Bayonne High School

Infobox_School
name = Bayonne High School


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established = 1936
grades = 9 - 12
district = Bayonne Board of Education
type = Public high school
principal = Richard Baccarella
enrollment = 3,005 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 192.5 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 15.6
teamname = Bees
conference = Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
colors = Garnet and White color box|#660000 color box|#FFFFFF
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location = 669 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002
information = 201-858-5900
website = [http://www.bhs.bboed.org/schools/bhs/index.htm School website]

Bayonne High School (BHS) is a four-year community public high school (grades 9-12) located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey. The school is operated by the Bayonne Board of Education.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,005 students and 192.5 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 15.6. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404710&ID=340471000380 Bayonne High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 6, 2007.]

The school was the 248th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 273rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

History

The school was created in 1936, when the Sweeney Senior High School and the Pulaski Vocational / Technical School were established. The technical school occupied what is now the vocational wing of BHS. The two schools were officially amalgamated in 1953. In 1973, the school was reorganized into six houses.

After an incident in 1997 in which [http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000416/000416bayonne.html two students were stabbed] , one fatally wounded, the school instituted wide ranging measures to reduce violence, from discussion groups to metal detectors. In 2000, it was reported to be known as a model of school safety. [ [http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000416/000416bayonne.html Back from the brink - Three years after a corridor killing, one high school offers a model of school safety] "USA Today" April 16, 2000.]

Campus

Bayonne High School is well endowed with a hodgepodge of facilities and a large campus. It is divided logically into six houses and has the only high school ice rink in all of New Jersey. Also located in the ice rink building are a gymnasium, offices, bathrooms, indoor track, and workout/ meeting rooms. The campus also has an Olympic-sized swimming pool, three gymnasiums, a planetarium, a 600-seat auditorium, four tennis courts, a football stadium, and one baseball field. The campus also has ample parking space and borders the Newark Bay. The high school is sized for approximately 3000 students.

Athletics

The Bayonne High School Bees compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA), which includes 22 private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [ [http://www.hciaa.com/home.html Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association] . Accessed July 15, 2007.]

*Boys: Baseball, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Wrestling, Hockey

*Girls: Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Cheerleading

*Co-ed: Fencing, Golf, Bowling, Stepping, X Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field

*The Boys Track and Field team coached by Richard Treonze wom the 2002-2003 HCIAA and HCTCA Indoor championships. Later that year the team went on to win the HCTCA outdoor championships. Star standouts that lead the team in victory were Fitz Reynolds running the 400IH, 400M and 800M runs, Russell Huff running the 400IH, 1600M and 3200M runs, Chris Smiga running the 800M and 1600M runs and Roman Zhurmerenka running the 400M and 800M runs.

*The school's football team won the 2002 North I Group IV State Championship under coach Ricardo Rodriguez. They beat Hackensack High School 25-23 in the championship game, for the school's first and only state championship to date in football. [Roberts, Jeff. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-70198168.html "Hackensack so close, yet so far"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", December 8, 2002. Accessed April 24, 2008. "But he ran out of time and chances in a 25-23 loss to Bayonne.... Bayonne (9-3) won its first Group 4, North 1 State championship...]

*The baseball team won the 2002 North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 2-1 win over Kearny High School. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=17268&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20IV 2002 Baseball - North I, Group IV] , NJSIAA. Accessed July 16, 2007.]

*The Bayonne High School Boys tennis team has been in the HCIAA championship for 15 consecutive years. They recently won the HCIAA championship defeating the North Bergen Bruins 4-1.

Extracurricular activities

BHS has many clubs and extracurricular activities, including:
*Clubs include Seinfeld Club, Christian Revolution, Future Educators' Club, Chess Club, Polish Cultural Society, Hispanic Cultural Society, Asian Cultural Society, Ebony Culture Club, Physics Club, Math Team, Italian Club, French Club, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), Photography Club, Poetry Club, Astronomy Club, National Honor Society, Muslim Student Association, Morning Announcements.

