Bay Port High School

Bay Port High School
Address
2700 Lineville Road Suamico , Wisconsin United States
Coordinates	44°35′41″N 88°5′26″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	A Tradition of Excellence
Established	1963
School district	Howard-Suamico School District
Principal	Mike Frieder
Teaching staff	115.33 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,951 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.92[1]
Color(s)	Navy, Columbia blue and white
Athletics conference	Fox River Classic Conference
Mascot	Pirate
Yearbook	The Anchor
Website	bayport.hssdschools.org

Bay Port High School is a public high school in the Howard-Suamico School District in Wisconsin. Its enrollment for the 2021–2022 school year was approximately 1,900.

The school colors are navy blue, Columbia blue and white. Bay Port's mascot is a pirate, with an eye patch over one eye, and a sword clenched in his teeth. He also wears a pirate hat with a skull and crossbones.

History

Founded in 1963, Bay Port High School had a graduating class of 30 in 1964. In 2000, the school moved from its original location in Howard, Wisconsin to its new home in Suamico, Wisconsin.

Demographics

BPHS is 90 percent white, three percent Hispanic, three percent black, two percent Asian, and one percent Native American.[2]

Academics

Bay Port offers Advanced Placement courses and the International Baccalaureate curriculum, as well as an iAcademy offering online courses. The school houses film labs, art studios, and a greenhouse, an athletic field, and performing arts wings. Graduation is held in early June with a ceremony in the fieldhouse.

Extracurricular activities

Bay Port's student newspaper is The Portside and its yearbook is The Anchor. Both are published by students with the advising of teachers and staff.

Bay Port has several school traditions, including the annual Homecoming week with daily class competitions. The school also sponsors several formal dances for students such as Homecoming, the Snow Ball, Junior Prom, and Senior Ball.

Performing arts

BPHS previously had a competitive swing choir.[3]

Athletics

The campus grounds include a track, football field, several soccer fields, baseball diamonds, batting cages, practice fields, a fieldhouse, weight room, and training facilities. Competing in the Fox River Classic Conference, Bay Port has multiple sports teams including, but is not limited to, football, boys and girls basketball, volleyball, and cross-country.

Academic teams

Bay Port hosts academic teams in mathematics, literature, and science. The school participates in Academic Decathlon. The Bay Port Academic Decathlon team won the regional competition in 2017.^[citation needed]

Notable alumni

• Dan Buenning, former football player
• Jay DeMerit, former team captain of Watford F.C. in England, former defender on the United States men's national soccer team, and team captain of Vancouver Whitecaps[4]
• Alec Ingold, NFL football player
• Cordell Tinch, professional hurdler
• Cole Van Lanen, NFL football player
• Quinn Finley, College ice hockey winger

References

1. "Bay Port High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
2. "Bay Port High in Green Bay, Wisconsin". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
3. "SCC: Viewing School - Bay Port High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
4. Gardner, Charles F (May 22, 2006). "Native son a distant star; DeMerit stands tall for English team". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007.

External links

• Official school website