Fred C. Beyer High School

Fred C. Beyer High School is a high school in Modesto, California, located in the Stanislaus County.

Fred C. Beyer High School
Address
1717 Sylvan Avenue

Modesto
,
California

United States
Coordinates37°41′25″N 120°57′59″W
Information
School typePublic, High school
Established1972 (1972)
School districtModesto City Schools
PrincipalDan Park
Teaching staff67.00 (FTE) (2017–18)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,624 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.24 (2017–18)[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)  Red
  White
  Blue
MascotPatriot
YearbookThe Patriot
Websitebeyer.monet.k12.ca.us

Facilities

Although when it was opened in 1972 to an enrollment of 975 students, mostly freshmen and only a smattering of upperclassmen who transferred from other schools voluntarily, Beyer was originally designed to serve approximately 2000 students. By the time the first class of freshman had advanced to seniority, enrollment was about 1800. With the addition of numerous portable buildings, the number of enrolled students was as high as 3150, but since Enochs High School opened enrollment has returned to 1800.

When built, Beyer was on the outskirts of the city, halfway between Riverbank and Modesto. In anticipation of the 1976 United States Bicentennial, the Patriots were chosen as the school's mascot, and the school colors chosen as red, white, and blue.

Beyer High was intended to incorporate the latest advances in the science of education, the most prominent of which was Daily Demand Scheduling (DDS). The DDS or Modular Scheduling as it was called was a dismal failure. It gave all students the ability to chose any classes they wanted take each day. There was very little supervision to make sure students met graduation requirements. Hence many did not have the necessary credits at graduation, eventually the school districts realized it's and their shortcomings and scrapped the program. DDS was terminated in 1981-82 school year by a decision of the Modesto City School Board of Trustees, over the objections of administrators, staff, students, and parents.[2][3][4][5]

Debate and competitive speech teams

Under the tutelage of Ron Underwood, Beyer's competitive speech and debate teams and individual competitors won numerous state and national awards in the National Forensics League.[6][7][8]

Athletics

Football

Former members of the Central California Conference (CCC). Current members of the Modesto Metropolitan Conference (MMC). Coach Doug Severe lead the Beyer Patriots to their first trip to the Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs in 2006.[9] In 2007 the Beyer Patriots made their second trip to the Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs.

Severe played on the 1975 Beyer football team, led by coach Dean Laun, (nicknamed, the Laun Mower), when Beyer won the CCC title while allowing opponents a total of 28 points, including the post-season. There being no Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs in the 1970s, Beyer and Stagg High School played a Sac-Joaquin post-season game called the Turkey Bowl.[10]

In 2011, Beyer's varsity football team went undefeated in league, and 8-2 overall. They beat Downey in decision to who won the MMC title, and won that in their division, continuing to proceed into the playoffs.

Baseball

Beyer's baseball team frequently won conference championships in the 1970s.

Won frequent conference championships in the 1980s including a C.I.F. Sac-Joaquin Section AAA Tournament 2nd-place finish under P. Cornwell in 1985.

Basketball

Beyer basketball saw a number of conference championships under coach Davis.

Beyer boys basketball went to the Sac-Joaquin Section Championship games in 2017 and 2018 under head coach Kyle McKim. Boys basketball also won their first CIF State playoff game in 2017.

Cross-country

Beyer boys' cross-country team has taken three Division I Sac-Joaquin Section (Master's) championships.

Beyer girls' cross-country team went undefeated in the Central California Conference for six years (1994–1999).

Golf

Beyer's golf team usually competed in section playoffs and occasionally went to state finals under coach Streeter.

Wrestling

Coached by Doug Severe, Beyer High has had several wrestlers place at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Wrestling Championships.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Fred C. Beyer High (062515003734)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. "Corona would keep, modify Beyer High demand scheduling". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy Newspaper Services. June 3, 1976. pp. D8. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. "Should Beyer High Scrap Flexible Class Scheduling?". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy Newspaper Services. January 13, 1981. pp. A9. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  4. Smaalders, Alie E. (January 13, 1981). "Investment in the future". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy Newspaper Services. pp. A13. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  5. Youmans, Fred (January 14, 1981). "Board decides to scrap Beyer schedule system". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy Newspaper Services. pp. A13. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  6. "Four qualify for speech tourney". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy News. March 6, 1979. pp. B4. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  7. "Beyer coed is 3rd in speech". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy Newspapers Service. June 18, 1976. pp. C2. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  8. "Nine speakers make finals". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy Newspapers Service. March 29, 1976. pp. C2. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  9. Agostini, Ron (November 14, 2006). "Ron Agostini column: Fighting through tragedy.(Column)". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy News. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  10. DeBoard, Will (February 20, 2004). "Beyer's Severe goes from assistant to head football coach". The Modesto Bee. McClatchy News. pp. C1. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  11. "Fred C. Beyer HS (Modesto, CA) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  12. "Olyphant back with a badge". The Modesto Bee. March 14, 2010.
  13. "Highs and lows from the Emmy nominations". The Modesto Bee. July 22, 2015 – via www.modbee.com.
  14. Rowland, Marijke (March 6, 2010). "Renner has taken a long, slow road to fame". The Modesto Bee – via www.modbee.com.
  15. "A Q&A with Joel Nathan Ward". The Modesto Bee. March 30, 2008 – via www.modbee.com.
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