Mountain View High School (Bend, Oregon)

For other schools named "Mountain View High School", see Mountain View High School (disambiguation).

Mountain View High School (MVHS) is a public high school in the northwest United States, located in Bend, Oregon.

Mountain View High School
Mountain View High School in July 2024.
Location
2755 NE 27th Street Bend , Oregon 97701 United States
Coordinates	44.077°N 121.265°W / 44.077; -121.265
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
School district	Bend-La Pine
Principal	Michael Hicks [1]
Teaching staff	55.06 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,261 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	22.90[2]
Color(s)	Red, Black, & White
Athletics conference	OSAA 5A-4 Intermountain Conference [3]
Mascot	Cougar
Rivals	Bend Senior High School
Newspaper	n/a
Yearbook	The Pinnacle
Website	bend.k12.or.us/mvhs/

Bend

Location in the United States

Bend

Location in Oregon

History

Mountain View High School opened 46 years ago in 1979 as the second high school in the greater Bend area.^[4] It was the first new high school in the area since Bend High School had opened in 1904, and the two schools remained the only traditional high schools in Bend until Summit High School opened in 2001 (Marshall High School is a magnet high school also located in Bend).^[5] The school's first principal was Jack Harris; after his retirement in 1987, the school named the football stadium after him.^[6]

In 1989, the students had the ability to leave campus during lunch (open campus), but at the time the school district administration was considering ending this. Scott Mutchie, the superintendent, was saying that the presence of illegal drugs in the community was a factor to end open campus. Some students, in a school meeting, expressed disagreement with the reasoning.^[7]

The school's mascot is a Cougar; MVHS originally adopted University of Notre Dame's fight song, but it is now based on that of Washington State University, whose mascot is also the cougar.

Academics

In 2008, the graduation rate was 80%.^[8][9]

Athletics

State titles

• Cross country: 1995 (boys), 2000 (girls)
• Football: 2011
• Nordic skiing: 2008, 2009, 2010 ^{[citation needed]}
• Alpine skiing: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998^[10]
• Soccer: 1999 (boys)
• Swimming: 1992 (girls), 1995 (girls), 2001 (girls), 2001 (boys)
• Water polo: 2013, 2015, 2016

Notable alumni

• Linsey Corbin – professional triathlete
• Ashton Eaton – University of Oregon decathlete, 2016 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic champion^[11]
• Cody Hollister – NFL wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans
• Jacob Hollister – NFL tight end for the Buffalo Bills
• Ethan Blair Miller – perpetrator of the 2022 Bend, Oregon shooting^[12]
• Jourdan Miller – 20th winner of America's Next Top Model^[13]
• Ben Ferguson – professional snowboarder
• Lydia Jett - venture capitalist