Mountain View High School is a

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in the

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, located in

Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, with a population of 99,178 at the time of the 2020 U.S ...

History

Mountain View High School opened in 1979 as the second high school in the greater Bend area. It was the first new high school in the area since

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had opened in 1904, and the two schools remained the only traditional high schools in Bend until Summit High School opened in 2001 ( Marshall High School is a magnet high school also located in Bend). The school's first principal was Jack Harris; after his retirement in 1987, the school named the football stadium after him. The school's mascot is a Cougar; MVHS originally adopted

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's fight song, but it is now based on that of

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, whose mascot is also the cougar.

Academics

In 2008, 80% of the school's seniors received a

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. Of 346 students, 278 graduated, 58 dropped out, four received a modified diploma, and six were still in high school in 2009.

Athletics

State titles

* Cross country: 1995 (boys), 2000 (girls) *

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: 2011 *

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: 2008, 2009, 2010 *

Alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998 *

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: 1999 (boys) *

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: 1992 (girls), 1995 (girls), 2001 (girls), 2001 (boys) *

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: 2013, 2015, 2016

Notable alumni

* Linsey Corbin – professional triathlete *

Ashton Eaton Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who holds the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point ...

–

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decathlete, 2016 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic champion *

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–

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wide receiver for the

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Jacob Hollister Jacob Hollister (born November 18, 1993) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Wyoming. He has also played for the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Early years Born and raised in Bend, Ore ...

– NFL tight end for the

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* Ethan Blair Miller – perpetrator of the Bend, Oregon shooting *

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– 20th winner of ''

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'' *

Ben Ferguson Benjamin Grant Ferguson (born August 28, 1981) is an American cable television talk show host and a radio talk show host on 600WREC/Memphis, TN. His radio show originates from his home in Texas. His nationally syndicated radio show, ''The Ben F ...

– professional

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References

External links

Mountain View High School website
{{authority control High schools in Deschutes County, Oregon Educational institutions established in 1979 Education in Bend, Oregon Public high schools in Oregon 1979 establishments in Oregon