Bethel Regional High School

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Public school in Bethel, Alaska, United States

Bethel Regional High School

Location

1 Ron Edwards Memorial Drive

Bethel, Alaska

99559

United States

Coordinates| 60°48′08″N 161°46′14″W﻿ / ﻿60.80230690476116°N 161.770541867114°W﻿ / 60.80230690476116; -161.770541867114
Information
School type| Public school high school
School district| Lower Kuskokwim School District
CEEB code| 020005
Principal| Alicia Miner
Grades| 7–12
Enrollment| 495 (2015-16)[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

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]

## History

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "Bethel Regional High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
2. ^ school profile at the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.
3. ^ "Bethel Regional High School." Bethel Regional High School. Retrieved on July 13, 2018.

## External links

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* Bethel Regional High School
* Bethel Regional High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

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* NCES

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