Bay Port High School

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.

Bay Port High School
Address
2700 Lineville Road

Suamico
,
Wisconsin

United States
Coordinates44°35′41″N 88°5′26″W
Information
TypePublic
MottoA Tradition of Excellence
Established1963
School districtHoward-Suamico School District
PrincipalMike Frieder
Teaching staff110.47 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,910 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.29[1]
Color(s)Navy, Columbia blue and White      
Athletics conferenceFox River Classic Conference
MascotPirate
YearbookThe Anchor
Websitebayporthssd.weebly.com

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, 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.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Bay Port High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. "Bay Port High in Green Bay, Wisconsin". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. "SCC: Viewing School - Bay Port High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  5. "Alec Ingold | Football". Wisconsin Badgers football. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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