Bear Creek High School is a high school located in north Stockton, California. It is part of Lodi Unified School District (LUSD). Current enrollment is roughly 2,000 students. Before Ronald E. McNair High School opened in 2006, Bear Creek was the newest high school in LUSD.
Bear Creek High School first opened for the 1991-92 school year.[2] It was the first high school from LUSD to be built in Stockton, about 10 miles from the closest LUSD high school (Tokay High School).
Serving from 1991 to 1997, Bob Vieth was the school's inaugural principal. Under his watch, Bear Creek expanded enrollment from 1,100 students to 2,100 and added an integrated math and science curricula. However, the school faced complaints from parents about poor academic performance by students of color.[2]
Controversies
The Record reported in January 2005 that some black students had been arrested for assaulting white students, in incidents near the school gym and in the boys' restroom- which produced some discontent among parents, although there was no evidence the attacks were racially motivated. The report also described gang activity, gambling, and drugs as common on campus.[3]
In the 2010–11 school year, then-principal Daryl Camp caused controversy by requesting review and restriction of school newspaper The Bruin Voice before it was published monthly, a violation of California Education Code 48907. Despite the Voice having no previous reprimands from administration and winning statewide awards, Camp stated that he wanted to make sure the school is free of libel. Camp was replaced by Jesse M. Bethel High School principal Shirley McNichols after the school year.[4]
Native American totem cut down. Around 2005-6 land built on native burial ground.
Only around 10% of students attended classes on September 19, 2014, after principal Bill Atterberry emailed parents alerting of a possible terrorist threat. Atterberry wrote in his September 18 email: "This afternoon, we received a call from an upset parent who said that he was 'coming down tomorrow and it’s going to be like a Columbine situation.'"[5] The parent, Orlando Johnson, clarified that he wanted to know why his 14-year-old son had missed 30 days of school and told The Record that his exact question to school staff was: "Would you want the school to be like a Columbine, I get a phone call that my kid is dead?"[5]
In November 2017, a widely circulated cell phone video showed a Bear Creek biology teacher asking a student to leave class for being disruptive, attempting to take the student by the arm, and finally dragging the student by his backpack out of the classroom. The student's father began to seek legal recourse.[6]
In May 2019, a video showed a brawl between students and police; amidst the brawl, a trash can was seen thrown at the police. The police officer was trying to arrest a student.[7]
Bear Creek High School was well known for their National Champion Cheerleading squads from 1997 - 2001. They were coached by John Hebert, Lisa Deeter (Science teacher) and Gigi Mandujan.[11]
In the early years of Bear Creek, the men's track and field teams were strong. They were coached by Greg Wright [12] (History teacher) who now coaches at Lodi High School in Lodi, California. In 1994 and 1995, the Bruins battled Sonora High School for the top spot in the Valley Oak League, winning the school's first league championship in 1995. Bear Creek won the San Joaquin Athletic Association track and field league championship over Stagg High School in 1997.[13] They had a 7'1" high jumper Darryl Feilbach and a 16'7" pole vaulter David Gritz.[14] Feilbach tied the 1st place jump at the California State meet and Gritz took 1st alone, just missing on the CIF state meet record of 17'1".[14] There were also some stand outs in the 98 and 99 season, but not to the extent of Feilbach and Gritz. Feilbach and Gritz both went on to compete in the national championships in 1997.
In 2007, the girls varsity track team ranked 2nd in the state for their 400 x 400; in the 2007-2008 be the boys Cross-Country team took second place in league.
The swimming and water polo teams practiced each day at McNair High School, however in May 2007, groundbreaking began for several new additions to the school, including a new pool.[15] Additionally a second gym and a theater arts center, which were opened for partial use in fall 2008.[16]
Men's Varsity Tennis also achieved being #1 in their league in both 05-06 and 06-07 seasons.
Other sports offered at Bear Creek include baseball, water polo, football, badminton, cross country, track and field, basketball, tennis, golf, girls volleyball, soccer, wrestling, and girls softball.
