Bourne High School

Bourne High School is a public high school located in Bourne, Massachusetts.

Bourne High School
Location
75 Waterhouse Rd.,
Bourne, MA 02532
Information
TypePublic
Open enrollment[1]
Established1951
PrincipalAmy K. Cetner
Grades9-12
Enrollment476(2018-19)[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Purple & White    
MascotCanalmen
RivalsWareham, Old Rochester, Sandwich
NewspaperBourne High School Dispatch
Websitewww.bourneps.org
Map of Massachusetts towns with Bourne highlighted

History

Bourne High School is located about 1 mile west of the famous Bourne Bridge and "Cape Cod" topiary at the Bourne Bridge rotary that welcomes people crossing the Cape Cod Canal. Bourne High School's mascot is the Canalman and the school colors are Purple and White.

Demographics[2]


According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2018-2019 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Bourne High School are as follows:

Total number of enrolled students: 476
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 36.3
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 13.1:1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2018-2019)[3]
Race Enrolled Pupils* % of District
African American 10 2.1%
Asian 11 2.3%
Hispanic 27 5.7%
Native American 3 0.6%
White 413 86.8%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander 1 0.2%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 11 2.3%
Total 476 100%

* Number of enrolled pupils calculated based on total number of students in district and reported percentage, rounded to nearest whole student.

Enrollment by Gender[3]
Gender Pupils Enrolled Percentage
Male 217 45.59%
Female 259 54.41%
Non-Binary 0 0%
Total 476 100%
Enrollment by Grade[3]
Grade Pupils Enrolled Percentage
9 118 24.79%
10 112 23.53%
11 128 26.89%
12 112 23.53%
SP* 6 1.26%
Total 476 100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12[4]

Sports

Bourne is known for its strong boys' hockey teams which have won and participated in multiple state championship games. They play their home games at the John Gallo Arena, which hosts many of the state's post-season high school hockey games.

Hockey Accomplishments

  • State Champions - 2004
  • State Finalists - 1990, 2003
  • EMass Regional Champions - 1990, 2003, 2004

Also notable is the girls' Volleyball team, who won state championships in 2000, 2004, and 2018.

The football team went undefeated in the regular season in 1965, 1980, 2004, and 2011. In 2011, they won the Division 3A State Championship for the first time in the school's history and had the teams only perfect season.

Bourne high school also offers programs such as Football, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Winter track, Lacrosse, Spring Track, Softball, and Baseball.

The boys lacrosse team is coached by none other than Timothy “Scally Cap” Crowley. He is one of the most well respected men on the cape, coaching one of the best D3 teams in MA. The boys pulled out a 10–0 record in the SCC during the 2018 season, winning the division title.

The canalmen football team finished off the 2019 season with a 4-game winning streak and a 43–0 victory over rival Wareham. Because of this streak and victory, many people across town have begun regarding them as “Cheetahs.”

School song

The school song was written by Irving Berlin and speaks of "Elm trees tall, soft shadows fall" but that was the old school building (before 1964) with the Elm trees.

References
  1. http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf
  2. "Enrollment Data (2017-18) - Bourne High School (00360505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. "School and District Profiles". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
  4. "Profiles Help-About the Data". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.



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