A who’s who of Big Bear High School coaches and administrators including Mike Clifton, Rich Benson, Don Gifford, Phil Hamilton, Al Waner and Martin Bumstead, are scheduled to speak at this Saturday’s celebration of life in honor of Coach Jack Oksnee. In nearly 20 years at Big Bear High School (from 1972 through 1991), Oksnee coached a variety of sports, including football, golf … [Read more...] about Coach Jack Oksnee–A Bear Through and Through–to Be Celebrated at Big Bear High School on Saturday
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Coach Jack Oksnee to Be Remembered in June 27 Celebration at Big Bear High School
Long beloved Big Bear High School teacher Jack Oksnee, who retired in the '90s after teaching countless students to drive—both behind the wheel and on the golf course—will be remembered in a celebration of life scheduled for next Saturday, June 27 at 4pm. The celebration will be held at the Big Bear High School gym, just off the Oksnee Strip, the campus side street named for … [Read more...] about Coach Jack Oksnee to Be Remembered in June 27 Celebration at Big Bear High School
Big Bear High School’s Class of 2009 Celebrated in Thursday’s Commencement Ceremony, the 80th for BVUSD
Yesterday afternoon’s commencement ceremony at Big Bear High School was the Bear Valley Unified School District’s 80th high school graduation, and the 23rd from the current school site in Sugarloaf, home to 250 or so seniors from the Class of 2009, including Amelia Hofer and Wesley Neely, two classmates who passed away during their senior year. The 4pm graduation opened with an … [Read more...] about Big Bear High School’s Class of 2009 Celebrated in Thursday’s Commencement Ceremony, the 80th for BVUSD
One Year Later, We Remember BBHS Football’s #76 Michael Lundin
It was last June 24 when Community Church by the Lake was filled to overflowing in loving support of the Lundin family who, a year ago today, lost their son Michael, a 2006 graduate of Big Bear High School. The passing of Mike Lundin, a young man who loved sports, the forest and God, was the sad outcome of an altercation on June 18 that involved many young men from Big Bear and … [Read more...] about One Year Later, We Remember BBHS Football’s #76 Michael Lundin
Two More School Days for BVUSD Students; BBHS Graduation on Thursday Afternoon
In news from Bear Valley Unified School District, just two more school days until summer vacation! This evening (June 15), all Big Bear sixth grade students will celebrate their transition to Big Bear Middle School with the annual Sixth Grade Luau at Meadow Park. The event, for sixth graders only, is from 5:30 to 8pm, and sixth grade parent chaperones are welcomed. Both … [Read more...] about Two More School Days for BVUSD Students; BBHS Graduation on Thursday Afternoon