Caldera High School Explained

Caldera High School
Streetaddress:60925 SE 15th St
City:Bend
County:(Deschutes County)
State:Oregon
Zipcode:97702
Country:United States
Coordinates:44.0111°N -121.2854°W
District:Bend-La Pine School District
Principal:Chris Boyd[1]
Grades:9–12
Students:669 (2021–2022)[2]
Teaching Staff:34.93 (FTE)
Ratio:19.15
Mascot:Wolf
Team Name:Wolfpack
Colors:Navy, Orange, and Gray
Conference:OSAA 5A-4 Intermountain Conference
Opened:2021
Homepage:Caldera High School Homepage

Caldera High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Bend, Oregon. Caldera is the newest school opened in the Bend-La Pine School District.

History

In November 2017, a $268.3 million bond was passed to relieve overcrowding and improve Bend-La Pine high schools. Construction started in mid-2019 and finished in 2021. The school opened only to freshmen and sophomores for the 2021–2022 school year.[3] [4]

Naming of the high school

Bend-La Pine advisory committee proposed the high school be named "Robert D. Maxwell High School." Maxwell was a former teacher and the nation's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, who died in 2019. However, it was decided that the school be named "Caldera High School" in reference to the Newberry National Volcanic Monument and the geologic past and present of Central Oregon.[5]

Athletics

Caldera High School competes in the OSAA 5A-4 Intermountain Conference.

Caldera High School athletic teams have yet to win a state championship. However the Boys Varsity football team made the OSAA playoffs in the 2023-24 season[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caldera.
  2. Web site: Caldera High School Statistics. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). October 2, 2023.
  3. Web site: Bend-La Pine School Board Bond. Bendsource.com. October 2, 2023.
  4. Web site: Bend's Newest High School, Caldera, Builds a New Senior Class Tradition. 8 September 2023 . ARELLANO, NOEMI, and Andy Tullis. October 2, 2023.
  5. Web site: New Se Bend High School's Name Chosen: Caldera. 11 March 2020 . Larsen, Jacob. October 2, 2023.
  6. “https://Osaa.Org/Activities/Fbl/Brackets?Div=5.” OSAA.Org. Accessed 6 Apr. 2024.