Bear Valley Unified School District
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Bear Valley Unified School District is a school district in San Bernardino County, California
supporting the towns of the Big Bear area such as Boulder Bay, Fawnskin, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake
, Surgarloaf, etc. The district serves 7 schools: Big Bear Elementary, North Shore Elementary, Baldwin Lane Elementary, Fallsvale Elementary (which is not in Big Bear), Big Bear Middle School, Big Bear High School
, and Chautauqua High School (a continuation school).
, which was created in 1954, and tons of new tourist attractions. By all of this, Big Bear made a newer high school over in the Surgarloaf community of Big Bear. The old Big Bear High School
was changed to Big Bear Middle School. By this time the district had 3 schools: Big Bear Elementary, Big Bear Middle School, and Big Bear High School. After the high school was built many local residents were upset at the fact that the school was in the most ugliest area of Big Bear, and it caused big controversy and it still is a big issue to some local residents to this day.
During the 1970s and 1980s Big Bear formed North Shore Elementary, and Baldwin Lane Elementary. and in the 1990s the district added Fallsvale Elementary to the list. The district has been that way ever since.
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
supporting the towns of the Big Bear area such as Boulder Bay, Fawnskin, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake, California
Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, located northeast of the city of San Bernardino. The population was 5,019 at the 2010 census, down from 5,438 at the 2000 census...
, Surgarloaf, etc. The district serves 7 schools: Big Bear Elementary, North Shore Elementary, Baldwin Lane Elementary, Fallsvale Elementary (which is not in Big Bear), Big Bear Middle School, Big Bear High School
Big Bear High School
Big Bear High School is a high school in Big Bear City, California. It is the only conventional high school in the Bear Valley Unified School District.-2011 yearbook controversy:...
, and Chautauqua High School (a continuation school).
History
Big Bear Elementary School is the first and oldest school in the valley. The school was called Big Bear School and it served kids from K-12th grades. Later in 1948, the growth of the population made Big Bear grow their first high school, which is now Big Bear Middle School. As the years grew on, the population kept rising dramatically due to the new ski resort Snow SummitSnow Summit
Snow Summit is a ski resort that was established in 1952 and is in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. It is located by Big Bear Lake along with its sister resort Bear Mountain; these two resorts which operate under the same management are collectively known as Big Bear Mountain...
, which was created in 1954, and tons of new tourist attractions. By all of this, Big Bear made a newer high school over in the Surgarloaf community of Big Bear. The old Big Bear High School
Big Bear High School
Big Bear High School is a high school in Big Bear City, California. It is the only conventional high school in the Bear Valley Unified School District.-2011 yearbook controversy:...
was changed to Big Bear Middle School. By this time the district had 3 schools: Big Bear Elementary, Big Bear Middle School, and Big Bear High School. After the high school was built many local residents were upset at the fact that the school was in the most ugliest area of Big Bear, and it caused big controversy and it still is a big issue to some local residents to this day.
During the 1970s and 1980s Big Bear formed North Shore Elementary, and Baldwin Lane Elementary. and in the 1990s the district added Fallsvale Elementary to the list. The district has been that way ever since.
Elementary schools
- Big Bear Elementary- located on 40940 Pennsylvania Ave.
- North Shore Elementary- located on 765 North Stanfield Cutoff.
- Baldwin Lane Elementary- located on 44500 Baldwin Lane.
- Fallsvale Elementary- located on 40600 Valley of the Falls Drive. Forest Falls, California 92339
High schools
- Big Bear High SchoolBig Bear High SchoolBig Bear High School is a high school in Big Bear City, California. It is the only conventional high school in the Bear Valley Unified School District.-2011 yearbook controversy:...
- located on 351 Maple Lane. Principal Mike Ghelber. - Chautauqua High School- located right next to Big Bear High School (a continuation school)