The Oracle<\/em><\/h3>\nIn 1915, Bay View launched The Oracle<\/em>, our school newspaper and literary magazine. Later evolving into an annual publication, The Oracle<\/em> went on to earn national recognition. (In 1936, an Oracle<\/em> reporter even interviewed Eleanor Roosevelt!)<\/p>\nSchool Evolution<\/h2>\n
Bay View was always a four-year high school except for when ninth graders attended Fritsche Junior High School from 1963 to 1977. In 2011, Fritsche briefly merged with Bay View High School to create Bay View Middle and High School. Our combined program ended in 2018, and our school is once again Bay View High School.<\/p>\n
For a time, we served as the MPS specialty school for the Visual and Performing Arts. Over the years, we have focused on Law and Protective Services, Naval Junior ROTC, Mathematics\/Science, and Construction. We currently offer STEAM classes and two distinguished NAF Academies.<\/p>\n
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Over the last 100 years, Bay View High School has evolved into a modern campus with strong academics, career pathways, and athletic offerings.Bay View High School began in September 1914 when seven teachers and 150 students entered our original space, a one-building barracks with no central heating. The barracks then expanded to a bungalow, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":41,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/bayview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2012\/05\/Old-Page-1-1024x668.jpg\")
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The Beginning<\/h2>\r\nBay View High School's long and illustrious history began in September 1914, when 150 students and 7 teachers entered the first day at Bay View High School, a one-building barracks with no central heating. With German teacher Gustav Fritsche as principal, the barracks grew first to a bungalow, and in 1922 construction finished on a new four-story brick building, which we still use today.\r\nA New Space<\/h2>\r\nThe\u00a0new 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 theatre\/conference center. In 1976 there was a new addition to the building which includes a 1200-seat spectator gym.\r\n\r\nBetween 1914 and the present, many activities and traditions were advanced. In 1917, the ORACLE, then a booklet of 48 half-pages, began publication as a yearbook. In 1927, the ORACLE NEWSPAPER, first issued in 1915, took first place in the nation.\r\nExtra-Curriculars<\/h2>\r\nWith new facilities, athletics became an important extra-curricular activity.\u00a0Sports at Bay View\u00a0included football, track, basketball, swimming, and cross country. Early clubs included Girl's Club (1914), Stage Crew (1924), Art Club (1932) and X Club (1938). The Student Government Association (S.G.A.) had its beginning at Bay View High School during World War II\u00a0and In 1998 celebrated its 50th Anniversary.\u00a0The Redcat Mascot was adopted in the early 1950's.\r\nCulture & Changes<\/h2>\r\nBay View was always a four-year high school except from 1963-1977, when freshmen attended Fritsche Junior High School. For a time, Bay View served as the MPS specialty school for the Visual and Performing Arts. Then it focused on Law and Protective Services, Naval Junior ROTC, Mathematics\/Science, and Construction. The School's current highlights include it's STEAM classes and the Culinary Arts program. In 2011, Fritsche Middle School combined with Bay View High School. The combined school\u00a0was called Bay View Middle & High School.\u00a0 The last Bay View Middle & High School grads left us in 2018 at which time the middle school program ended.\u00a0 The School is now simply called Bay View High School.\r\nThe Principals of Bay View High School<\/h2>\r\nMr. Fritsche served a legendary 25 years as principal. Then Dr. Bernhard Korn, a history teacher since the barracks days, served as principal from September 1940 to June 1960. Succeeding the helm...\r\n\r\n \t- Mr. Arthur Showers until 1973<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Walter Olen until 1976<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mrs. Sarah Scott until 1979<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Frank Harper until 1983<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Walter Klaeser until 1985<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Thomas Balistreri until 1991<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Robert Kraiss until 2001<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Ezell Conner until 2002<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Robert Plath until 2004<\/li>\r\n \t
- Ms. Barbara Goss until 2008<\/li>\r\n \t
- Ms. Kitzrow until 2011<\/li>\r\n \t
- Mr. Mazur until 2016<\/li>\r\n \t
- Ms. Peterson until 2019<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
The Current Esteemed Principal of Bay View High School is Mr. Jeffery Gaddis.<\/p>\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/bayview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2012\/05\/School-Songs-1024x512.jpg\")
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