The 2020-2021 school year Interest List, for any available spots in the current 2020/21 school year is OPEN.
To complete an Interest List application for one of the high school choice options, fill out the following form:
Current Bend-La Pine Schools students: Connect with current school counselor and start the conversation there.
Out-of-district students: Contact the school of interest directly:
The 2021-22 school year lottery period for Realms High School, Skyline High School and Bend Tech Academy at Marshall is OPEN.
The High School Open Application period is from Monday, January 4 to Friday, March 19 @ 3:00 p.m.
Applications through the Interest List received after March 19 will be filled on a first come, first served basis should any spots remain.
Learn more about our high schools by clicking on the image below:
Principal: Roger White
Enrollment: Admitting up to 220 students in grades 9-12
Information Sessions: TBA
Tours: TBA
About The School: Realms is a small, tight knit, and academically rigorous learning community. Our mission is to ignite the passion, build the academic skills and foster the character students need to be leaders of change.
Academics: At Realms, our academic approach brings rigorous academic content to life through interdisciplinary learning expeditions focused on real world topics and problems. These learning expeditions lead students beyond the classroom walls and into the field where they collect data, participate in service projects, interact with experts and apply their classroom learning in real world settings. Students build the academic content knowledge and master the discipline-specific skills needed to create and present high-quality culminating projects. Students explore themes of social justice, environmental sustainability and learn to become leaders of change.
Culture and Character: Students understand that character growth matters as much as academic growth. As a member of the EL Education network of schools, we emphasize teamwork, courage, determination, compassion and service to others. Through a class called "Crew" we help students take ownership of their learning and engage them in creating a school where all students feel a strong sense of belonging, community and pride.
Students at Realms High School will graduate with the academic skills necessary to excel in college, the hands on experience needed to thrive in careers and - most importantly - the character and mindset needed to tackle the most pressing problems facing our communities and planet!
Contact: The Realms High School website
Principal: Mike Franklin
Enrollment: Admitting up to 220 students in grades 9-12
Information Sessions: TBA
Tour: TBA
About The School: Skyline is an innovative learning community. At Skyline, the principles of Self-Determination - Competence, Autonomy and Relatedness - serve as the foundation of our community. These principles led us to a new twist on the traditional Three Rs - Rigorous, Relevant, and Radical.
Finding a good fit:
Contact: The Skyline High School website
Principal: Sal Cassaro
Enrollment: Admitting up to 200 students in grades 9-12
Information Sessions: Tuesday, March 2 @ 6:00 p.m.
Tour: TBA
About The School: Bend-Tech Academy at Marshall High School recently completed construction to add two new career and technical education classrooms and a new gym and locker room space. Students have access to several high-skill career pathways, in addition to opportunities to earn college credits. Students receive individualized support from teachers, as well as a school counselor and school-to-career coordinator, who strive to ensure all students are college and career ready upon graduation.
The five new pathways include:
Finding a good fit: Our staff is dedicated to helping students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in postsecondary education and/or a career. Bend Technical Academy at Marshall High School also offers multiple work-based learning opportunities for all interested students either through internships, community service, or other community-based work programs.
Contact: The Marshall High School website
2020-2021 School Year
Interested in a Choice Options High School school?
If you are a current Bend-La Pine Schools student, please connect with the counselor at your school and start the conversation there.
If you are out-of-district, please contact the school of interest directly:
Learn more about the guidelines and other details visit our Choice Options webpage.
Bend-La Pine Schools offers robust programs at our neighborhood schools. Discover your neighborhood school through our Attendance Areas web page.
Parents wishing to send their children to a non-magnet school in another attendance area must fill out an Attendance Area Change Request form by March 1.
Students attending choice option high schools can use school bus transportation to travel to their neighborhood high school and then transfer to a bus to their choice option high school.
After school, students can ride the bus back to their neighborhood schools to participate in activities and athletics.
More information about school bus transportation can be found on the school bus website.