Bend Senior High School

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:

Boys' 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