In 2015, the school came to national attention following the suspension of football coach Joe Kennedy, who would pray at the 50-yard line of the field after varsity games.

The first UHS building was built to straddle the boundary line between the two separate cities of Charleston to the west and Bremerton to the east, at High Avenue, between 4th and 5th Streets.

Over the decades of the 20s, 30s and prior to WWII, the high school building was remodeled and enlarged greatly, with the addition of classrooms, gym and auditorium.

In September 1988, following the completion of a new facility at the original location of Bremerton/West High, the student body was moved back across the water to 1500 13th Street.

The official emblem is a Knight on a horse carrying a lance surrounded by a major arc with "Bremerton High School" written upon it.

In the fall of 2015, BHS drew national attention over assistant football coach, Joe Kennedy, and his seven year old practice of taking a knee and praying at the 50-yard line after varsity and JV games.