Bayside High School is a public
high school
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located in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...
. It is in
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the branch of the government of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia responsible for public K-12 education. Like all public school systems in the state, it is legally classified as a school division instead o ...
.
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
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regarding preferential admissions for Academy graduates.
Bayside is in the top three in
Standards of Learning
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(SOL) scores within the school district. 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.
Notable alumni
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Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. (1969) – NASA astronaut
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Derrick Gardner (1983) – jazz trumpeter
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Charles Clark (2006) – sprinter
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EJ Manuel
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(2008) –
Florida State
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and
Buffalo Bills
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quarterback
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Taquan Mizzell
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Early years
Mizzell attended and played ...
(2013) –
Chicago Bears
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wide receiver
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Quin Blanding
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Early years
Blanding attended Bayside High ...
(2014) –
Carolina Panthers
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safety
Clubs and organizations
*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
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National Honor Society
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Newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
*Nobleteens
*Operation Smile
*Orchestra
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Scholastic Bowl
*Senior Class
*Sophomore Class
*Student Cooperative Association (SCA)
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Tri-M
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Music Honor Society
*World Languages Club
*Worldwide Awareness Club
*Yearbook
*Young Life
Sports
;Fall
*Cheerleading
*Boys
Cross Country
*Girls Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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Football
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Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
*Boys
Volleyball
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*Girls Volleyball
;Winter
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Cheerleading
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*Boys
Basketball
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*Girls
Basketball
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*Gymnastics
*Boys
Indoor Track
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*Girls Indoor Track
*Boys
Swimming
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*Girls Swimming
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Wrestling
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;Spring
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Baseball
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*Boys Outdoor Track
*Girls Outdoor track
*Boys
Soccer
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*Girls Soccer
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Softball
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*Boys
Tennis
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*Girls Tennis
State championships
*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
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20151119200132/http://www.vbschools.com/school_data/report_cards/1415/high/AnnualSchoolReportCard-BaysideHS.pdf
External links
Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsBayside HS official site
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Educational institutions established in 1964
Bayside High School
High schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Public high schools in Virginia
1964 establishments in Virginia