Bend Senior High School Explained

Bend Senior High school
Streetaddress:230 NE 6th Street[1]
City:Bend
State:Oregon
Country:United States
Coordinates:44.052°N -121.296°W
Type:Public
District:Bend-La Pine
Principal:Chris Reese[2] [3]
Grades:9–12[4]
Students:1,330 (2022–23)[5]
Ratio:22.39
Staff:59.41 (FTE)
Mascot:Lava bear
Colors:Blue and gold
Conference:OSAA Mountain Valley Conference 6A-7
Yearbook:Bear Tracks
Established:1904,
Free Label:Elevation
Free Text:3660feet AMSL
Homepage:bend.k12.or.us/bsh

Bend Senior High School is the oldest high school located in Bend, Oregon, United States. The school opened, in 1904, but did not graduate its first class of seniors (three students) until 1909. Old Bend High School, the original building, was located downtown on Bond Street, where the Bend-La Pine School District office now stands. The school's mascot is a lava bear.

Academics

In 2008, 80% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 406 students, 325 graduated, 50 dropped out, 12 received a modified diploma, and 19 were still in high school in 2009.[6] [7]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Message from the principal. Reese's . Puffs. Bend Senior High School. Bend-La Pine Schools. September 26, 2016.
  2. Web site: Bend High - Bend High Home . 2009-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090301005040/http://bend.k12.or.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=82 . 2009-03-01 .
  3. Web site: OSAA - Error.
  4. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2009-2010. Oregon Department of Education. 117. September 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091007085844/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/2009-10-school-directory.pdf. October 7, 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: Bend Senior High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 11, 2024.
  6. News: State releases high school graduation rates. June 30, 2009. The Oregonian. July 1, 2009.
  7. Web site: Oregon dropout rates for 2008. June 30, 2009. The Oregonian. July 1, 2009.
  8. News: Mackenzie . Wilson . Decades After His Medal of Honor, a H.S. Diploma. KTVZ . June 13, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612164909/http://www.ktvz.com/news/28200698/detail.html . June 12, 2011 . dead .
  9. The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). Bend High Graduate Dies in Panama Battle. December 22, 1989.
  10. Web site: Bend High's Colt Musgrave juggles skiing, football and lacrosse. The Bulletin. March 5, 2019. September 6, 2022.
  11. [Santa Cruz Sentinel]
  12. [The Bulletin (Bend)]