Big Bear High School is a high school in Big Bear City, California. It is the only conventional high school in the Bear Valley Unified School District. It was established as an institution in 1948 but has since moved to a new building.
| Big Bear High School | |
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| Address | |
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351 Maple Lane , 92315 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°15′15″N 116°49′30″W / 34.25417°N 116.82500°W[1] |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Go Bears! |
| School district | Bear Valley Unified School District |
| Principal | Tina Fulmer |
| Teaching staff | 33.60 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 624 (2022-2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.57[2] |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Black |
| Nickname | Bears |
| Website | Big Bear High School |
Athletics
editBig 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 CIF 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
edit- Ryan Hall Olympian, fastest American-born marathoner in history
- Jordan Romero, the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits, the highest point on all seven continents
References
edit- ^ "Big Bear High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Big Bear High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.