Blue Mountain Conference
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The Blue Mountain Conference (BMC) is a high school athletic conference
located in the U.S. state
of Oregon
. The conference operates under the guidelines of the Oregon School Activities Association
(OSAA) and competes in the 2A classification, which has five regional conferences throughout the state. The BMC is the eastern-most 2A athletic conference in Oregon and consists of the following high schools:
The BMC began its inaugural year of competition in the 2006-2007 school year, when the OSAA changed the number of classifications from four to six, setting up a completely new structure for athletics in Oregon for schools of all sizes. The BMC is currently made up of schools that were members of the (now defunct) Columbia Basin Conference and Wapiti League under the four class system. Other former members of the Columbia Basin Conference and Wapiti Leagues were placed in different conferences under the new OSAA classification realignment.
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
located in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. The conference operates under the guidelines of the Oregon School Activities Association
Oregon School Activities Association
The Oregon School Activities Association is a non-profit, board-governed organization that regulates high school athletics and competitive activities via athletic conferences in the U.S. state of Oregon, providing equitable competition among its members, both public and private...
(OSAA) and competes in the 2A classification, which has five regional conferences throughout the state. The BMC is the eastern-most 2A athletic conference in Oregon and consists of the following high schools:
- Elgin High SchoolElgin High School (Oregon)Elgin High School is a public high school in Elgin, Oregon, United States.-Academics:In 2008, 86% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 44 students, 38 graduated, 3 dropped out, and 3 returned for the fall semester in 2008....
- Enterprise High SchoolEnterprise High School (Oregon)Enterprise High School is a public high school in Enterprise, Oregon, United States.-Academics:In 2008, 92% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 39 students, 36 graduated, 0 dropped out, and 3 are still in high school....
- Heppner Junior/Senior High SchoolHeppner Junior/Senior High SchoolHeppner Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Heppner, Oregon, United States.-Academics:In 2008, 93% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma...
- Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolIrrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolIrrigon Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Irrigon, Oregon, United States.-Academics:In 2008, 95% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 56 students, 53 graduated, 2 dropped out, and 1 are still in high school....
- Pilot Rock High SchoolPilot Rock High SchoolPilot Rock High School is a public high school located in Pilot Rock, Oregon. There are five buildings constructed between 1919 and 1955.-Academics:...
- Stanfield Secondary SchoolStanfield Secondary SchoolStanfield Secondary School is a public high school in Stanfield, Oregon, United States.-Academics:In 2008, 64% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 33 students, 21 graduated, 7 dropped out, and 5 are still in high school....
- Union High SchoolUnion High School (Oregon)-Academics:In 2008, 97% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 36 students, 35 graduated, 0 dropped out, and 1 is still in high school....
- Weston-McEwen High SchoolWeston-McEwen High SchoolWeston-McEwen High School is a public high school in Athena, Oregon and is known for its pipe band.-History:Athena Weston School District was created in the 1970s with the merger of when the Athena and Weston school districts merged...
The BMC began its inaugural year of competition in the 2006-2007 school year, when the OSAA changed the number of classifications from four to six, setting up a completely new structure for athletics in Oregon for schools of all sizes. The BMC is currently made up of schools that were members of the (now defunct) Columbia Basin Conference and Wapiti League under the four class system. Other former members of the Columbia Basin Conference and Wapiti Leagues were placed in different conferences under the new OSAA classification realignment.