Eagle Harbor, BHS get medals for excellence

Published 7:50 am Saturday, May 23, 2015

In its annual review of best high schools, U.S. News & World Report awarded gold-medal status to Bainbridge High School, ranking it the seventh best public high school in Washington state and No. 321 nationwide.

Silver-ranked Eagle Harbor High School is 40th in the state and      No. 1,412 in the nation.

“I’m really proud of our hard-working students, dedicated staff and of the entire community that supports our school,” said BHS Principal Mary Alice O’Neill.

To receive a state ranking, a school had to receive a gold or silver medal. Eight public high schools in Washington earned gold medals; 56 earned silver; and 105 schools earned bronze. Nationwide, 2.5 percent of eligible high schools earned gold medals, 20.3 percent earned silver and 20.2 percent earned bronze. Sixty-seven percent of eligible high schools did not receive a medal.