Bend Senior High School

Bend Senior High School is the oldest high school located in Bend, Oregon, United States. The school opened 117 years ago, 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.

Bend Senior High School
Main entrance in 2014
Address
230 NE 6th Street[1]

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Coordinates44.052°N 121.296°W / 44.052; -121.296
Information
TypePublic
Established1904, 117 years ago
School districtBend-La Pine
PrincipalChris Reese[2][3]
Staff72.20 (FTE)[4]
Grades9–12[5]
Number of students1,743 (2018-19)[4]
Student to teacher ratio24.14[4]
Color(s)Blue and gold     [3]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Mountain Valley Conference 6A-7 [3]
MascotLava bear[3]
RivalsMountain View, Summit
YearbookBear Tracks
Elevation3,660 ft (1,120 m) AMSL
Websitebend.k12.or.us/bsh

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

References

  1. Reese's, Puffs. "Message from the principal". Bend Senior High School. Bend-La Pine Schools. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/Bend/
  4. "Bend Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  6. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  7. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  8. Wilson, Mackenzie (December 11, 2011). "Decades After His Medal of Honor, a H.S. Diploma". KTVZ. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  9. The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). Bend High Graduate Dies in Panama Battle. December 22, 1989.
  10. Santa Cruz Sentinel Spotlight section via Newspapers.com Music Festival enters 22nd year. August 10, 1984
  11. 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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