In recent years, the Freshman football team has consistently failed to make grades by the end of first quarter, causing them to cancel the rest of the season.
Administrator of the Year
Dennis To (2013 - Present)
References
^ abc"Bear Creek High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
^ abSui, Cindy (April 18, 1997). "Bear Creek principal resigns after six years". The Record. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^Dutcher, Abbie (January 16, 2005). . The Record. Archived from the original on March 7, 2005. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^Reid, Keith (May 5, 2011). . The Record. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012.
^ abRoberts, Elizabeth (September 20, 2014). "Bear Creek threat suspect says he was trying to avoid attack". The Record. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^Filipas, Nicholas (November 3, 2017). "Video shows confrontation between Stockton student, teacher". The Record. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^Hassan, Yasmeen (May 24, 2019). "Students Involved In Bear Creek High School Fight May Face Charges". CBS 13. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^Barr, Jeremy (January 8, 2015). "Meet Shani Hilton, the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News". Politico. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^"In the clubs". The Record. May 27, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
^Sauro, Tony (September 17, 2012). "Bear Creek grad to do free rap performance". The Record. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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Bear Creek High School is a high school located in north Stockton California It is part of Lodi Unified School District LUSD Current enrollment is roughly 2 000 students Before Ronald E McNair High School opened in 2006 Bear Creek was the newest high school in LUSD Bear Creek High SchoolAddress10555 Thornton RoadStockton San Joaquin County CaliforniaUnited StatesCoordinates38 03 04 N 121 21 08 W 38 05108 N 121 35218 W 38 05108 121 35218 Coordinates 38 03 04 N 121 21 08 W 38 05108 N 121 35218 W 38 05108 121 35218InformationTypePublic high schoolEstablished1991School districtLodi Unified School DistrictPrincipalHillary M HarrellTeaching staff105 33 FTE 1 Enrollment2 172 2018 19 1 Student to teacher ratio20 62 1 Color s Blue and Silver AthleticsBaseball Cheerleading Cross Country Football Softball Track and Field Volleyball Women s Men s WaterPolo Men Women s Swimming Men Women s Basketball Men Women s Golf Tennis BadmintonMascotBruinRivalRonald E McNair High SchoolNewspaperThe Bruin VoiceYearbookCornerstone YearbookEmblemBear Creek PawWebsitewww wbr bearcreek wbr lodiusd wbr net Contents 1 History 2 Controversies 3 Bear Creek in the News 4 Notable alumni 5 Athletics 6 Administrator of the Year 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditBear Creek High School first opened for the 1991 92 school year 2 It was the first high school from LUSD to be built in Stockton about 10 miles from the closest LUSD high school Tokay High School Serving from 1991 to 1997 Bob Vieth was the school s inaugural principal Under his watch Bear Creek expanded enrollment from 1 100 students to 2 100 and added an integrated math and science curricula However the school faced complaints from parents about poor academic performance by students of color 2 Controversies EditThe Record reported in January 2005 that some black students had been arrested for assaulting white students in incidents near the school gym and in the boys restroom which produced some discontent among parents although there was no evidence the attacks were racially motivated The report also described gang activity gambling and drugs as common on campus 3 In the 2010 11 school year then principal Daryl Camp caused controversy by requesting review and restriction of school newspaper The Bruin Voice before it was published monthly a violation of California Education Code 48907 Despite the Voice having no previous reprimands from administration and winning statewide awards Camp stated that he wanted to make sure the school is free of libel Camp was replaced by Jesse M Bethel High School principal Shirley McNichols after the school year 4 Native American totem cut down Around 2005 6 land built on native burial ground Only around 10 of students attended classes on September 19 2014 after principal Bill Atterberry emailed parents alerting of a possible terrorist threat Atterberry wrote in his September 18 email This afternoon we received a call from an upset parent who said that he was coming down tomorrow and it s going to be like a Columbine situation 5 The parent Orlando Johnson clarified that he wanted to know