volleyball State Championships (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014).
[16] In 2012 they were the Minnesota Class A State Runner up, losing 14–20 to Mahnomen High School in Prep Bowl XXXI.
[17] In 2018, coach Franz Boelter was fired for mistreating athletes emotionally.