Big Bear high is very small and very overcrowded. The teachers are good and they really do prepare the kids for college. Small town, big difference in social classes here. Kids are very good and in general it is a great school. No fancy classes. One good thing is I think over 70% of graduates apply to
... Read more and go to college. Something is right, my kids did well. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/19/07
I loved this school so much. I wish I could go back all the time...well to visit. It is an amazing school.
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Posted by a other on 08/24/07
Big Bear High School is a great high school. They have won 3 distinguished school awards, and are waiting for the result of another. Now that Rick Jameson is there, the school is great.
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Posted by a parent on 03/28/07
Lots of double standards! Favorites are given priority. Parents can force A.D. and over ride coaches except for football (A.D. coaches) Some staff should not be teaching courses they are teaching as they have no experience nor proper knowledge of given course. School would rather save a few dollars
... Read more instead of hiring qulified personel. However most teachers do very well. Most teachers work well with students and students do learn. Read less
Posted by a staff on 08/04/04
I am a former student from Big Bear High. I went to three high schools in my four years of high school. I went to BBHS for three of those years. I thought it was a great school. I to this day still keep in touch with my former teachers. One teacher there really touched my life, she cared about her
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Posted by a former student on 08/26/03
I was a graduate student from big bear high school. I was born and raised in this small community that has given me more opportunities that a larger city probably would have never given me. After high school I went abroad for a year. When looking back at the memories of all my teachers in all my years
... Read more of education I couldn't have asked for anything better. They taught me so much and were more than just teachers, they were always there if you needed help with understanding the work if it wasn't understandable. I am fortunate enough to have had the bests 4 years of high school and wouldn't change a thing. Read less
Posted by a former student on 08/25/03
As a former student at Big Bear High, and a veteran of 5 high schools, I want to say that this was the best high school I attended. I vividly remember many of my teachers, some of them winners of prestigious teaching awards, as was Mr. Emerson, who mainly taught English classes, but who introduced me
... Read more to 'Art Appreciation'. When I graduated years later from Berkeley Summa cum Laude in Art History, with my senior thesis published in the Berkeley Undergraduate Journal, I thought of Mr. Emerson when I decided that my next step would be to seek a teaching credential. I don't know what it was about Big Bear High School, but it attracted some incredible teaching talent, and I am a much better person for having attended this excellent school. Read less
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Sugarloaf schools — Big Bear High School is located at 351 Maple Ln, Sugarloaf CA 92386. 351 Maple Ln is in the 92386 ZIP code in Sugarloaf, CA The school district for Big Bear High School is the Bear Valley Unified School District. Big Bear High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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