why his 14 year old son had missed 30 days of school and told The Record that his exact question to school staff was Would you want the school to be like a Columbine I get a phone call that my kid is dead 5 In November 2017 a widely circulated cell phone video showed a Bear Creek biology teacher asking a student to leave class for being disruptive attempting to take the student by the arm and finally dragging the student by his backpack out of the classroom The student s father began to seek legal recourse 6 In May 2019 a video showed a brawl between students and police amidst the brawl a trash can was seen thrown at the police The police officer was trying to arrest a student 7 Bear Creek in the News EditNotable alumni EditNeck Face class of 2002 graffiti artist Shani Hilton class of 2002 journalist and current head of US news at BuzzFeed 8 9 Chase Hudson social media personality Ryan Leslie class of 1994 R amp B singer 10 Jasmine Sandlas class of 2006 Punjabi singerAthletics EditBear Creek High School was well known for their National Champion Cheerleading squads from 1997 2001 They were coached by John Hebert Lisa Deeter Science teacher and Gigi Mandujan 11 In the early years of Bear Creek the men s track and field teams were strong They were coached by Greg Wright 12 History teacher who now coaches at Lodi High School in Lodi California In 1994 and 1995 the Bruins battled Sonora High School for the top spot in the Valley Oak League winning the school s first league championship in 1995 Bear Creek won the San Joaquin Athletic Association track and field league championship over Stagg High School in 1997 13 They had a 7 1 high jumper Darryl Feilbach and a 16 7 pole vaulter David Gritz 14 Feilbach tied the 1st place jump at the California State meet and Gritz took 1st alone just missing on the CIF state meet record of 17 1 14 There were also some stand outs in the 98 and 99 season but not to the extent of Feilbach and Gritz Feilbach and Gritz both went on to compete in the national championships in 1997 In 2007 the girls varsity track team ranked 2nd in the state for their 400 x 400 in the 2007 2008 be the boys Cross Country team took second place in league The swimming and water polo teams practiced each day at McNair High School however in May 2007 groundbreaking began for several new additions to the school including a new pool 15 Additionally a second gym and a theater arts center which were opened for partial use in fall 2008 16 Men s Varsity Tennis also achieved being 1 in their league in both 05 06 and 06 07 seasons Other sports offered at Bear Creek include baseball water polo football badminton cross country track and field basketball tennis golf girls volleyball soccer wrestling and girls softball In recent years the Freshman football team has consistently failed to make grades by the end of first quarter causing them to cancel the rest of the season Administrator of the Year EditDennis To 2013 Present References Edit a b c Bear Creek High National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved November 6 2020 a b Sui Cindy April 18 1997 Bear Creek principal resigns after six years The Record Retrieved November 23 2017 Dutcher Abbie January 16 2005 Fights at Bear Creek High cause worry The Record Archived from the original on March 7 2005 Retrieved November 23 2017 Reid Keith May 5 2011 School free speech fight The Record Archived from the original on April 6 2012 a b Roberts Elizabeth September 20 2014 Bear Creek threat suspect says he was trying to avoid attack The Record Retrieved November 23 2017 Filipas Nicholas November 3 2017 Video shows confrontation between Stockton student teacher The Record Retrieved November 23 2017 Hassan Yasmeen May 24 2019 Students Involved In Bear Creek High School Fight May Face Charges CBS 13 Retrieved April 8 2021 Barr Jeremy January 8 2015 Meet Shani Hilton the youthful conscience of Buzzfeed News Politico Retrieved November 23 2017 In the clubs The Record May 27 2002 Retrieved November 23 2017 Sauro Tony September 17 2012 Bear Creek grad to do free rap performance The Record Retrieved November 23 2017 Bear Creek High team cheers to national title Bruins soar up up and away Gritz Feilbach reach new heights state CIF Sac Joaquin Section a b Sac Joaquin Section Track and Field Girls All Time Lists Bear Creek pool in after hard fought battle Parents students at Bear Creek High give facilities a failing grade External links EditBear Creek High School official website School statistics by the National Center for Education Statistics The Bruin Voice the on campus student newspaper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bear Creek High School California amp oldid 1081038667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
