Also known as
  • B-High,
  • BHS
Berkeley High School is the only public high school in Berkeley, California. It is located one long block west of Shattuck Avenue and three short blocks south of University Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, and is recognized as a Berkeley landmark. Berkeley High School has a current student enrollment of approximately 400, drawn from a city of about 100,000 residents. The school mascot is the yellowjacket. The first public high school classes in Berkeley were held at the Kellogg Primary School located at Oxford and Center Streets adjacent to the campus of the University of California. It opened in 1880 and the first high school graduation occurred in 1884. In 1895, the first high school annual was published entitled the Crimson and Gold (changed to today's Olla Podrida by 1899.) In 1900, the citizens of Berkeley voted in favor of a bond measure to establish the first dedicated public high school campus in the city. In 1901, construction began on the northwest portion of the present...

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  • 37.86863
  • -122.2711
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  • 12th
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  • 30
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