Bend Senior High School is the oldest high school located in
Bend, Oregon,
United States
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. The school opened , in 1904, but did not graduate its first class of seniors (three students) until 1909.
Old Bend High School
The Old Bend High School is a historic school building in Bend, Oregon, in the United States. Opened in 1925, the building served as a public high school for 31 years and a Middle school, junior high school for an additional 22 years before being ...
, the original building, was located downtown on Bond Street, where the
Bend-La Pine School District
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office now stands. The school's
mascot
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is a
lava bear.
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.
Notable alumni
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Pat Cashman - Seattle television and radio personality and voice actor
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Kiki Cutter
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- World Cup ski racer, 1968 Olympian
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- NFL placekicker
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Robert D. Maxwell - World War II
Medal of Honor
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recipient, class of 2011
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Donald L. McFaul -
U.S. Navy SEAL killed in
Panama
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, December 1989 during
Operation Just Cause
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; namesake of
USS ''McFaul'' (DDG 74)
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Luke Musgrave - professional football player for the
Green Bay Packers
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Les Schwab - founder of
Les Schwab Tire
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Ralph Towner
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Biography
Towner was born i ...
- American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and band leader
The Bulletin (Bend)
''The Bulletin'' is the daily newspaper of Bend, Oregon, United States. ''The Bulletin'' is owned by EO Media Group, which prior to January 2013 was named the East Oregonian Publishing Company. Over the years, a number of well-known journalists h ...
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2TtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2945%2C5532722 First record by regals is released. December 7, 1959
References
External links
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Max Preps– Bend Lava Bears
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High schools in Deschutes County, Oregon
Educational institutions established in 1904
Education in Bend, Oregon
Public high schools in Oregon
1904 establishments in Oregon
International Baccalaureate schools in Oregon