Bakersfield High School
Bakersfield High School (BHS) is a public high school located in Bakersfield, California, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Kern High School District.
| Bakersfield High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1241 G Street , 93301 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°22′09″N 119°01′22″W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1893 |
| School district | Kern High School District |
| Principal | David Reese |
| Teaching staff | 114.89 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,912 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25.35[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Southwest Yosemite League CIF Central Section |
| Nickname | Drillers |
| Newspaper | Blue and White |
| Yearbook | Oracle |
| Website | bakersfield |
Notable alumni
- Larry Barnes – MLB player (Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers)[2]
- Theo Bell – former NFL football player[3]
- Jeff Buckey – former NFL football player[4]
- Pete Cross – former NBA player
- Marion Osborn Cunningham – artist
- Ric Drasin – actor, author, designer of the Gold's Gym and World Gym logos, and retired professional wrestler[5]
- Robert Duncan – poet, was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance[6]
- Frank Gifford – Pro Football Hall of Fame and Monday Night Football commentator[7]
- Merle Haggard – while not an alumnus – he was a student from time to time
- Jerry Marion – NFL player[8]
- Kevin McCarthy – Congressman[9]
- Matthew Todd Miller, American citizen held by North Korea[10]
- Spain Musgrove – former NFL defensive lineman[11]
- Doug Loman – MLB player (Milwaukee Brewers)[12]
- Steve Ontiveros – MLB player (San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs)[13]
- Dennis Ralston – Davis Cup winner[14]
- Don Robesky – football player[15]
- Jeff Siemon – former NFL football player[16]
- Jeremy Staat – former NFL player[17]
- Michael Stewart – former NFL football player[18]
- Robert Swift – former NBA player[19]
- Jake Varner – four time All-American and two time national champion wrestler at Iowa State University and winner of a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London at 26[20]
- Earl Warren – California Attorney General, three-term Governor of California, Chief Justice of the United States, and chairman of the Warren Commission
- Larry Welz – noteworthy early contributor to underground comics movement
- Phillip Thomas – NFL football player
- Johnny Callison - former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Tyrone Wallace (Class of 2012) – California Golden Bears basketball player
References
- "Bakersfield High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- "Larry Barnes Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- "Theo Bell, ex-Driller and NFL player, dead at 52". Bakersfield Californian. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Gustkey, Earl (October 14, 1994). "Buckey Is Doing the Impressing Now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Stevens, Tyler (December 28, 2012). "Finding Fame: Ric Drasin". Bakersfield Life. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Duncan, Robert (2012). Robert Duncan: The Collected Early Poems and Plays. University of California Press. p. xxii. ISBN 9780520953628.
- Ewing, Zach (November 10, 2012). "Gifford celebrated with hall of Fame ceremony at BHS". Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- "JERRY MARION". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- Garofoli, Joe (January 1, 2011). "Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield is 3rd in House GOP". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Karimi, Faith (September 20, 2014). "North Korea: Imprisoned American wanted to become 'second Snowden'". CNN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Evans, Jeff (December 13, 2012). "Four to be inducted to Elias Hall of Fame". Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Cave, Leanne (May 1, 2013). "Former Renegade athletes will be honored at BHS hall of fame dinner". The Renegade Rip. Bakersfield College. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Press, Larry (February 12, 1977). "Dealt with Murcer for Cubs' Madlock Steve Ontiveros happy with trade". Bakersfield Californian. Newspapers.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Ferguson, George (June 15, 1970). "Osuna-Ralston friendship". The Deseret News. Google News. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Cave, Leanne Brock (May 10, 2010). "Driller Football Hall of Fame to honor 7 more greats". Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Evans, Jeff (May 11, 2007). "Siemon reached top at every level". Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Cousineau, Ann (August 29, 2012). "View the Valley Snapshots page Valley Snapshots Retired NFL player, Iraq veteran to speak at parade". The News Review. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Cave, Leanne (December 7, 2001). "BC football alumnus gives back to community". The Renegade Rip. Bakersfield College. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Bates, Daniel (March 11, 2013). "Parents of fallen $20m NBA star who fled filthy foreclosed home 'fell into trap of chasing the money', claims his high school coach". The Daily Mail. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- Pucin, Diane (October 12, 2012). "U.S. wrestler Jake Varner earns gold medal at London Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
Bakersfield High School in 1917
Further reading
- Van Horne, Rick; Bumerts, John; Frank, Gary (2006). Friday Night Heroes: 100 Years of Driller Football. Bakersfield, CA: Rick Van Horne. ISBN 0-9786071-0-4.
External links
- Wallace, J. S. Recollections of a high school district, 1893–1968 : an informal history of the Kern County Union High School and junior college district. Published circa 1980. ISBN 0-9619924-0-9
- Bakersfield High School
- Driller Marching Band
- Bakersfield Haunted History
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