Boerne High School is a public high school located in the hill country just 30 miles northwest of San Antonio in Boerne

Boerne, Texas

Boerne is a city in the Hill Country of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Kendall County. Boerne was named in honor of Ludwig Börne, a Jewish German author and publicist, and its population was 10, 471 in the 2010 census. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court...

, Texas

Texas

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, USA

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. The high school is the original high school in Boerne which now has a second high school, Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School.

General information

The school serves Kendall County

Kendall County, Texas

Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2008 census, its population was 32,886. Its seat is Boerne....

 and the surrounding areas of IH-10 such as, Cordillera Ranch, Bergheim

Bergheim, Texas

Bergheim is an unincorporated community in eastern Kendall County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 46 southeast of the city of Boerne, the county seat of Kendall County. Its elevation is 1,437 feet...

 and Sisterdale

Sisterdale, Texas

Sisterdale, Texas, is an unincorporated farming and ranching community, established in 1847 and located north of Boerne in Kendall County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is located in the valley of Sister Creek. The current 2010 population is 25...

. Since the opening of Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School, all students living north of HW-46 attend BHS, while all students living south of HW-46 attend CHS. Boerne is known for its academics and athletics.

Boerne scores higher than both state and national averages on every test, including the ACT

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 and TAKS, specifically in the 2005-2006 year, when the school was "Recognized" for its performance on the TAKS test.

Mission statement

"To promote excellence in education and support student success at Boerne High School. This will be achieved by maintaining positive lines of communication with students, teachers, parents, and community members, and promoting a friendly, helpful, professional work environment utilizing cooperation, teamwork and the desire to touch the lives and hearts of our students."

Feeder schools

Curington Elementary (K-6), Fabra Elementary (K-6), half of Cibolo Creek Elementary (K-6), and Boerne Middle School North (7-8)

Athletics

The athletic department, led by A.D. and Head Basketball Coach Stan Leech, excels in nearly every sport at Boerne. The Greyhounds have won only one District 27-4A title in recent years, and have captured one state championship since 1973. The 'Hounds', regardless of what sport, usually make deep runs in the playoffs, with almost none of the team making it to at least the Regional finals in the last five years. The football, baseball, soccer, basketball, cross country, tennis and softball teams have all reached regionals within the past 5 years. The softball team won state in 2007. Soccer won state in 2006. As well as the football team reaching regionals in 2005, and the state semi-finals in 2004. Baseball and cross country both won state in 2004

History

The school was closed and renovated in 2008-2009, and re-opened for the 2009-2010 year. During the 2008-2009 school year, all tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students in the Boerne area attended Boerne Champion High School. Ninth grade students continued to attend the Boerne Middle Schools for this year. At the start of the 2009-2010 school year, both BHS and BCHS housed Boerne ISD's 9-12th graders, while BMSS and BMSN housed 7-8th graders again. Now Boerne Middle School South feeds into Boerne Champion High School and Boerne Middle School North feeds into Boerne High School. However student and community support throughout the proceedings have been minimal at best.