Bismarck High School (BHS) is a public

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located in Bismarck,

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

. It currently serves 1,197 students and is a part of the

Bismarck Public Schools Bismarck Public Schools (BPS) is a system of publicly funded K-12 schools in Bismarck, North Dakota. There are eighteen elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools. BPS also operates an alternative high school, vocational ...

system. The grades offered at Bismarck High school are ninth through twelfth. The student body consists of 50.45 percent male and 49.55 percent female. The official school colors are maroon and white and its athletic teams are known as the Demons. It is one of three high schools in Bismarck.

History

BHS was originally established in 1873, with a subsequent building in 1912, then the core of the present building in 1934–35. The present building, designed in the

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(or PWA Moderne) style was, at the time, the largest Public Works Administration (PWA) project in the state."Beauty, Utility Combined in New High School," ''The Bismarck Tribune'', August 22, 1935. Designed by architect Robert A. Ritterbush of Ritterbush Brothers, the general contractor was Maurice Schumacher (Minneapolis). The exterior brick with stone lintels for doorways and window frames, and aluminum

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s for decoration. The pilasters between the window bays are

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. Three roof elevations on the gymnasium wing, with locker rooms, stage, and gymnasium proper. The foundation is dull-rose colored Kasota limestone; Hebron faced brick in a greyish brown color; the only wood initially used in the structure were for finishing purposes and some of the floors. It was constructed just north of the 1912 building, which was converted into a junior high school and demolished ahead of school's expansion in 1962-63 (also designed by Ritterbush Brothers). 649 students enrolled, though only half of that was expected. It remained the only

in Bismarck until 1975 when Century High School was built.

Athletics

Championships

* State Class 'A' boys' basketball: 1930, 1933, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1972, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010 * State Class 'A' girls' basketball: 1991,2009 * State Class 'A' football: 1928, 1929, 1943, 1949, 1962, 1984, 1985 * State Class 'AAA' football: 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018 * State girls' hockey: 2006, 2007, 2013 * State Class 'A' wrestling: "Individual Tournament" 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 * State Class 'A' wrestling: "Dual Team" 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 * State boys' soccer: 1996, 1997, 2015, 2017 * State girls' soccer: 2000, 2005 * State Class 'A' boys' track and field: 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933 co-champions, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 * State Class 'A' girls' track and field: 1983, 2006, 2008, 2010 * State Class 'A' volleyball: 1984 * State Class 'A' baseball: 2003, 2014

Records

Track and Field

Notable alumni

* Mike Peluso, professional hockey player *

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, CFL player for the

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, professional football player * Harold Schafer, businessman

References

External links

Bismarck High School website
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