Bayside High School (Queens)

Bayside High School
Address
32-24 Corporal Kennedy Street , Bayside, NY 11361-1061
New York City, New York
United States
Information
Type Public secondary
Motto Anchored in Excellence
Established March 16, 1936[1]
School board New York City Public Schools
School number 26Q495
Principal Michael Athy
Grades 9–12
Number of students 3,461
Campus Urban
Color(s) Blue      and Orange     
Mascot Commodore
Newspaper The Baysider
Website

Bayside High School is a four-year public high school located in Bayside, in the New York City borough of Queens, administered by the New York City Department of Education. Bayside High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, John Adams High School, Walton High School, Andrew Jackson High School, and Grover Cleveland High School were all built during the Great Depression from one set of blueprints, in order to save money.[1]

Since 1936, Bayside has strived to ensure that all of its students have access to a high-quality education that prepares them for the rigors of college and the workforce. Approximately 3,300[2] students are enrolled at Bayside High School currently.

Bayside High School is one of the highest performing schools in the New York City Department of Education, earning an "A" three years in a row on the 2010–2011, 2011–12, & 2012–2013 NYCDOE Progress Reports.[3] Bayside students are selectively admitted into six newly updated programs:[4] Digital Art & Design, Music: Performance & Production, Environmental Engineering & Technology, Humanities & Non-Profit Management, Computer Programming & Web Design, and Sports Medicine & Management.[5] These programs offer students the opportunity to earn college credits,[4] participate in industry internships and learn more about careers in the field.[5] The school has an 92% 4-year graduation rate;[4] 91% of all students graduate within six years- exceptionally high for a NYC High School. The school has pioneered Whole Child Guidance practices and is further improving curriculum through the additions of internships and of numerous college-accredited courses. Bayside High School has received positive recognition for "closing the achievement gap" for minority students, English Language Learners (ELL) and students with Special Needs [3]

History

Bayside High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, John Adams High School, Walton High School, Andrew Jackson High School, and Grover Cleveland High School were all built during the Great Depression from one set of blueprints, in order to save money. Bayside and Andrew Jackson HS were the final two schools to be completed.[1][6][7] Bayside High School was also the first school building in the city to be constructed using Federal funds, built by the Public Works Administration from 1934 to 1936 at the cost of $2.5 million.[8][9]

Bayside opened its doors on March 16, 1936, taking in 2,300 students from Flushing High School.[9] In 1978 the Bayside High School music program, then under Mr. John Benza, was among the first secondary schools in the nation to purchase and teach Music Synthesis on a synthesizer, the Roland System 100.

Advanced Placement (AP) course offerings

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The following Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered at Bayside High School:

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 Selby, Alexandra; Umpierrez, Amanda (February 2011). "Baysides' 75th" (PDF). baruch.cuny.edu. The Baysider. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "NYC Department of Education Maps". Schools.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  3. 1 2 Walcott, Dennis, M. Progress Report 2010-11. NYC Department of Education
  4. 1 2 3 "Bayside High School, Q495, Borough of Queens , Zip Code 11361". Schools.nyc.gov. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  5. 1 2 "Bayside-Douglaston, NY Patch | Local News, Community, Sports, Shopping, Restaurants, Things To Do". Bayside.patch.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  6. ↑ "FEDERAL AID ASKED FOR 2 CITY WORKS; $2,500,000 Loan Sought for Construction of Bayside High School in Queens.". nytimes.com. The New York Times. October 4, 1933. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "PLANS FOR 4 SCHOOLS APPROVED BY BOARD; New Buildings Will Provide Seats for 8,250 Children and Cost $2,500,000". nytimes.com. The New York Times. September 26, 1935. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Tompkins, Richard (October 13, 1935). "PROGRAM SPEEDED FOR NEW SCHOOLS; $25,000,000 of Construction With PWA Funds Will Be Under Way by Christmas.". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  9. 1 2 "BAYSIDE SCHOOL OPENED; 2,300 Students at the $2,500,000 Institution Built by PWA.". nytimes.com. The New York Times. March 17, 1936. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "2016 New York City High School Directory" (PDF). schools.nyc.gov. New York City Department of Education. 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Hartocollis, Anemona. "COPING; From the Subway to the Stars", The New York Times, February 9, 2003. Accessed February 14, 2008. "There are exceptions, like the daughter of former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman, Ellen Baker, a physician-astronaut who was on the Bayside High School swim team and rode the shuttle Columbia in 1992."
  12. ↑ Harrigan, Susan (March 25, 2001) Castles Made of Sand. Brokers who rode fraud to riches now federal witnesses. siliconinvestor.com
  13. ↑ Brooklyn's Borough President. brooklyn-usa.org
  14. ↑ Harvin, Al. "FOOTBALL; Harmon Likes Seeing New York And Loves Playing in San Diego", The New York Times, November 23, 1991. Accessed May 19, 2008. "'I have to stay with my teammates out in New Jersey, but the first thing I'm going to do when I arrive is to head for Manhattan,' said Harmon, a consensus all-city football player at Bayside High School in Queens when the Commodores were a powerhouse in the late 1970s and early 1980s."
  15. ↑ "CHY DAVIDSON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

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