Bourne High School

Bourne High School
Location
75 Waterhouse Rd., Bourne, MA 02532
Information
Type	Public
Established	1951
Principal	Ms. Amy Cetner
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	593
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Purple & White
Mascot	Canalmen
Rivals	Wareham, Old Rochester, Sandwich
Average SAT scores	502 verbal 485 math 491 writing 1478 total (2014-2015)
Newspaper	Bourne High School Dispatch
Website	[1]

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Map of Massachusetts towns with Bourne highlighted

Bourne High School is a public high school located in Bourne, Massachusetts. The school serves roughly 600 students in grades 9-12 that reside in the town of Bourne.

History

Bourne High School is located about 1 mile west of the famous Bourne Bridge and "Cape Cod" topiary at the Bourne Bridge rotary that welcomes people crossing the Cape Cod Canal. Bourne High School's mascot is the Canalman and/or Bears and the school colors are Purple and White.

Sports

Bourne is known for its boy's hockey teams which have won and participated in multiple state championship games. They play their home games at the John Gallo Arena, which hosts many of the state's post-season high school hockey games. Also notable is the girls Volleyball team who won the Division 2 state finals in 2000, and 2004 Division 3 title. The football team went undefeated in 1965, 1980, 2004, and 2011. In 2011 they won the Division 3A Super Bowl for the first time in the school's history.

Bourne high school also offers programs such as Football, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Winter track, Lacrosse, Spring Track, Softball, and Baseball.

School song

The school song was written by the author of "God bless America" and speaks of "Elm trees tall, soft shadows fall" but that was the old school building (before 1964) with the Elm trees.