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Bend Senior High School


FieldValue
nameBend Senior High school
imageBendSeniorHighSchool.jpg
image_size220
captionMain entrance in 2014
streetaddress230 NE 6th Street
cityBend
county
stateOregon
zipcode
countryUnited States
coordinates
typePublic
districtBend-La Pine
principalChristopher Reese
grades9–12
students1,232 (2023–2024)
ratio22.37
staff55.08 (FTE)
mascotLava bear
colorsBlue and gold
conferenceOSAA Intermountain Conference 5A-4
rivalsMountain View High School
yearbookBear Tracks
established1904,
free_labelElevation
free_text3660 ft AMSL
homepagebend.k12.or.us/bsh

Bend Senior High School (BSHS) 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.

Admissions

Sometime before 1989, the Brothers School District of Brothers sent older students to Bend High. Circa 1989, due to lower costs, it instead began sending older students to Crane Union High School.

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.

Athletics

Bend Senior High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-4 Intermountain Conference.

State Championships

Source:

  • Boy's Track and Field: 1937, 1938, 1946
  • Football: 1940

Notable alumni

  • Pat Cashman - Seattle television and radio personality and voice actor
  • Kiki Cutter - World Cup ski racer, 1968 Olympian
  • Ryan Longwell - NFL placekicker
  • Robert D. Maxwell - World War II Medal of Honor recipient, class of 2011
  • Donald L. McFaul - U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Panama, December 1989 during Operation Just Cause; namesake of USS McFaul (DDG 74)
  • Luke Musgrave - professional football player for the Green Bay Packers
  • Les Schwab - founder of Les Schwab Tire
  • Ralph Towner - American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and band leader Santa Cruz Sentinel Spotlight section via Newspapers.com Music Festival enters 22nd year. August 10, 1984

References

References

  1. Reese's, Puffs. "Message from the principal". Bend-La Pine Schools.
  2. "Bend High - Bend High Home".
  3. "OSAA - Error".
  4. "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010". [[Oregon Department of Education]].
  5. "Bend Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
  6. Rhiannon, Thea. (1989-04-23). "Teens become family at boarding school". [[The Bulletin (Bend).
  7. (June 30, 2009). "State releases high school graduation rates". [[The Oregonian]].
  8. (June 30, 2009). "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". [[The Oregonian]].
  9. "Records & Archives".
  10. Wilson, Mackenzie. "Decades After His Medal of Honor, a H.S. Diploma". KTVZ.
  11. ''[[The Oregonian]]'' (Portland, Oregon). Bend High Graduate Dies in Panama Battle. December 22, 1989.
  12. (March 5, 2019). "Bend High's Colt Musgrave juggles skiing, football and lacrosse". [[The Bulletin (Bend).
  13. [[The Bulletin (Bend)]]https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2TtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2945%2C5532722 First record by regals is released. December 7, 1959
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