*Activities include [http://www.bayonneband.org Jazz Band] , [http://www.bayonneband.org Marching Band] , [http://www.bayonneband.org Concert Band] , [http://www.bayonneband.org Pep Band] , [http://www.bayonneband.org Percussion Ensemble] , [http://www.bayonneband.org Wind Ensemble] , Table Tennis Club, Future Problem Solving, Color Guard, Dance Team, Drama Club, New Image Choir, Glee Club, Bee Sharps, Musically Yours, Sweet Harmony, Academic Challenge Team, Mock Trial Team, Chess Club, Table Tennis, Student Ambassadors, Rod n' Reel, Peer Leadership, House2House, Yearbook and Student Council.

Awards and recognition

For the 1995-96 school year, Bayonne High School was named a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/ss/ss3.pl?string=id=026&maxhits=10000 Star School Award recipient 1995-96] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 23, 2006.]

Popular culture

Bayonne High School was used as a shooting location for several films and television productions:
*Some scenes from the Nickelodeon television show "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" were shot in Bayonne. Scenes that took place in Wellsville High School were shot in Bayonne High School and P.S. #14.
*The 1996 TV show "Matt Waters" starring Montel Williams, with Williams portraying a fictional high school teacher, was filmed almost entirely in Bayonne, with scenes shot at Bayonne High School.
*An Episode of NBC's "Third Watch" concerning school violence was filmed in the halls of BHS.
*MTV's reality-show "True Life: I'm A High School Senior" filmed at Bayonne High School in early 2003 following Bayonne students Lauren Wanko and Angela Torres.
*The music videos "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam, "Someday" by Mariah Carey and "Popular" by Nada Surf were filmed on location at Bayonne High School.
*The 2006 film version of "Strangers with Candy" shot scenes taking place at Flatpoint High inside Bayonne High School.
*It is currently featured on every episode of MTV's "".
*Bayonne High School was featured in scenes of the 2002 film "Swimfan".
*Several MTV short-commercials were shot on location at BHS's surrounding campus.
*Bayonne High School pop-punk act, Hudson, had a song featured in the 2006 film "John Tucker Must Die".
*Scenes from 2008's upcoming movie "Assassination of a High School President" starring Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis were shot on location. [Sullivan, Al. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18731230&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=532622&rfi=6 "Bayonne High School is film set: Bruce Willis will play principal in new movie"] , "Hudson Reporter", August 21, 2007. Accessed August 13, 2008. "Background producer Tomas Deckaj said the classic architecture of Bayonne High School lends visual appeal to the film, although in the film, the school will be known as St. Donovan's Prep."]

Notable alumni

* Teresa Demjanovich (1901-1927), Roman Catholic Sister of Charity. [ [http://www.cse.edu/alumniprofiles.htm Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (1923): The First Alumna To Be Considered for Beatification] , College of Saint Elizabeth. Accessed January 5, 2008.]
* Adrienne Goodson (born 1966), former professional basketball player. [Goodson, Adrienne. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/wnba/news/2000/05/18/goodson_two/ "The rest is history"] , "CNN Sports Illustrated", May 18, 2000. Accessed April 24, 2008. "My name is Adrienne Goodson, and I was born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey where I graduated from Bayonne High School."]
* Frank Langella (born 1940), actor. [Coutros, Evonne E. "PLAYING A WICKED STREAK FOR ALL IT'S WORTH", The Record (Bergen County)", January 23, 1994.]
*Joseph A. LeFante, Represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1977-1978. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000561 Joseph Anthony LeFante biography] , United States Congress. Accessed June 24, 2007.]
* Jammal Lord (born 1981), former safety for the Houston Texans. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LORDJAM01 Jammal Lord] , database Football. Accessed December 26, 2007.]
* Gene Olaff (born 1920), early professional soccer goalie inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1971. [ [http://www.soccerhall.org/Spotlight%20HallofFamer/GeneOlaff_spotlight.htm Gene Olaff] , National Soccer Hall of Fame. Accessed November 26, 2007.]
* Bill Wondolowski (born 1946), former wide receiver who played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1969 season. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WONDOBIL01 Bill Wondolowski] , database Football. Accessed January 8, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.bhs.bboed.org/schools/bhs/index.htm School website]
* [http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/51226 PublicSchoolReview]
*NJReportCard|17|0220|020|Bayonne High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401260 Data for the Bayonne Board of Education] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://homepage.mac.com/bayonneband/bhsband/bandmenu.html Bayonne High School Band]