Bates High School was a secondary school in Chamberlain, Maine.
The school was consumed by a massive fire during the Black Prom Tragedy on May 27th of 1979. 73 people died in that massacre. It was later rebuilt at another place in Chamberlaine, where 20 years later many events occured, which later lead to the Black Party, that happened at the home of one of the high school students, Mark Bing.
Allusions
Bates High School was the new name given to Ewen High School for the film version of the novel. The school was named after fictional serial killer Norman Bates.
Students and Staff
- Carrie White
- Donna and Mary Thibodeau
- Rachel Spies
- Rita Desjardin
- Mr. Ulmann
- Heather Shyres
- Tina Blake
- George Dawson
- Kenny Garson
- Jessica Upshaw
- Jeanne Gault
- Myra Crewes
- Chris Hargensen
- Norma Watson
- Frieda Jason
- Lennie Brock
- Roy Evarts
- Mary Lila Grace
- Cora and Rhonda
- Helen Shyres
- Mary Blake
- Tommy Ross
- Freddy Holt
- Sue Snell
- Principal Morton
- Ruth Gogan
- Chuck Potter
- Monica Jones
- Tracy Campbell
- Rachel Lang
- Brad Winters
- Eric Stark
- Mark Bing
- Jesse Ryan
- Debra Meschan
- Dale Norbert
- Trudy Borne
- Patricia Pollack
- Katie O'Shea