Bethel Regional High School

Bethel Regional High School (BRHS) is a public high school in Bethel, Alaska, and part of the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD). As of August 2013 it had an enrollment of 500.[2] As of 2018 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	60.80230690476116°N 161.770541867114°W
Information
School type	Public school high school
Motto	none
School district	Lower Kuskokwim School District
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

History

The Bethel Regional High School shooting took place in 1997. On February 19, 1997 a sixteen-year-old student name 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 shoot out. 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

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

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