School type Nonmagnet Regular CEEB code 440475 Grades 9-12 Phone +1 979-245-5771 Motto Home of the Blackcats | Superintendent Keith Brown Principal Christopher Townsend Website Bay City High School Mascot Blackcat Color Blue and Gold | |
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Address 400 7th St, Bay City, TX 77414, USA District Bay City Independent School District | ||
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Bay City High School is a public high school located on U.S. Highway 35, on the western edge of Bay City, Texas, United States. It is rated Academically Acceptable by the Texas Education Agency.
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Campus
The school's most recent campus (a 25 million dollar campus) was opened in 2003, under the leadership of the principal and four assistant principals. In the current campus there is a detached administration building with visitor, student, and drop-off/pick-up parking lots. Campus police recently responded when a student brought a loaded gun to school during February 2010, the student may have been subject to bullying
BCHS is currently classified as a division 4A high school by the University Interscholastic League.
During the 2013-14 school year, there were 966 students enrolled in BCHS. Demographics at the school were as follows: White 28.3%, African American 17.4%, Hispanic 51.1%, Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2%, American Indian/Alaskan Native <1%, Two or more races 1.2%. 59% were classified as economically disadvantaged.
Curriculum
Bay City High School offers a curriculum in line with Texas state standards. Additional college prep programs include Advanced Placement or dual-credit courses, which are taken via Wharton County Junior College and AVID. Vocational programs available to Bay City students include agricultural science, building trades and construction, cosmetology, pharmaceutical and health science technology, power technology, technology systems/auto mechanics, webmastering/desktop publishing/multimedia, and welding & drafting
College entrance
The SAT and PSAT might be administered at the school. Many of the students are offered scholarships by Wharton County Junior College (a local campus). "Automatic Admissions" to Texas State public colleges and universities are available at BCHS. These admissions are available to high school seniors that are in the top ten percent of their graduating class, determined by grade point average. The Bay City High School class of 2009 was awarded over one million dollars in scholarships.
Food service
It has been said that there is a planned regular food service meal for all schools in the district.
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities at Bay City may include but are not limited to:
Past state championship titles include:
Athletics
The sign of the championship titles which were won by Bay City High School (4A) is on display outside the detached administration for public viewing. Bay City High School's athletic teams, known as the Blackcats (bearing the power-cat logo), compete in:
Past state championship titles include:
Staff and faculty
The school employs over 9000 people.
Administration
Principal
Associate Principal
Assistant Principals
Athletic Director