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Bonneville High School (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

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Bonneville High School is a four-year public secondary school near Idaho Falls, Idaho.[1][4] Northeast of the city, it opened in 1951 and is the original high school of the Bonneville Joint School District #93, which consolidated ten smaller districts east of Idaho Falls.[6] The original building for high school was turned into a junior high in 1977 when the current Bonneville High School was built. A second traditional high school in the district opened in 1992, Hillcrest in Ammon. In 2018 a third high school was opened, Thunder Ridge.[7] The school colors are green and gold and the mascot is a bee. Current enrollment is approximately 1,400.

TypePublic
Established1951
School district
Bonneville Joint School District#93[1]
Principal
Heath Jackson [2]
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Bonneville High School
Southeast entrance in 2008
Location
3165 East Iona Road

Bonneville County
,
Idaho

United States

43.526°N 111.971°W / 43.526; -111.971
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TypePublic
Established1951
School district
Bonneville Joint School District#93[1]
Principal
Heath Jackson [2]
Teaching staff
54.73 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12 [4]
Enrollment1,152 (2023-2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio
21.05[3]
ColorsGreen, gold, and white[2]
     
AthleticsIHSAA Class 4A[2]
Athletics conference
High Country (5A)
MascotBee[2]
RivalsHillcrest,
Thunder Ridge, Idaho Falls, Skyline
NewspaperBHS Buzz [5]
YearbookThe Hive
Feeder schools
Rocky Mountain Middle School
Elevation4,765 ft (1,452 m) AMSL
Websitewww.bonnevillebees.com
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Athletics

Bonneville competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A, the highest classification in the state. It is currently a member of the High Country Conference (5A), with Hillcrest High School, Skyline High School and Idaho Falls High School.

Rivalries

Bonneville's rival is Hillcrest, which opened in 1992. The original rival was Idaho Falls, before Skyline arrived in the late 1960s. Bonneville and Hillcrest will join Idaho Falls and Skyline in the 4A classification starting in 2018.

State titles

Boys

  • Soccer (2): fall (4A) 2007, 2010 [8](introduced in 2000)
  • Basketball (1): (4A) 2003 [9]
  • Baseball (2): (A-1, now 5A) 1992, (4A) 2013 [10] (records not kept by IHSAA, state tourney introduced in 1971)

Girls

  • Volleyball (8): fall (A-1, now 5A) 1991, 1996, 1998; (4A) 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009;[8] (5A) 2016 (introduced in 1976)
  • Basketball (2): (4A) 2005, 2007 [11] (introduced in 1976)
  • Tennis (2): (4A) 2010, 2011 [12] (combined team until 2008)

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