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Brookings-Harbor High School

Brookings Harbor High School is located on the beautiful Southern Oregon Coast, about six miles from the California border, in Brookings, Oregon. Brookings and its immediate neighbor of Harbor draw tourists through out the year. There is also vital lumber industries, as well as commercial and sport fishing that are strong economic assets for the community. The city’s population is a combination of retirees moving to the area due to the mild climate and scenic recreational areas, as well as generations of families that have gone through our school system and continue to raise their children here.

BHHS is the sole high school in the Brookings Harbor School District. There are approximately 450 students in grades 9 through 12. This includes alternative education settings that serve home school students and others in an online learning environment. Forty-nine percent of our students are economically disadvantaged. Last year, fifty-nine percent of our freshman finished on track to graduate.

School’s Purpose

The purpose of Brookings Harbor High School is to provide every student an opportunity to be successful and graduate from high school being College and Career Ready. Our school-wide behavior system, Bruin PRIDE, provides a culture that is conducive to learning. Students are recognized for positive and professional behavior. They are held accountable when they do not meet Bruin PRIDE behavior expectations.

At Brookings Harbor High School, our beliefs include

1) Every student can learn to high expectations;

2) The core mission of Brookings Harbor High School teachers, staff and administration is to create challenging, engaging and satisfying work for every student, every day;

3) Quality schools are the responsibility of the entire community;

4) A healthy school system is the key to maintaining a healthy democracy;

5) The district and its employees have mutual obligations for support and development toward continuous improvement.

Brookings Harbor High School has high expectations for for every student, every teacher, every staff member, and every administrator. As part of their instructional practice, teachers at Brookings Harbor School District are working toward implementation of proficiency based instructional practices in order to best determine what students are learning. Additionally, Brookings Harbor High School teachers are committed to working in Professional Learning Teams to best serve the needs of our students. The district has committed to this time as well by providing time every week for teachers to meet.

Notable Achievements and Areas of Improvements:

Brookings-Harbor High School has created some significantly rigorous and advanced programs over the last five years. For a school of our size and due to outstanding teachers and staff, we offer extensive academic opportunities for our students. Programs of achievement include our Career Technical Education program in Construction Woodworking and Manufacturing Metals. Our Health Occupations program also offer our student a wide range of academic and hands on experiences. Additionally, our teachers are continuing to work in Professional Learning Communities and move toward implementing proficiency based instructional practices.

Our Music program has become one that fills almost as quickly as we create sections. Students enjoy Bruin Band, our New Jazz Band, Choir and a coveted spot in Sea Breeze, Orchestra, and of course there's Intro to Instruments for beginners who want to give Music a try.

Clubs, Athletic Teams, and a sense of Belonging:

Academic Support programs include the following:

•           Bilingual/ESL program: support based on language proficiency and grade level

•           Special Education Program: support for students with qualified learning disabilities

•           Bruin Pride Labs that teach and reinforce study skills strategies course for Freshman students

•           Student to Work Programs: YTP Program

•           Online Summer School Program

•           Support courses for Academic Remediation for senior students and online remediation courses

•           Bruin Den, academic support for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade.

•           Community Engagement Activities: Parent Information Meetings

Academic Enrichment includes the following:

•           Language Courses: Spanish, College Spanish, and French

•           Honors & Dual Enrollment Courses: Honors English 9 and 10, College Lit and Comp, College Lang and Comp, College US History, College Spanish, College Biology, Body Structures and Functions, Medical Terminology, Health Occupations, Medical Law Ethics, First Aid & CPR, and Leadership

•           Academic Clubs and Opportunities: National Honor Society, Knowledge Bowl, Rotary Interact, SAGA Club, Angling Club, Book Club, Bruin Strength and Conditioning, Cave Crew, Drama Club, French Club, Writer's Den, Garden Club, Moto Club, Link Crew

•       STEM activities:  Biology, Chemistry, Health Sciences, Welding and Metal Technologies

•       After School Programs: 11 interscholastic sports, clubs, and tutoring

•       Before School Programs: 0 period courses – leadership, athletic weights

•       Community Engagement Activities: ASPIRE program

Career and Technical Education Programs include the following: 

Recruit Hippo, Work Based Learning, Work Experience, and Internship

Extracurricular Activities include the following:

Interscholastic Sports: 14 

Academic Clubs: 5

Service Clubs: 1

• Leadership class
• Link Crew