Bayside High School is a secondary school

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 located in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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, Virginia

Virginia

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.

The school's remarkable feature is the Health Sciences Academy; one of several magnet programs

Magnet school

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 in Virginia Beach. Students throughout the city interested in a health sciences education can apply. The school has a written agreement Eastern Virginia Medical School

Eastern Virginia Medical School

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 regarding preferential admissions for Academy graduates.

Bayside is in the top 3 in Standards of Learning

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 scores within the school district. Bayside High has also achieved the highest End of Course SOL Algebra II and World History I pass rates among all schools in the district.

Student activities

Extracurricular activities include (along with their respective advisors):
Athletic Training-
Samuel Hamilton

AVID-
Octavia Searles

Band-
James Allsbrook

Baseball-
Jason Hatcher

Bayside Minority Achievement (BMAC)-
Pamela Hyman

Boys & Girls Cross Country-
Diana Scofield

Boys & Girls Swimming-
Douglas Cassell

Boys Basketball-
Martin Russ

Boys Indoor & Outdoor Track-
TBA

Boys Soccer-
Stephen Belechak

Boys Tennis-
Annette Manley

Boys Volleyball-
Daniel Keros

Cheerleading-
Danielle Scott

Chess-
Dr. Douglas Richards

Color Guard-
Ashley Allsbrook

DECA-
Lisa Ebert

Elite Sisterhood Club-
Michelle Dandy

Environmental Club-
Christopher Henry

FCCLA-
Judith Hendricks

Field Hockey-
Meredith Raguini

Filipino American Cultural Association-
Veronica Salcedo

Football-
Darnell Moore

Freshman Class-
Tatiana Kasyuanik

Future Business Leaders of America-
Patricia Thurman

Future Educators Association-
Meg Manugo

Girls Basketball-
Ben Spady

Girls Indoor & Outdoor Track-
Jonathan Caldwell

Girls Soccer-
Mark Diacoupoulos

Girls Tennis-
James Blair

Girls Volleyball-
Jonathan Caldwell

Golf-
Jason Hatcher

Gospel Choir-
Sylvester Starkes

Gay Straight Alliance-
Kimberly Barboe, Veronica Salcedo, Sylvester Starkes

Gymnastics-
Diane F. Johnson

Interact Club-
Russlyn Wilkie

Junior Class-
Brooke Silvers

Literary Magazine-
Patricia Cawley

Medical Honor Society-
Luisa Zirkle

Mental Health Awareness Club-
Jackie Mowery

Model Judiciary Club-
Ann Garrett

National Honor Society-
Katherine Schweizer

Orchestra-
Kathy Jasper

Scholastic Bowl-
Jeffrey Joyner

Senior Class-
Sylvester Starkes

Softball-
Megan Hunsinger

Sophomore Class-
Eleni Babcock

Step Team-
Stacy Sedory & Meredith Raguini

Student Cooperative Association-
Ashley Morris

Wrestling-
John Stukes

Yearbook-
Christopher Felton

Notable alumni

• William Alfred "Bud" Keene (1978) - Coach, United States Olympic Team -- Snowboarding; USOC Coach of the Year in 2006
• Derrick Gardner
  Derrick Gardner
  Derrick Gardner is an American jazz trumpeter from Chicago, Illinois.Gardner began playing trumpet at age 9 in his hometown of Chicago, IL...
  
   (1983) - Jazz trumpeter, Count Basie Orchestra
• EJ Manuel
  EJ Manuel
  Erik Manuel Jr. is an American football quarterback. He currently plays college football as the quarterback for the Seminoles of Florida State University. He took over the position from Christian Ponder late in the 2009 season due to Ponder's shoulder injury.-Early life:Manuel was born in...
  
   (2008) - Florida State
  Florida State Seminoles football
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   quarterback
• Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr.
  Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr.
  Kenneth Stanley Reightler, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut.Reightler was born in Patuxent River, Maryland, but considers Virginia Beach, Virginia, to be his hometown. Married to the former Maureen Ellen McHenry, they have two daughters. He enjoys sailing, wind surfing, camping. His parents, Mr. &...
  
  (1969) - NASA Astronaut who logged 327 hours in sapce. Pilot of the crew STS-48.

State Championships

• 1976 Baseball
• 1978 Softball
• 1978 Boys Indoor Track
• 1987 Boys Indoor Track
• 1990 Basketball
• 1991 Basketball
• 1995 Girls Outdoor Track
• 2006 Boys Outdoor Track

External links

• Virginia Beach City Public Schools
• Virginia Beach school mascots and colors
• Bayside High School Alumni Site
• Virginia Beach schools
• Bayside HS official site
• School Report Card