Bayside High School (New York City)

Bayside High School is a four-year public high school located in Bayside, in the New York City borough of Queens, administered by the New York City Department of Education.

Its student enrollment is approximately 4,938, 43% of which is Asian/Pacific Islander, 21% of which is White (non-Hispanic), 19% of which is Black (non-Hispanic), 18% of which is Hispanic, and less than 1% of which is American Indian. cite web
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*The school's principal is Michael Athy
*It's a four-level building on Corporal Kennedy Street
*There are three separate gymnasiums and an indoor pool
*The athletic field is located across the Clearview Expressway.

elective programs

Bayside High School selectively admits students into three different programs. Its Academy of Visual Art & Design features courses in art history, fashion, painting, sculpture, computer graphics, drawing, photography, and commercial art. Its Academy of Music offers male, female, mixed, and concert chorus groups, concert and jazz band, symphonic orchestra, and more. These two programs at Bayside High School have earned it a good reputation in the arts. More recently, however, its S.M.A.R.T. (Science & Math Academy of Research Talent) program has demonstrated students' ability in math and science.

Notable alumni

*Ellen Baker (1953-), Astronaut - Class of 1970. [Hartocollis, Anemona. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E6DA123BF93AA35751C0A9659C8B63&scp=2&sq=%22ellen+baker%22+bayside&st=nyt "COPING; From the Subway to the Stars"] , "The New York Times", February 9, 2003. Accessed February 14, 2008. "There are exceptions, like the daughter of former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman, Ellen Baker, a physician-astronaut who was on the Bayside High School swim team and rode the shuttle Columbia in 1992."]
*Ronnie Harmon (1964-), professional football player. [Harvin, Al. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DD1531F930A15752C1A967958260 "FOOTBALL; Harmon Likes Seeing New York And Loves Playing in San Diego"] , "The New York Times", November 23, 1991. Accessed May 19, 2008. "'I have to stay with my teammates out in New Jersey, but the first thing I'm going to do when I arrive is to head for Manhattan,' said Harmon, a consensus all-city football player at Bayside High School in Queens when the Commodores were a powerhouse in the late 1970's and early 1980's."]
*Scott Ian - Guitarist for Thrash metal band Anthrax (band)
*Matthew Kaye - A Pro Wrestler & Announcer who goes by the ring name Matt Striker who is current employed by World Wrestling Entertainment on their ECW brand

References

External links

* [http://www.baysidehighschool.org/ Bayside High School website]
* [http://www.baysidehsfootball.com/ Bayside High School Football website]