| Bayonne High School |
| Location |
669 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002
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| Information |
| School district |
Bayonne Board of Education |
| Principal |
Richard Baccarella |
| Enrollment |
3,005 (as of 2005-06)[1]
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| Faculty |
192. Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, south of Jersey City. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Bayonne Board of Education is a comprehensive public School district serving students from Prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Bayonne, New Jersey. 5 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Student:teacher ratio |
15. Full-time equivalent (FTE is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project or a student's enrollment at an educational institution 6[1] |
| Type |
Public high school |
| Grades |
9 - 12 |
| Athletics conference |
Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association |
| Team name |
Bees |
| Color(s) |
Garnet and White |
| Information |
201-858-5900 |
| Homepage |
School website |
Bayonne High School (BHS) is a four-year community public high school (grades 9-12) located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey. A public high school is a Secondary school that is financed by Tax revenues and other government-collected revenues and administered exclusively by and at the discretion The Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey A public high school is a Secondary school that is financed by Tax revenues and other government-collected revenues and administered exclusively by and at the discretion Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, south of Jersey City. Hudson County is in New Jersey, United States. Its County seat is Jersey City. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The school is operated by the Bayonne Board of Education. Bayonne Board of Education is a comprehensive public School district serving students from Prekindergarten through twelfth grade in Bayonne, New Jersey.
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. Full-time equivalent (FTE is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project or a student's enrollment at an educational institution 6. [1]
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 two students were stabbed, one fatally wounded, the school instituted wide ranging measures to reduce violence, from discussion groups to metal detectors. An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site Metal detectors use Electromagnetic induction to detect Metal. In 2000, it was reported to be known as a model of school safety. [2]
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. An Ice rink is a frozen body of Water where people can Ice skate or play winter sports New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Also located in the ice rink building are a gymnasium, offices, bathrooms, indoor track, and workout/ meeting rooms. The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium 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. A tennis court is where the game of Tennis is played It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center A baseball field or baseball diamond is the field upon which the game of Baseball is played The campus also has ample parking space and borders the Newark Bay. See also Newark Bay South Georgia Newark Bay is a body of water a tidal back bay of New York Harbor formed at the confluence 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 Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association (HCIAA is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA founded in 1918 is a voluntary non-profit organization made up of 425 accredited [3]
- 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. Hackensack High School is a four-year comprehensive Public high school located in Hackensack, New Jersey, in the United States as part of the [4]
- The baseball team won the 2002 North I, Group IV state sectional championship with a 2-1 win over Kearny High School. Kearny High School is a four-year comprehensive Public high school located in Kearny, New Jersey, as part of the Kearny School District. [5]
- 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. FBLA redirects here For other uses see FBLA (disambiguation The Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL DECA (formerly the Distributive Education Clubs of America, and also known as Delta Epsilon Chi on the college level is an international association of students Started in 1921 the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students who show achievement in scholarship
- Activities include Jazz Band, Marching Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, Percussion Ensemble, 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. The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1 [6]
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. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel The Adventures of Pete & Pete was an American television series produced by Wellsville Pictures and broadcast by Nickelodeon. Scenes that took place in Wellsville High School were shot in Bayonne High School and P.S. #14. This article is about the film PS is also a frequently used initialism for a post scriptum or Postscript.
- 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. Matt Waters is an American drama Television show which aired in 1996 on CBS. Montel Brian Anthony Williams is an American celebrity and Television Talk show host
- 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. True Life is a documentary series running on MTV since 1998 Each episode follows a particular topic such as heroin addiction in the first episode "Fatal Dose"
- The music videos Jeremy by Pearl Jam, Someday by Mariah Carey and Popular by Nada Surf were filmed on location at Bayonne High School. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Nada Surf is an American Alternative rock band Formed in 1992 the New York band consists of Matthew Caws ( Guitar, vocals
- The 2006 film version of Strangers with Candy shot scenes taking place at Flatpoint High inside Bayonne High School. Strangers with Candy is a film released in 2006 by ThinkFilm, first screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
- It is currently featured on every episode of MTV's High School Stories: Scandals, Pranks & Controversies.
