Bernalillo High School is a public high school in Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States. The school is a part of the Bernalillo Public Schools district and is the only high school in the district. The mascot is the Spartan.
| Bernalillo High School | |
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250 Isidro Sanchez Road. 87004 United States | |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | Excellence is the Standard |
| Founded | 1952 |
School district | Bernalillo Public Schools |
Principal | Alyssa Sanchez-Padilla[1] |
| Staff | 50.99 (FTE)[2] |
| Enrollment | 856 (2023–2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.79[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Red & Silver |
Athletics conference | NMAA - 2AAAA League |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Website | https://www.bernalillo-schools.org/o/bhs |
Service area
editThe service area of its school district, and therefore the high school itself, includes most of Bernalillo as well as Algodones, Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, La Madera, Peña Blanca, Placitas, Pueblo of Sandia Village, San Felipe Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, and most of Santa Ana Pueblo.[3]
Athletics
editBernalillo High School competes in District 2-AAAA.
In 2023, the high school posthumously honored Benny Shendo Sr. who won the state mile with a time of 4.44 (for all schools, regardless of size) in 1953, becoming the first state champion for Bernalillo High, with an honorary diploma. The spring after his championship, Benny's grandfather died, requiring Benny to leave school to help run the family farm. He was then drafted to serve in the Korean War and never finished his diploma.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Staff Bernalillo High School". Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "BERNALILLO HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sandoval County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ↑ "First State Champion in BHS History" by JoAnn Beuerle, Bernalillo Public Schools. May 22, 2023. Accessed May 30, 2023.
External links
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