We are Renaissance High School!

Renaissance High School: Home of the Dragons
Focus, Inclusivity, Responsibility, Excellence

Who are we?

Renaissance High School is an alternative high school with a committed staff, serving students in grades 9-12. We believe that every person can learn and improve. Because earning a diploma and planning for the future helps students reach their goals and earn higher wages, supporting students through this process is our priority.

Mission

Renaissance High School is a community committed to ensuring that all students develop strengths, skills, talents and interests to attain their long-term goals.

We offer students:

An opportunity to practice engaging in habits of intentional and life-long learning.
An opportunity to earn their Washington State diploma.
A schedule that is more flexible than the traditional high school model.
Instruction, guidance, and support from a caring and dedicated staff.

New students: what you can expect

When you arrive at Renaissance High School, you will encounter a dedicated staff who are interested in your story, your aspirations, your goals. However, the work done at Renaissance is done with you, not for you. We will immediately start working with you to plan your path to graduation. We will help you sharpen your vision of where you want to be after high school. We will support you as you devise your next steps…. and it all starts with you.

What do we expect of our students:

Commitment - Keep going, even when it feels really hard.
Self Efficacy - Believe in yourself, believe in your abilities.
Effort - Work to be your best self - every day.
Determination - Forgive yourself when you make a mistake, learn from it, and try again and again and again.

What we expect of our students:

We believe that relationships are key to student success.
We believe that our students are adaptable and resilient.
We believe that our students are intelligent, capable and full of potential.
We believe that our students are thoughtful, caring and kind.
We know that with the support our students can develop the skills needed to build THEIR future.

More about Renaissance High School

Renaissance Alternative High School is a contractual, and individualized, Alternative Learning Experience as established and governed by the Washington Administrative Codes WAC 392-121-182. The phrase “School of Choice” is often used. For us that means students choose to come here and work toward graduation to guarantee continued enrollment. Performance is based on a core philosophy of individual improvement through Attendance, Attitude, and Academics (the three A’s).

All required curriculum for earning a Washington State High School Diploma is offered at Renaissance High School with options available for the foreign language requirement necessary to attend a 4-year University. Earning credit is based on a Standards Based Grading model as well as being able to earn credit at different programs in the county (ie West Sound Tech, Running Start, and being a shared student at Bremerton High School).

The Renaissance school year is divided into six terms of approximately 1.5 months in length. At the end of each term, students must meet with their Academic Advisor to gauge progress (the three A’s), review their schedule, and make adjustments if necessary. Failure to make academic progress can result in a loss of regularly scheduled classes, an Intervention Plan to work towards being Satisfactory, and/or loss of being able to remain at Renaissance High School. Academic Progress is determined based on the student meeting standards in two out of three classes knowing that attendance also plays an important role in being successful at school. Students build their class schedule based on meeting graduation requirements and the time their class meets (students have an oppurtunity to choose between AM/PM classes allowing flexibility to also partner with other academic programs like West Sound Tech, Running Start, JORTC, and/or other classes offered at Bremerton High School).

Thank you Bremerton!

Thank you voters!

In February of 2024, Bremerton School District voters approved a 25-year bond that will fund the relocation of Renaissance High School.

Learn more about the bond

Thank you voters!

In February of 2024, Bremerton School District voters approved a 25-year bond that will fund the relocation of Renaissance High School.