- Bayonne High School was featured in scenes of the 2002 film Swimfan. Swimfan is a 2002 Psychological thriller Film directed by John Polson and written by Charles F
- 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. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 American High school Comedy Romance Film.
- Scenes from 2008's upcoming movie "Assassination of a High School President" starring Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis were shot on location.
Notable alumni
- Teresa Demjanovich (1901-1927), Roman Catholic Sister of Charity. Sister Miriam Teresa, born Teresa Demjanovich ( March 26 1901&ndash May 8 1927 was a United The Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition is an organization of 13 congregations of religious women in the Catholic Church who trace their lineage to Saint [7]
- Adrienne Goodson (1966-), former professional basketball player. Adrienne Goodson also known as “Goodie” or “Goody” (born October 19, 1966 in Bayonne New Jersey) is a former basketball player a 6-foot forward [8]
- Frank Langella (1940-), actor. Frank A Langella Jr (born January 1, 1938, according to the Internet Movie Database) is an American stage and film Actor [9]
- Joseph A. LeFante, Represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district from 1977-1978. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=L000561 New Jersey 's Fourteenth Congressional District in the House of Representatives was eliminated after the 1990 Census. [10]
- Jammal Lord (1981-), former safety for the Houston Texans. Jammal Alberto Lord (born January 10, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American football safety. The Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. [11]
- Gene Olaff (1920-), early professional soccer goalie inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1971. Gene Olaff (born September 23, 1920 in Bayonne New Jersey) was a U The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum is a Hall of fame in Oneonta New York which honors the achievements of Soccer in the United States [12]
- Bill Wondolowski (1946-), former wide receiver who played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1969 season. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team [13]
References
- ^ a b c d Bayonne High School, National Center for Education Statistics. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES as part of the United States Department of Education 's Institute of Education Sciences (IES collects analyzes Accessed November 6, 2007. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Back from the brink - Three years after a corridor killing, one high school offers a model of school safety USA Today April 16, 2000. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 15, 2007. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Roberts, Jeff. "Hackensack so close, yet so far", The Record (Bergen County), December 8, 2002. The Record (colloquially called The Bergen Record or The Record of Hackensack) has the second largest circulation of New Jersey 's daily Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Accessed April 24, 2008. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "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. . .
- ^ 2002 Baseball - North I, Group IV, NJSIAA. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA founded in 1918 is a voluntary non-profit organization made up of 425 accredited Accessed July 16, 2007. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Star School Award recipient 1995-96, New Jersey Department of Education. The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1 Accessed May 23, 2006. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (1923): The First Alumna To Be Considered for Beatification, College of Saint Elizabeth. The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE is a private Roman Catholic, four-year Liberal arts college for women Accessed January 5, 2008. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Goodson, Adrienne. "The rest is history", CNN Sports Illustrated, May 18, 2000. CNN Sports Illustrated (or CNN/SI for short was a 24-hour sports news channel Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Accessed April 24, 2008. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "My name is Adrienne Goodson, and I was born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey where I graduated from Bayonne High School. "
- ^ Coutros, Evonne E. "PLAYING A WICKED STREAK FOR ALL IT'S WORTH", The Record (Bergen County), January 23, 1994. The Record (colloquially called The Bergen Record or The Record of Hackensack) has the second largest circulation of New Jersey 's daily Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
- ^ Joseph Anthony LeFante biography, United States Congress. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Accessed June 24, 2007. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Jammal Lord, database Football. Accessed December 26, 2007. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Gene Olaff, National Soccer Hall of Fame. The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum is a Hall of fame in Oneonta New York which honors the achievements of Soccer in the United States Accessed November 26, 2007. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Bill Wondolowski, database Football. Accessed January 8, 2008. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
External links
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