Bayside Secondary School (Quinte West)

Bayside Secondary School
Address
1247 County Road 2
Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 44°07′32″N 77°28′39″W / 44.12556°N 77.47750°WCoordinates: 44°07′32″N 77°28′39″W / 44.12556°N 77.47750°W
Information
School number 893803[1]
School board Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board
Religious affiliation non-Religious
Superintendent Mandy Savery-Whiteway
Area trustee Jim Williams
Principal Ian Press
Vice principal Nancy Popovich
School type Public high school
Grades 9–12
Language English
French immersion
Mascot Red Devil
Team name Bayside Red Devils
Colours                    
Founded September 1971
Enrollment 832 (September 2008[1])
Homepage edu.hpedsb.on.ca/bss

Bayside Secondary School is a high school in Quinte West, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board. It is one of the largest high schools by area in all of North America.[2]

Bayside offers grades 9-12 and is the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board site for secondary French Immersion. Other specialty programs include International Studies and Communication Technology. The 200-acre (0.81 km2) campus which includes a quarry, a woods and a bayshore area, provides an ideal setting for environmental science programs, outdoor physical education activities and geographical studies. A full range of extra curricular activities is offered such as male and female interschool sports, drama council and intramurals.[2]

The school has seven computer labs and specialized programs including Advanced Placement, Musical Theater and NET Solutions (a three credit course offering opportunities in computer programming and engineering).[2] For the school year of 2011-2012, Bayside will be putting on a production of The Phantom of the Opera.

Bayside is known for the wide array of events that is held throughout the year that include the Holiday Extravaganza, the annual spring Talent Show and the year-end Barbecue.

Athletics

Clubs and Teams

Bayside is renowned across the Bay of Quinte area for their athletic programs, boasting some of the best Tennis, Rugby, and Swimming programs in the province. The teams compete in the Bay of Quinte Division, of the Central Ontario Secondary Schools Association (COSSA); one of the 18 Associations governed by OFSAA. Bayside is a "AA" sports school. Their mascot is the Red Devil, and their sport teams carry the same name; the women colloquially use "She-Devils" for their team names. The following is a list of the sports clubs and teams offered at the school:

Fall

Winter

Spring

Athletic Council

In 2012, the Athletic Council was reestablished, representing the views of athletes to staff, organizing sporting events and planning trips for the students.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bayside Secondary School". Secondary School Profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bayside Secondary School". Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

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