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{{Short description|School in Cochise County, Arizona}}
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| name = Bisbee High School
| name = Bisbee High School
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| caption = The picture shown is of the Old High School in downtown Bisbee. It is the only four-story building in the country with a ground level entry on each floor. The entry shown is on the 2nd floor and was the main entry to the school. The first floor is under this and held the shop classes and the bus garage. The 2nd floor held the offices and general class rooms. The 3rd floor also was general classrooms while the 4th floor was the gym/auditorium. In the picture shown, there was a ground level entry halfway up for the 3rd floor, and at the top of the building was the ground level entry for the gym.
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| schooltype = [[Public high school]]
| schooltype = [[Public high school]]
| grades = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]
| grades = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]
| principal = Darin Giltner
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| address = 325 School Terrace Rd
| address = 325 School Terrace Rd
| city = [[Bisbee, Arizona|Bisbee]]
| city = [[Bisbee, Arizona]]
| state = [[Arizona]]
| zipcode = 85603
| zipcode = 85603
| country = USA
| country = USA
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| district = Bisbee Unified School District
| district = Bisbee Unified School District
| enrollment = 330 (2016-17)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0401180&ID=040118000063|title=Bisbee High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
| enrollment = 352 (2022–2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0401180&ID=040118000063|title=Bisbee High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 16, 2024}}</ref>
| mascot = Puma
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| colors = Red/gray
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.busd.k12.az.us/BHS/}}
| colors = Red and gray {{colorbox|red}} {{colorbox|silver}} <ref name=colors>{{Cite web|title=Bisbee High School|url=https://aiaonline.org/schools/185|access-date=March 24, 2024|website=Arizona Interscholastic Association|language=en-US}}</ref>
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'''Bisbee High School''' is a high school in [[Bisbee, Arizona]]. It is part of the Bisbee Unified School District, which also operates an elementary school and a junior high school. The high school runs on a four-day school week.
'''Bisbee High School''' is a high school in [[Bisbee, Arizona]], United States. It is part of the Bisbee Unified School District, which also operates an elementary school and a junior high school. The high school runs on a four-day school week.


== Old Bisbee High School ==
== Old Bisbee High School ==
The old Bisbee High School is at 100 Old Douglas Rd, Bisbee, AZ ({{coord|31.4300|-109.8919|region:US-AZ_type:edu}})
The old Bisbee High School is at 100 Old Douglas Rd, Bisbee, AZ ({{coord|31.4300|-109.8919|region:US-AZ_type:edu}})
Bisbee High School was designed by architect [[Norman F. Marsh]] and constructed in 1914. It housed around 450 students a year until closing in the late fifties after the construction of a new high school. The building is three stories and is noted for having a ground-level entrance on each floor. After closing as a high school, the building began to serve as offices for Cochise County, such as the district library, the health department for a time, and for elections, and adult probation services. Today, the building is vacant and waiting to be renovated into an apartment complex.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cochise.az.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=130&ARC=332 | title=Board Approves Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement of Old Bisbee High School }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bisbee.us/history | title=History &#124; Old Bisbee Bisbee High School }}</ref> During some recent construction, the job supervisor was shot and killed by a disgruntled former employee outside the Old Bisbee High School. It appears the matter is still under investigation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/bisbee/update-job-supervisor-shot-to-death-at-former-bisbee-high/article_71b7d614-3adb-11ed-91f8-97f3ae2db918.html | title=UPDATE: Job supervisor shot to death at former Bisbee High | date=September 23, 2022 }}</ref>
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[[File:BISBEE HIGH SCHOOL.jpg|300px|none|thumb|The picture shown is of the Old High School in downtown Bisbee. It is the only four-story building in the country with a ground level entry on each floor. The entry shown is on the 2nd floor and was the main entry to the school. The first floor is under this and held the shop classes and the bus garage. The 2nd floor held the offices and general class rooms. The 3rd floor also was general classrooms while the 4th floor was the gym/auditorium. In the picture shown, there was a ground level entry halfway up for the 3rd floor, and at the top of the building was the ground level entry for the gym.]]

== New Bisbee High School ==
The current school was built in 1957/58 at 325 School Terrace Rd, Bisbee, AZ. The campus was designed by [[Edward L. Varney|Edward L. Varney Associates]] of Phoenix. The construction contract to build the new campus was awarded to D. O. Norton & Son Construction Co. and Mullen Construction Co. both of Phoenix.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arizona Builder and Contractor, December 1957, Vol. 20, No. 5|url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azmagazines/id/330/rec/1|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=azmemory.azlibrary.gov|language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:47, 17 November 2024

Bisbee High School
The picture shown is of the Old High School in downtown Bisbee. It is the only four-story building in the country with a ground level entry on each floor. The entry shown is on the 2nd floor and was the main entry to the school. The first floor is under this and held the shop classes and the bus garage. The 2nd floor held the offices and general class rooms. The 3rd floor also was general classrooms while the 4th floor was the gym/auditorium. In the picture shown, there was a ground level entry halfway up for the 3rd floor, and at the top of the building was the ground level entry for the gym.
Address
Map
325 School Terrace Rd

Bisbee, Arizona
85603

United States
Coordinates31°24′53″N 109°53′18″W / 31.414752°N 109.888264°W / 31.414752; -109.888264
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtBisbee Unified School District
CEEB code030020
Grades9-12
Enrollment352 (2022–2023)[1]
Color(s)Red and gray     [2]
MascotPumas[2]
Websitebhs.busd.k12.az.us

Bisbee High School is a high school in Bisbee, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Bisbee Unified School District, which also operates an elementary school and a junior high school. The high school runs on a four-day school week.

Old Bisbee High School

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The old Bisbee High School is at 100 Old Douglas Rd, Bisbee, AZ (31°25′48″N 109°53′31″W / 31.4300°N 109.8919°W / 31.4300; -109.8919) Bisbee High School was designed by architect Norman F. Marsh and constructed in 1914. It housed around 450 students a year until closing in the late fifties after the construction of a new high school. The building is three stories and is noted for having a ground-level entrance on each floor. After closing as a high school, the building began to serve as offices for Cochise County, such as the district library, the health department for a time, and for elections, and adult probation services. Today, the building is vacant and waiting to be renovated into an apartment complex.[3][4] During some recent construction, the job supervisor was shot and killed by a disgruntled former employee outside the Old Bisbee High School. It appears the matter is still under investigation.[5]

New Bisbee High School

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The current school was built in 1957/58 at 325 School Terrace Rd, Bisbee, AZ. The campus was designed by Edward L. Varney Associates of Phoenix. The construction contract to build the new campus was awarded to D. O. Norton & Son Construction Co. and Mullen Construction Co. both of Phoenix.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Bisbee High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bisbee High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Board Approves Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement of Old Bisbee High School".
  4. ^ "History | Old Bisbee Bisbee High School".
  5. ^ "UPDATE: Job supervisor shot to death at former Bisbee High". September 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Arizona Builder and Contractor, December 1957, Vol. 20, No. 5". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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