Bethel Regional High School

Bethel Regional High School (BRHS) is a public high school in Bethel, Alaska, United States, and part of the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD). As of August 2013^[update] it had an enrollment of 500.^[2] As of 2018^[update] it is the LKSD school with the highest enrollment.^[3]

Bethel Regional High School
Location
1 Ron Edwards Memorial Drive Bethel, Alaska 99559 United States
Coordinates	60°48′08″N 161°46′14″W
Information
School type	Public school high school
School district	Lower Kuskokwim School District
CEEB code	020005
Principal	Alicia Miner
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	434 (2023-2024)[1]
Language	English
Hours in school day	7.75
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Fight song	Fight Warriors Fight
Mascot	Warrior
Website	brhs.lksd.org

History

Main article: 1997 Bethel Regional High School shooting

On February 19, 1997, a sixteen-year-old student named Evan Ramsey opened fire in the common area. Ramsey used a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun and shot fifteen-year-old student Josh Palacios in the abdomen, who later died shortly after emergency surgery. Two more students were injured before an art teacher, Reyne Athanas attempted to talk Evan into surrendering. After she failed to do so, Evan walked to the main lobby where he would shoot principal Ron Edwards twice, effectively killing him. He would then return to the common area where he took part in a police shootout. Following with his original plan, and placed the barrel of the gun under his chin. Although instead of pulling the trigger, he exclaimed twice "I don't want to die," he threw the gun on the ground and surrendered without a struggle.