Bremen High School (Bremen, Indiana)
| Bremen Senior High School | |
|---|---|
 Bremen High School Entrance, 2026 | |
| Location | |
511 West Grant Street , , 46506 United States 41°26′37″N 86°09′10″W / 41.443639°N 86.152650°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1901 |
School district | Bremen Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Hope Amor |
Principal | Andrew Rohde |
Teaching staff | 32.5 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 482 (2024-2025)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.83[1] |
| Color | |
Athletics conference | Northern Indiana Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Lions |
| Website | Official Website |
Bremen Senior High School is a public high school located in Bremen, Indiana. It opened in 1901.[2]
History
Bremen has had four different school buildings. The first one was a wood-frame building on the north side of town at the corner of Montgomery and Bike. It then got replaced with a brick building on the same lot. In 1939, a new high school was built at a cost of $250,000. In 1962 the present high school was built. Sixteen years later in 1978, the high school was expanded to include a media center, auditorium, choir and band center, swimming pool, and additional gymnasium.[3]
Athletics
Bremen has a football team dating back to the early 1900s but it was discontinued in 1907 due to risk of serious injuries. The school added football again in 1954.[4]
The Bremen football team won the State Championship in 1989(A) and 1994(AA). The softball team won state in 2019(AA).[5]
Bremen student Payton Ballinger is a competitive armwrestler. Payton won the world championship in the "Junior U-15 Men Right-78 kg" category at the 5th IFA World Armwrestling Championship held in Baku, Azerbaijan in October 2025.[6]
Students
In 2010, Bremen student Alicia Cauffman submitted a video for a contest sponsored by Seventeen Magazine, the Ultimate Prom, featuring a chance to host musical performers Boys Like Girls at the winning school's senior prom. Cauffman won the contest with her "heartfelt" video[7] submission, and Boys Like Girls performed at the May 8, 2010 Bremen Senior Prom.[8]
Notable alumni & staff
- Dr. Hope Amor, Bremen Public Schools Superintendent[9]
- Don Bunge, football coach 1955–1984, namesake of "Bunge Field"[10]
- Jack Jordan - Indiana House of Representatives for the 17th district
- Salvador Perez-Lopez,[11] clarinetist, participated in Grammy Award winning studio album American Dreamers: Voices of Hope Music of Freedom by John Daversa Big Band[12]
- Christina Stembel, CEO of Farmgirl flowers
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Bremen Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ↑ "1900-1933: The Early 20th Century". Historic Bremen. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "The original Bremen High School". Historic Bremen. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "1955: Don Bunge brings Football back to BHS". Historic Bremen. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "State Championship History" (PDF). IHSAA. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Worlds 2025 – results Juniors, Masters classes – International Federation of Armwrestling (IFA)". June 11, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ Alicia Bastardo (March 1, 2010). Seventeen Magazine's "The Ultimate Prom" Contest: Bremen High School; Bremen, Indiana. Retrieved May 13, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "The Best Prom Weekend Ever!". Seventeen. May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ WSBT 22 (July 31, 2025). "Bremen Public Schools announces new superintendent". WSBT. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Rallo, Curt (September 5, 1985). "Bremen will honor Don Bunge Friday". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ Times, The New York (June 12, 2017). "American Dreamers: Salvador Perez-Lopez". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Music Students Featured on Grammy Winning Recording". news.iu.edu. Retrieved June 5, 2025.