Bemidji High School is a public

Public

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 high school

High school

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 in Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...

. The school is situated on a 260 acres (1.1 km²) campus two miles (3 km) west of downtown Bemidji. The Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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 runs behind the high school. Constructed in 2000, Bemidji High School features, two gymnasiums, an indoor track, state of the art auditorium, two wood shops, an auto shop, a machine shop, television studio, indoor swimming pool, over 50 classrooms, on campus Subway

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 restaurant, miles of cross country running and skiing trails behind the building and two reverse projection screens in the commons of the school. On the campus, Bemidji High School also houses a hockey arena as well as a Bemidji Area Schools

Bemidji Area Schools

Bemidji Area Schools are the schools in Independent School District 31, serving the city of Bemidji in the US State of Minnesota and other communities and rural areas near Bemidji...

 maintenance facility. Bemidji High School is the largest high school in northern Minnesota, in terms of square footage and student enrollment.

The high school received fame when it was featured on Larry the Cable Guy

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's new show, Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy

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. The show put much emphasis on the fact that BHS is the only high school in the world to offer a Curling

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 class.

Construction

Prompted by aging facilities and an increasing student population, the district hired an architect to examine the district’s facility needs and develop solutions. The result is a new 392000 square feet (36,418 m²) high school on 260 heavily wooded acres bordered by the Mississippi River. The educational spaces are arranged in academic clusters, each featuring general-purpose classrooms, labs, spaces, a special project center and teacher planning centers. All student-service functions—attendance and assistant principal’s offices, Native American student center, counseling office, nurse’s office, student store and bank, food service, student council and media center—are accessible from the 12500 square feet (1,161.3 m²), technology-rich student commons, which is the hub of the facility. Other features include a large-group room, an 1,100-seat auditorium, a black-box theater, a three-station field house and one-station auxiliary gymnasium, and an eight–lane swimming pool. The project was officially completed in April of 2001.

Athletics

Bemidji High School offers a wide array of sporting options for students. Including,Boys and Girls Swimming, basketball, Nordic ski, hockey, golf, tennis, baseball, dance line, cross country, cheerleading, wrestling, football, Track and Field and more.

School Day

Bemidji High School operates on a block type schedule. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday students have only four 90 minute classes. On Wednesday there is a homeroom class between the 1st and 2nd hours to provide students with an opportunity to build relationships with a specific teacher. With this type of schedule, students are able to take more classes throughout the year.

Academics

Bemidji High School offers over 200 different class options to tits students. BHS encompasses several Advanced Placement courses as well as Project Lead the Way courses into the school.

Activities

Bemidji High School offers a variety of different activities;

• Environmental Club
• Interact Club
• Art Club
• JR0TC
• Knowledge Bowl
• Link Crew
• Math league
• Mock Trial
• Model UN
• National Honor Society
• Outdoor Adventure Club
• Science Olympiad
• Student Congress
• Student Council
• Yearbook

Arts

Bemidji High School is home to two national renowned showchoir organizations, La Voce Ballo (All girls grades 9-12) and the top team, Vocalmotive (Boys and Girls grades 9-12). Showchoir is an integral part of the schools atmosphere.

Notable alumni

• Bryan Hickerson
  Bryan Hickerson
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• George Pelawa
  George Pelawa
  George Dale Pelawa was a high school hockey right winger from Bemidji, Minnesota. He was named Minnesota Mr. Hockey in 1986 as the top high-school player in the state and was selected in the first round, 16th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft...
  
   of the Calgary Flames
  Calgary Flames
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• Pete Fenson
  Pete Fenson
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• Joe Motzko
  Joe Motzko
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   - 1998
• Cassandra Potter
• Jamie Haskell