Bayside High School (Palm Bay, Florida)

Infobox high school


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name= Bayside High School
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motto = "Success...Under Construction"
established = 1998
type = Public
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staff = 122
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principal = Robin Novelli
enrollment = 2600
students = Grades 9-12
city = Palm Bay
state = Florida
country = United States
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colors = Primary (Black and Teal) Secondary (Silver)
mascot = Bear
Yearbook = Timucuan
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website = http://www.bayside.brevard.k12.fl.us
footnotes = Information gathered from the 2004-05 Accountability Reports

Bayside High School is a high school in Palm Bay, Florida. It is part of the Brevard Public Schools System.

Academics

In 2007 Bayside began an Engineering magnet program known as Bayside Engineering and Technology Academy (BETA). [cite book | author = Bayside High School |title = BETA| publisher = Bayside High School | date = August 1, 2007]

History

Bayside opened in August 1998 with grades 9 and 10. Grade 11 was added in 1999, grade 12 in 2000.

On May 12, 2008, the school was evacuated, threatened by a city-wide fire. The school was closed the following day along with other schools in the Palm Bay area. [cite book | author = Staff reporters |title = PALM BAY IN FLAMES | publisher = Florida Today | date = May 13, 2008]

Building and Growth

The school is based on a design by Schenkel Shultz. [http://www.schenkelshultz.com/index.shtml Schenkel Shultz Official website] The final estimated cost was just over $10 million. The school will soon be undergoing a major addition consisting of a classroom building and an auditorium. The project began in summer of 2007 and is expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete.

Recognition

*For the 2006-2007 School year Bayside was rated for the first time as an "A" school under the Florida A++ plan. The school had been rated a "B" for the previous 4 years.

*Boys cross country district champions 2006-07 [cite book | author = Cherry, Mike |title = Scorps earn CCC Trophy - again | publisher = Florida Today | date = May 3, 2007]

*The Bayside High School Marching Band received straight superiors at the 2007 District 10 Marching Festival in Palm Bay, Florida.Fact|date=January 2008

*Boys Varsity Soccer District Champions 2007-2008

Principals

#Robert Petty, 1998-2002
#John Tuttle, 2002-2008
#Robin Novelli, 2008

Footnotes