Basehor-Linwood High School
| Basehor-Linwood High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
2108 155th St , 66007 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°00′47″N 94°56′27″W / 39.01305°N 94.94092°WCoordinates: 39°00′47″N 94°56′27″W / 39.01305°N 94.94092°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Basehor-Linwood USD 458 |
| Principal | Dave Hickerson (Interium) |
| Enrollment | 819 |
| Color(s) | Green Gold |
| Athletics conference | Kaw Valley League |
| Nickname | Bobcats |
Basehor-Linwood High School is a public high school (grades 9-12) located in Basehor, Kansas and is part of the Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458. It is the only high school operated by the district. It was formed by merging Linwood High School into Basehor High School.
History
Basehor
Around 1900, the first schoolhouse in Basehor was built on land donated by Ephraim Basehor. The school was originally called Prairie Garden District #32. In 1905, the first high school classes were held above a General Store. One year later, a new building was built for all of K-12. The high school met upstairs, while the lower grades occupied three downstairs classrooms.[1]
Reuben Basehor donated $1,000 to the school to build a library. In 1938, a brick two-story building was built as a part of the Works Progress Administration. In 1955, the grade school classes moved to a new facility, while the high school remained in this building until a new Basehore High school was constructed in 1962.[2] In 1965, the Basehor and Linwood school districts were merged, but the two separate high schools were retained. In 1980, both Basehor and Linwood High were remodeled,[2] and a bond issue was proposed to build new athletic facilities.[3]
Linwood
In 1901 Linwood updated its course of study to meet the standards for entrance to Kansas State and other universities in Kansas.[4]
In 1912, Linwood refused to play Eudora High School because the Eudora team included two Black students.[5]
In 1921 a new building opened, at a cost of $150,000.[6]
Basehor-Linwood
In 1987, plans were finalized to merge Linwood High School into Basehor High school, forming Basehor-Linwood.[7][8] The first superintendent of the new Basehor-Linwood district was Ward Kiester, who had been principal of Basehor.[9]
Academics
Basehor-Linwood won the class 4A state championship Scholars Bowl in 2004.[10]
Athletics
Basehor-Linwood High School is a KSHSAA 5A school. It is part of the Kaw Valley League.[11]
Basehor-Linwood won the boys state basketball championship for the 4A classification in 2009 and 2012, and were still competing in the final four in 2020, but the tournament was not concluded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
In 2010 the girls won the class 4A championship in softball.[10]
Demographics
As of the 2021-2022 school year, the school enrolled 819 students in grades 9-12, of which one student was American Indian or Alaska Native, 10 were Asian, 8 Black, 82 Hispanic, none were Native Hawiian/Pacific Islanders, 682 were White, and 36 students were of two or more races. 419 students were male, and 400 were female. 81 were free lunch eligible, and 18 were eligible for reduced-price lunch.[12]
Notable alumni
- Ben Johnson, Football player[13]
- Eric Scott, National Football League (NFL) football player[14]
Notable faculty
- Timothy H. Johnson, politician, taught social-studies at Basehor-Linwood[15]
- Scott Russell, Canadian Olympic javelin thrower, taught physical education at the school.[16]
References
- ↑ "A little history". Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "School district prepares for evaluation". Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chieftain. July 17, 1980. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ Finley, Jim (November 6, 1980). "Sports". Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chieftain. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Course of study". Leavenworth Chronicle-Tribune. May 22, 1901. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "History of Eudora, Kansas". Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Dedicate Linwood rural high school Friday afternoon". Leavenworth Post. September 15, 1921. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Unable to resolve district boundary lines, unification". Leavenworth Times. January 27, 1965. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "School to close". The Wichita Eagle. June 10, 1987. p. 17.
- ↑ "To top school job". Kansas City Star. July 4, 1965. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "records" (PDF). Kansas State High School Activities Association. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Kaw Valley Leauge". October 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Basehor-Linwood High School". NCES. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Ben Johnson". July 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ Dailey, Greg (April 29, 2023). "Dallas drafts former Basehor-Linwood star Eric Scott, Jr". kctv5.com.
- ↑ "Tim's Background". TIMOTHY H. JOHNSON - State Representative 38th District, Kansas. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ Jenks, Jayson (April 20, 2012). "Russell stands out with Relays record". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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