Big Bear High School is a high school in

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. It is the only conventional high school in the

Bear Valley Unified School District Bear Valley Unified School District is a school district in San Bernardino County, California, supporting the towns of the Big Bear area such as Boulder Bay, Fawnskin, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Surgarloaf, etc. The district serves seven sc ...

. It was established as an institution in 1948 but has since moved to a new building.

Athletics

Big Bear High School offers programs such as Football, Baseball, Basketball (Boys and Girls), Volleyball, Softball, Wrestling, Golf, Tennis, Cross Country, and Soccer. Big Bear High is associated with the

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program. Big Bear High fields a very competitive cross country team and football team for their division. The football team won the C.I.F championships in 1992,2006, and 2017. The school also has had C.I.F championships for Baseball in 1993, and Softball in 1988. However, the team with the most success is the boys' cross country team. They finished 2nd in the state in 2005 and 2009, and won the California state championship 3 years in a row from 2006-2008. The girls cross country team also achieved a 3rd-place finish at the state championships in 2013. The team has also had three boys finish individually in the Top 3 at the National Championships held each December.

Notable alumni

* Ryan Hall Olympian, fastest American-born marathoner in history *

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, the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest and the

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References

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