Bay View High School (Milwaukee)
| Bay View High School | |
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| Address | |
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2751 S Lenox St , , | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Believe in Bay View |
| Founded | 1914 |
| School district | Milwaukee Public Schools |
| NCES District ID | 5509600[1] |
| Superintendent | Dr. Darienne Drive |
| CEEB code | 501335 [2] |
| NCES School ID | 550960001127[3] |
| Principal | Aaron Shapiro[4] |
| Teaching staff | 36.42 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Number of students | 1140 |
| • Grade 9 | 405 |
| • Grade 10 | 252 |
| • Grade 11 | 257 |
| • Grade 12 | 226 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 31.30 |
| Sports | Football, Track (B/G), Basketball (B/G), Wrestling, Tennis (B/G), Volleyball (G), Soccer (B) |
| Mascot | Redcat |
| Newspaper | Oracle [5] |
| Yearbook | Oracle[5] |
| Website | www5 |
Bay View High School is a high school located in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is part of the Milwaukee Public Schools. Academic specialties include law, mathematics, science, and construction.
History
Bay View High School opened in September 1914 with 150 students and 7 teachers. The school was then a one-building barracks without central heating. With German teacher, Gustav Fritsche, as principal, the barracks grew to a bungalow, and in 1922 classes were held in a new school, still in use today.
The four-story brick building was a vast improvement over the wooden barracks. Later renovations included the modernization of rooms and lighting, the separation of the east and west study halls into one-story units later converted to classrooms, a library, and a little theater/conference center. In 1976 there was an addition to the building that included a 1200-seat spectator gym.
Between 1914 and the present, many activities and traditions were advanced. The Oracle Newspaper was first issued in 1915. In 1917, the Oracle, then a booklet of 48 half-pages, began publication as a yearbook. With new facilities, athletics became an important extra-curricular activity, and included football, track and field, basketball, swimming and cross country. Early clubs included Girls' Club (1914), Stage Crew (1924), Art Club (1932) and X Club (1938). A student government association was organized in 1947, and the Redcat mascot was adopted in the early 1950s.
Notable alumni
- Dwight Buycks, NBA for the Toronto Raptors
- Irv Comp, NFL player with the Green Bay Packers in the 1940s; member of the Packers Hall of Fame
- Robert R. Heider, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Salome Jens, actress
- Esther Jones, 1992 U.S. Olympic gold medalist in track
- Amar Kaleka, filmmaker[6]
- Tony Kubek, MLB player with the New York Yankees; member of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame for broadcasters
- Michael McGee, Jr., former alderman of Milwaukee's Sixth District
- Sandy Pasch, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Rosemary Potter, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- James A. Rutkowski, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Lance Sijan, Air Force Officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Christine Sinicki, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Louise M. Tesmer, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Notes
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Milwaukee Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "High School CEEB Code Search". suny.edu. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Bay View High School (550960001127)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Staff". Bay View High School.
- ^ a b "Extracurricular Activities". Bay View High School. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Shinners, Joe (May 19, 1996). "Bay View's Kaleka stays undefeated". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 30, 2013. (subscription required)
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