Broken Arrow High School

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Broken Arrow High School
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Broken Arrow High School
1901 East Albany Street

Broken Arrow
,
Oklahoma
74012

United States
Coordinates 36°04′23″N95°45′56″W / 36.07306°N 95.76556°W / 36.07306; -95.76556
Information
Type Public school
Established1910
LocaleSuburban
PrincipalCrystal Barber
Faculty222.94 (FTE) [1]
Number of students4,407 (2021-22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.77 [1]
Color(s)Black & Gold
  
Mascot Tiger
District Broken Arrow Public Schools
Website Official website

Broken Arrow High School is the highest level of secondary education in the Broken Arrow Public Schools system, for students in tenth through twelfth grade. Combined with the Broken Arrow Freshman Academy, it is the largest high school in the state of Oklahoma. [2] Its current principal is Crystal Barber. [3]

Contents

History

The first high-school level education in Broken Arrow happened in fall 1910 with the formation of Broken Arrow Public Schools. [4] A new building was built in 1952, and the current campus opened in its original format in 1982. [5] A new football stadium was opened in 2000, replacing one used since 1930. [6]

An approved $295 million bond in 2009 resulted in the building of a new indoor training facility for the football team, as well as other groups receiving upgrades to their facilities. [7] A new science wing opened in October 2017. [8]

A 2017 plan to split BAHS into two high schools by 2021 was scrapped for a plan that focused more on career preparation. [9]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

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Broken Arrow Tigers athletic logo

The following is a list of the state championships won by BAHS: [10]

Tiger Baseball Field, Lady Tiger Softball Field, Indoor Practice Facility, Tennis Courts Athletic facilities, Broken Arrow High School (aerial view).jpg
Tiger Baseball Field, Lady Tiger Softball Field, Indoor Practice Facility, Tennis Courts
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Multi-Purpose Indoor Practice Facility
  • Baseball - 2 (1991, 2011)
  • Boys basketball - 1 (1997)
  • Girls basketball - 3 (1983, 2014, 2015)
  • Cheerleading - 7 (1999, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022)
  • Boys cross country - 2 (1971, 2009)
  • Football - 1 (2018)
  • Girls golf - 2 (1985, 1986)
  • Boys soccer - 5 (2001, 2002, 2011, 2017, 2021)
  • Girls soccer - 7 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2018)
  • Fastpitch softball - 11 (1979, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009)
  • Slowpitch softball - 1 (2015)
  • Boys track and field - 2 (2013, 2019)
  • Girls track and field - 1 (2004)
  • Volleyball - 1 (1993)
  • Wrestling - 20 (Team state: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020) (Dual state: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020)
  • Girls wrestling - 1 (2021)

Fine arts

Broken Arrow's competitive marching band, the Pride of Broken Arrow, was the 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2021 Bands of America Grand Nationals champion. With their 2021 Grand National Finals performance, they achieved the record for the highest BOA score of all time, with a 98.25. [11] [12] [13] As of 2021, the Pride has won 19 consecutive Oklahoma Bandmasters Association State Marching Championships. [14] The Pride is the only 3-time winner of the Sudler Shield, awarded by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, winning it in 1999, 2008, and 2015. [15] The group was also the subject of the independent film The Pride of Broken Arrow, which chronicled the 2001 season. [16]

The Broken Arrow indoor percussion ensemble was founded in 2014, and won a national championship in 2016. [17]

BAHS has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Tiger Rhythm" and the all-female "Tiger Mystique". [18] Tiger Rhythm has won championships in Texas, Missouri and Nebraska. [19] [20]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Performing arts

Politics

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