Haines High School

Haines High School is the primary high school for the town of Haines, Alaska and the Haines Borough School District.

Haines High School
Address
Haines High School
604 Haines Hwy

Haines
,
Alaska

U.S.
Coordinates
Information
TypePublic secondary
Grades9–12
Enrollment80 (2015-16)[1]
CampusOpen
Color(s)         
MascotGlacier Bears
Websitehbsd.net

Extracurriculars

Haines High School offers participation for all students in cross country, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, track and field, drama, swimming, debate and forensics, and music programs. Haines is classified as a 2A school by the Alaska School Activities Association and competes with other 2A schools in basketball and volleyball; 1A, 2A, and 3A schools in cross country, wrestling, and track & field; and competes with all schools in swimming.

Academics

About 75 students attend Haines High School, taught by about ten teachers. The school has adopted the PBIS Method of school discipline.

In 2013, Haines High School was nominated as a Blue Ribbon School District.[2]

History

Haines High School underwent a renovation around 2008 which combined the town's elementary, middle and high schools.[3]

The school is also sending roughly 75% of all its graduates on to higher education and less than 10% of the student body drops out.[4] Both figures are above statewide averages.

The boys' basketball team won 3A State Championship in 2010.

Notable alumni
  • Bill Thomas, Alaska politician
  • Parker Schnabel, Gold Rush Star

See also

References
  1. "Haines High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html
  3. Chilkat Valley News: "All together now: Schools combined" Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  4. Haines Borough School District: "About Haines High School" Archived 2005-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 17, 2007.


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