Bayside High School (Palm Bay, Florida)

Bayside High School

"Bayside Bears... Make History!!"[1]
Location
Palm Bay, Florida
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1998
Principal Christine Moore
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Black, teal, silver
Mascot Bear
Website http://www.bayside.brevard.k12.fl.us
Information gathered from the 2004-05 Accountability Reports

Bayside High School is a public high school located in Palm Bay, Florida. It is part of the Brevard County School District.

History

Bayside opened in August 1998 with grades 9 and 10. Grade 11 was added in 1999, grade 12 in 2000.

On May 12, 2008, the school was evacuated, threatened by a city-wide fire. The school was closed the following day along with other schools in the Palm Bay area.[2]

Campus

The school is based on a design by Schenkel Shultz.[3] The final estimated cost was just over $10 million. In 2009, a classroom building and an auditorium were added.

Academics

In January 2007 school began an Engineering magnet program known as Bayside Engineering and Technology Academy (BETA).[4] Beginning in the 2011-12 year, the school began a new academy, known as Bayside Fine and Technical Arts (ENCORE).[5]

Athletics

The school competes in the FHSAA Class 5A.[6] The school football team was the Class 5A, District 11 district champions for the first time in 2009. Bayside's main local athletic rivals are Heritage High School and Palm Bay High School.

Activities

The school offers students the following activities:[7]

  • JROTC
  • Math Team
  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • Open Studio Art
  • Orchestra
  • SHOULDER Anti-Bullying Club
  • SADD
  • Student Government Association
  • Show Choir
  • Spanish Competition Team
  • Spanish Dance Club
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • Speech and Debate
  • Technology Student Association
  • VICA
  • Yearbook

Notable alumni

References

  1. http://www.bayside.brevard.k12.fl.us/
  2. Staff reporters (May 13, 2008). PALM BAY IN FLAMES. Florida Today.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-04. Schenkel Shultz Official website
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  5. Bayside High School (August 1, 2007). BETA. Bayside High School.
  6. http://www.edline.net/pages/Bayside_High_School/Clubs___Activities
  7. Cherry, Mike (25 December 2009). "Herschel & Hurst". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 3C.
  8. http://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/columnists/david-jones/2015/04/12/jones-heston-start-giants-home-opener-parents-stands/25680753/
  9. http://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/2014/06/28/brevards-broomfield-will-prove/11689759/

Coordinates: 27°57′3.80″N 80°40′35.19″W / 27.9510556°N 80.6764417°W / 27.9510556; -80.6764417


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