Bandon Senior High School Explained

Bandon High School
Streetaddress:550 9th Street SW
City:Bandon
County:(Coos County)
State:Oregon
Zipcode:97411
Country:United States
Coordinates:43.1147°N -124.4204°W
Type:Public
District:Bandon School District
Principal:Dr. Sam Dockery [1] [2]
Grades:9-12
Students:215 (2017–18)[3]
Teaching Staff:13.94 (FTE)
Ratio:15.42
Campus:Suburban
Mascot:Tiger
Team Name:Bandon Tigers
Colors:Black, gold, and Columbia blue
Conference:OSAA Sunset Conference 3A-4
Homepage:www.bhs.bandon.k12.or.us

Bandon High School is the only public high school in Bandon, Oregon, United States.Bandon school district #54 was established in 1886. The first Bandon High School was originally built on a bluff overlooking the Coquille river known as Coast Guard hill in 1888. The high school was located there until 1908 when a newer building was built on was is now Ocean Crest Elementary. From 1922-1950 Bandon High School was located on the east side of town near what is currently the Bandon High School baseball field. In 1950 a new building was built near the current Harbor Lights Middle school gym. An arsonist burned that building to the ground on January 1, 1974. For the next few months, classes were held in various building in Bandon until the current Bandon High School building was completed in the fall of 1975.

Academics

In 2022, 84% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 58 students, 49 graduated, two dropped out, one received a modified diploma, and six were still in high school the following year.[4] [5]

The class of 2011 was awarded "Most Spirited Class" of Bandon High School by the previous principal, Gaye Knapp.

In 2024, Bandon was awarded the OSAA Cup for overall excellence in athletics, academics, activities and sportsmanship for the first time in school history.[6] Bandon finished with 2,495 points, ranking above Class 2A ranks.[7] Bandon additionally won state titles in girls track, band and finished atop the Academic All-State standings for girls track as well. Their sports teams, the Tigers, advanced to the state playoffs in football, boys’ basketball, baseball and boys and girls cross country.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OSAA - Error.
  2. Web site: Oregon School Directory 2008-09 . Oregon Department of Education . 139 . 2009-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202904/http://www.ode.state.or.us/pubs/directory/school-directory-september-2008.pdf . 2011-05-26 .
  3. Web site: Bandon Senior High School. National Center for Education Statistics. December 29, 2019.
  4. News: State releases high school graduation rates. 2009-06-30. The Oregonian. 2009-07-01.
  5. Web site: Oregon dropout rates for 2008. 2009-06-30. The Oregonian. 2009-07-01.
  6. Web site: OSAA - Teams . 2024-10-03 . www.osaa.org.
  7. Web site: Bandon wins OSSA Cup for first time . Bandon Western World.