# Bismarck High School

Bismarck High School (BHS) is a public high school located in Bismarck, North Dakota. It currently serves 1,197 students and is a part of the Bismarck Public Schools system. The grades offered at Bismarck High school are ninth through twelfth. The student body consists of 50.45 percent male and 49.55 percent female. The official school colors are maroon and white and its athletic teams are known as the Demons. It is one of three high schools in Bismarck.
In addition to sections of Bismarck, its boundary includes Lincoln.

## History

BHS was originally established in 1873, with a subsequent building in 1912, then the core of the present building in 1934–35.
The present building, designed in the Classical Moderne (or PWA Moderne) style was, at the time, the largest Public Works Administration (PWA) project in the state. Designed by architect Robert A. Ritterbush of Ritterbush Brothers, the general contractor was Maurice Schumacher (Minneapolis). The exterior brick with stone lintels for doorways and window frames, and aluminum spandrels for decoration. The pilasters between the window bays are fluted. Three roof elevations on the gymnasium wing, with locker rooms, stage, and gymnasium proper. The foundation is dull-rose colored Kasota limestone; Hebron faced brick in a greyish brown color; the only wood initially used in the structure were for finishing purposes and some of the floors. It was constructed just north of the 1912 building, which was converted into a junior high school and demolished ahead of school's expansion in 1962-63 (also designed by Ritterbush Brothers).
649 students enrolled, though only half of that was expected. It remained the only high school in Bismarck until 1975 when Century High School was built.

## Athletics
### Championships

* State Class 'A' boys' basketball: 1930, 1933, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1972, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010
* State Class 'A' girls' basketball: 1991,2009
* State Class 'A' football: 1928, 1929, 1943, 1949, 1962, 1984, 1985
* State Class 'AAA' football: 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018
* State girls' hockey: 2006, 2007, 2013
* State Class 'A' wrestling: "Individual Tournament"
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
* State Class 'A' wrestling: "Dual Team"
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
* State boys' soccer: 1996, 1997, 2015, 2017
* State girls' soccer: 2000, 2005
* State Class 'A' boys' track and field: 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933 co-champions, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
* State Class 'A' girls' track and field: 1983, 2006, 2008, 2010
* State Class 'A' volleyball: 1984
* State Class 'A' baseball: 2003, 2014

### World Records

Jayden Anderson - 500 Meter Dash -0:49.34 - Lars Mattwich - Mile time - 4:16.12

#### Track and Field

| Dashes and Runs | Hurdles | Relay | Shotput, Discuss and Javelin | High Jump, Triple Jump, Polevault and Long Jump |
| Men's 100M: Jason Duchscherer; 10.69, 2008 | Women's 100M Hurdles 30": Amy Stringer; 17.35, 2019 | Men's 4x100 Relay: Dewayne Liggens, Channing Mann, Alex Neumiller, Randy Tardif; 42.20, 2011 | Men's Shotput 12 lb: Jon Tharaldsen; 63'6.5, 2015 | Men's High Jump: Dane Allen; 6'8, 2018 |
| Women's 100M: Cara Haussler; 12.24, 2015 | Women's 100M Hurdles 33": Natalee Todd; 15.29, 2013 | Women's 4x100 Relay: Kaitlyn Page, Kate Dillman, Maddi Iversom, Mady Mosolf; 48.43, 2017 | Women's Discus 1 kg: Katie German; 133'8, 2017 | Women's High Jump: Blythe Ehrmantraut; 5'5, 2018 |
| Men's 200M: Hunter Johnson; 21.77, 2015 | Men's 110M Hurdles 36": Jeran McNichols; 17.42, 2017 | Men's 4x200 Relay: DeWayne Liggens, Channing Mann, Alex Neumiller, Randy Tardif, 1:28.83, 2011 | Men's Discus 1.6 kg: Stanley Jones; 178'9, 2014 | Men's Pole Vault: Lyndon Mertz; 15'1, 2014 |
| Women's 200M: Cara Haussler; 24.88, 2015 | Men's 110M Hurdles 39": Christian Walth; 14.74, 2019 | Women's 4x200 Relay: Kaitlyn Page, Kate Dillman, Maddi Iversom, Mady Mosolf; 1:42.15, 2017 | Men's Javelin 800g: Dexter Werner; 188'3, 2012 | Women's Triple Jump: Blythe Ehrmantraut; 38'8, 2017 |
| Men's 400M: Isaiah Olsen; 49.01, 2019 | Women's 300M Hurdles 30": Twila Moser; 45.98, 2009 | Men's 4x400 Relay: Preston Wachter, Christain Walth, Joey Patchen Mills, Isaiah Olsen; 3:22.94, 2019 | Women's Javelin 600g: Britlyn Sturlaugso; 133'11, 2007 | Women's Pole Vault: Blythe Ehrmantraut; 10'9, 2018 |
| Women's 400M: Cara Haussler; 56.64, 2015 | Men's 300M Hurdles 36": Christain Walth; 38.17, 2019 | Women's 4x400 Relay: Megan Meyer, Kayla Schuh, Caitlyn Carlson, Shantel Schuh; 4:00.11, 2009 | Women's Shotput 4 kg: Eliza Neigum; 42'6, 2007 | Men's Long Jump: Derek Leingang; 22'6.5, 2018 |
| Men's 800M: Brandon Barnes; 1:52.21, 2010 | | Men's 4x800 Relay: John Hintz, Lucas Degree, Jake Leingang, Brandon Barnes; 7:36.62, 2010 | | Women's Long Jump: Blythe Ehrmantraut; 18'6.75, 2016 |
| Women's 800M: Jilee Golus; 2:12.08, 2021 | | Women's 4x800 Relay: Libby Fontenot, Morgan Miller, Lexy Zeis, Brittany Brownotter; 9:29.88, 2014 | | Men's Triple Jump: Dane Allen; 48'1.75, 2018 |
| Men's 1500M: Sean Korsmo; 3:54.11, 2021 | | Men's 4xMi Relay: Dylan Werner, Preston Lerew, Sam Markle, Matt Gotta; 17:29.15, 2014 |
| Men's 1600M: Jake Leingang; 4:05.63, 2013 |
| Women's 1600M: Mattie Shirley-Fairbairn; 4:56, 2015 |
| Men's Mi: Sean Korsmo; 4:09.00, 2021 |
| Women's Mi: Brittany Brownotter; 5:08.39, 2013 |
| Men's 3000M: Jake Leingang; 8:29.39, 2011 |
| Men's 3200M: Jake Leingang; 8:51.23, 2012 |
| Women's 3200M: Mattie Shirley-Fairbairn; 10:32.94, 2016 |
| Men's 2 Mi: Jake Leingang; 9:04.82, 2011 |
| Men's 5000M: Jake Leingang; 14:11.61, 2013 |

## Notable alumni

* Weston Dressler, CFL player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* Greg Eslinger, professional football player
* Jamalcolm Liggins, professional football player
* Mike Peluso, professional hockey player
* Fannie Almara Quain, first woman born in North Dakota to earn a doctor of medicine degree
* Harold Schafer, businessman
* Treysen Eaglestaff, college basketball player