Bayside High School (Virginia)

Bayside High School is a public high school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, and serves 1,945 students as of 2021–22.

Bayside High School
Address
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4960 Haygood Road

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23455

Coordinates36°52′11″N 76°9′3″W / 36.86972°N 76.15083°W / 36.86972; -76.15083
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoTo prepare today's youth for tomorrow's world
Founded1964
School districtVirginia Beach City Public Schools
SuperintendentAaron C. Spence
PrincipalTroy A. Walton
Staff116.14 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,945[1] (2021–2022)
Student to teacher ratio16.75
Color(s)    Scarlet and Gold
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League, Beach District, Eastern Region
NicknameMarlins
RivalPrincess Anne High School
Communities servedAragona, Amherst, Bayside Arms, Campus East, Carriage House, Cypress Point, Diamond Springs, Lake Edwards, Lynbrook Landing, Newpointe, Northridge, Weblin, Witchduck Landing,
Feeder schoolsBayside Middle School, Independence Middle School
Websitebaysidehs.vbschools.com//
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The school is one of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Its feature is the Health Sciences Academy; students throughout the city interested in a health sciences education can apply. The school has a written agreement with Eastern Virginia Medical School regarding preferential admissions for Academy graduates.[3]

Bayside is in the top three in Standards of Learning (SOL) scores within the school district.[4] Bayside High has also achieved the highest End of Course SOL Algebra II and World History I pass rates among all schools in the district.[3]

Notable alumni

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Clubs and organizations

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  • Athletic Training
  • Art Club
  • Asian American Association
  • AVID
  • Band
  • Bayside Book Club
  • Bayside Minority Achievement (BMAC)
  • Chess
  • Color Guard
  • Debate
  • DECA
  • Drama/International Thesipan Society
  • FCCLA
  • Freshman Class
  • Forensics
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Future Educators of America
  • Guitar Club
  • Gay Straight Alliance
  • Health Occupations Students Of America (HOSA)
  • Indian Cultural Association
  • Interact Club
  • Junior Class
  • Literary Magazine
  • Marlin TV Club
  • Medical Honor Society
  • Mental Health Awareness Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Newspaper
  • Nobleteens
  • Operation Smile
  • Orchestra
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • Senior Class
  • Sophomore Class
  • Student Cooperative Association (SCA)
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • World Languages Club
  • Worldwide Awareness Club
  • Yearbook
  • Young Life

Sports

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Fall
Winter
Spring
  • Boys Lacrosse
  • Girls Lacrosse

State championships

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  • 1974 Forensics
  • 1975 Forensics
  • 1976 Forensics
  • 1976 Baseball
  • 1977 Softball
  • 1978 Boys Indoor Track
  • 1979 Softball
  • 1980 Forensics
  • 1981 Forensics
  • 1981 Softball
  • 1987 Boys Indoor Track
  • 1988 Forensics
  • 1990 Basketball
  • 1991 Basketball
  • 1995 Girls Outdoor Track
  • 2000 Forensics
  • 2006 Boys Outdoor Track

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References

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  1. ^ "Bayside High". Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Bayside High". ed.gov. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "About Our School". Virginia Beach Public Schools. Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  4. ^ "Ranking of High Schools in Virginia". psk12.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

https://web.archive.org/web/20151119200132/http://www.vbschools.com/school_data/report_cards/1415/high/AnnualSchoolReportCard-BaysideHS.pdf

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