Bishop Union High School
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| Bishop Union High School | |
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301 North Fowler Street , , 93514 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°21′48″N 118°24′00″W / 37.36333°N 118.40000°W |
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| Established | c,1904 |
| School district | Bishop Unified School District |
| Principal | Erik Forsman |
| Teaching staff | 32.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Enrollment | 800 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.86[1] |
| Colors | Royal blue, white |
| Mascot | Bronco |
| Website | www |
Bishop Union High School (BUHS) is a public high school in Bishop, California. It is part of the Bishop Unified School District. The school is located at 301 North Fowler Street. The current principal is Erik Forsman. The superintendent is Katherine Kolker. There are currently thirty-nine teachers at Bishop Union, with a wide variety of subjects and electives. The most favored teacher, Arnie Palu, has been voted amongst the “top teachers” in the school for ~13 years. [needs update][2][better source needed] Classes at the school run from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm on Mondays and 8:30 am to 3:35 pm Tuesdays through Fridays. Numerous programs including bilingual is offered through the guidance office.[needs update][3][better source needed] The 2011–2012 academic year began August 22, 2011 and ended with graduation day on June 8, 2012.[4][better source needed]
Bishop Union High School has a current enrollment of approximately 800 students. Enrollment figures in the late 1970s and into the early 1990s hovered around 1,000 students. The nearby Union Carbide mine closure, coupled with the City of Los Angeles ownership of most of the land around Bishop, therefore controlling community development, caused Bishop schools to suffer a downturn in enrollment in the late 1990s and into the 2000s.[additional citation(s) needed]
