Burley High School

Not to be confused with Burnley High School.
Burley High School
Location
Map
2100 Parke Ave.

Burley
,
Idaho

United States
Information
TypePublic
School districtCassia County S.D. (#151)
PrincipalLevi Power [1]
Teaching staff53.88 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12 [3]
Enrollment1,024 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.01[2]
Color(s)Green, white, and gray[4]
     
AthleticsIHSAA Class 4A[4]
Athletics conferenceGreat Basin (West)
MascotBobcat[4]
RivalsMinico, Jerome
YearbookBobcat
Elevation4,170 ft (1,270 m) AMSL
Websitewww.cassiaschools.org/o/bhs

Burley High School is a four-year secondary school in Burley, Idaho,[3] the largest of four traditional high schools in the Cassia County School District #151. Its official title is Burley Senior High School.

Facilities

The King Fine Arts Center, located at the southern end of the school and functioning semi-independently from it, is a performing arts center with seating for 1,200 attendees, which regularly hosts plays, concerts, and community events.[5]

The school also includes Skagg's Field, a sports complex built in 2008.

The school's current address is 2100 Parke Avenue.

History

The previous school was built in the 1950s, residing at the locally known address of #1 Bobcat Boulevard, and the building still exists as a satellite campus for the College of Southern Idaho. The school's current facility has been in use since Spring semester 1999. Until the 2006–07 school year, BHS was exclusively a three-year senior high school, with the freshman class attending Burley Junior High School.

In 2018, Burley's assistant principal, Andrew Wray, was named Assistant Principal of the Year by the Idaho Association of School Administrators.[6]

BHS's graduating class of 2023 had 240 graduates, hosting one of its largest graduations ever. Two-thirds of the graduating class intends to pursue higher education: 56% at a university or state college, and 10% through a trade school.[7]

Athletics

Burley competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A[4] the second-highest classification, and is a member of the Great Basin (West) Conference with Minico (near Rupert), Jerome, and Wood River (Hailey), Twin Falls and Canyon Ridge (Twin Falls).

In the 2022–23 school year, Burley's football team ended a 13-year postseason drought and recorded their second winning season in 18 years.[8] Gatlin Bair, a 4-star wide receiver and Idaho’s top-rated college prospect for the 2024 recruiting class, is a senior at Burley High.[9] Bair also holds the Idaho high school state records for the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and won the 2023 Idaho Gatorade Boys Track & Field Player of the Year award.[10]

State titles

Boys

  • Basketball (6): 1935, 1941, (A-1, now 5A) 1991, (A-2, now 4A) 1992; (4A) 2007, 2008 [11]
  • Track (2): 1921, 1922 (one class) [12]

Girls

  • Basketball (3): (4A) 2007,[13] 2018, 2022.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Staff, Burley High School". Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c "BURLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Burley Senior High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. ^ a b c d "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. ^ King Fine Arts Center - Home. Retrieved April 8, 2023
  6. ^ Burley High's assistant principal given state award. KMVT. December 6, 2018.
  7. ^ 'Let the party begin': Burley High School celebrates one of its largest graduating classes. Magicvalley.com. May 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Gatlin Bair hype intensifies as top Idaho 2024 football recruit's stock continues to rise nationally. SB Live. April 27, 2023
  9. ^ Idaho's No. 1 recruit Gatlin Bair commits to Boise State. KTVB7. August 5, 2023. Accessed August 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Burley's Gatlin Bair named Idaho Gatorade Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. June 29, 2023. KTVB7. Accessed August 7, 2023.
  11. ^ idhsaa.org Archived April 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
  12. ^ idhsaa.org Archived March 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
  13. ^ idhsaa.org Archived October 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
  14. ^ "Burley Girls Basketball wins 4A state title, Skyline finishes as state runner-up". Local News ABC 8. February 19, 2022.

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