Bay Port High School
| Bay Port High School | |
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2700 Lineville Road , United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°35′41″N 88°5′26″W / 44.59472°N 88.09056°WCoordinates: 44°35′41″N 88°5′26″W / 44.59472°N 88.09056°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | A Tradition of Excellence |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Howard-Suamico School District |
| Principal | Mike Frieder |
| Teaching staff | 110.48 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,921 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.39[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy, Columbia blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Fox River Classic Conference |
| Mascot | Pirate |
| Yearbook | The Anchor |
| Website | bayporthssd |
Bay Port High School is a public high school in the Howard-Suamico School District in Wisconsin. Its enrollment for the 2006-2007 school year was approximately 1,675.
The school colors are navy blue, Columbia blue and white. Bay Port's mascot is a pirate, with an eye patch over one eye, and a sword clenched in his teeth. He also wears a pirate hat with a skull and crossbones.
History[]
Founded in 1963, Bay Port High School had a graduating class of 30 in 1964. In 2000, Bay Port moved from its original location in Howard, Wisconsin to its new home in Suamico, Wisconsin.
Demographics[]
BPHS is 90 percent white, three percent Hispanic, three percent black, two percent Asian, and one percent Native American.[2]
Academics[]
Bay Port offers Advanced Placement courses and the International Baccalaureate curriculum, as well as an iAcademy offering online courses. The school houses film labs, art studios, and a greenhouse, an athletic field, and performing arts wings. Graduation is held in early June with a ceremony in the fieldhouse.
Extracurricular activities[]
Bay Port's student newspaper is The Portside and its yearbook is The Anchor. Both are published by students with the advising of teachers and staff.
Bay Port has several school traditions, including the annual Homecoming week with daily class competitions. The school also sponsors several formal dances for students such as Homecoming, the Snow Ball, Junior Prom, and Senior Ball.
Performing arts[]
BPHS previously had a competitive swing choir.[3]
Athletics[]
The campus grounds include a track, football field, several soccer fields, baseball diamonds, batting cages, practice fields, a fieldhouse, weight room, and training facilities. Competing in the Fox River Classic Conference, Bay Port has boys' and girls' teams for football, dance, cross-country, soccer, swimming, tennis, basketball, wrestling, baseball, bowling, golf, hockey, lacrosse, softball, and track and field.
Academic teams[]
Bay Port hosts academic teams in mathematics, literature, and science. The school participates in Academic Decathlon. The Bay Port Academic Decathlon team won the regional competition in 2017.[citation needed]
Notable alumni[]
- Dan Buenning, former football player
- Jay DeMerit, former team captain of Watford F.C. in England, former defender on the United States men's national soccer team, and team captain of Vancouver Whitecaps.[4]
- Alec Ingold, former Wisconsin Badgers football player current NFL player for the Oakland Raiders[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bay Port High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Bay Port High in Green Bay, Wisconsin". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Bay Port High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
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- ^ "Alec Ingold | Football". Wisconsin Badgers football. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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- High schools in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Educational institutions established in 1962
- Public high schools in Wisconsin
- 1962 establishments in Wisconsin