Bishop Union High School

School in Bishop, Inyo County, California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Coordinates37°21′48″N 118°24′00″W
Establishedc,1904
PrincipalErik Forsman
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Bishop Union High School
Location
301 North Fowler Street

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93514

United States
Coordinates37°21′48″N 118°24′00″W
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Establishedc,1904
School districtBishop Unified School District
PrincipalErik Forsman
Teaching staff32.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9th - 12th
Enrollment800
Student to teacher ratio18.86[1]
Colors    Royal blue, white
MascotBronco
Websitewww.bishopschools.org/o/buhs%20BUHS
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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]

Athletics[additional citation(s) needed]

The Bishop Union Broncos compete in the High Desert League of the CIF Central Section. Twelve different varsity sports are offered.

In the mid-1990s the Broncos competed in the Southern California Desert Inyo League, which then became the High Desert League.

For several decades, the Broncos competed with rival schools Paraclete (Lancaster, Calif.), Burroughs (Ridgecrest, Calif.) and Tehachapi (Tehachapi, Calif.) in sports. However, enrollments in both Burroughs and Tehachapi's schools grew larger than Bishop and moved on to larger divisions.

In 2010, the Broncos beat the Boron Bobcats 30–22 to win the CIF Southern Section Football Championship.

In 2013, the High Desert League moved from the CIF Southern Section, to the CIF Central Section.

In 2019, the Broncos beat Orosi, CA. 34–7 to win the CIF Central Section Division 6 Championship. The Broncos advanced to the CIF State Bowl game for Division 6A, against Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond, CA.). Bishop Union High School lost the game 37–18.

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