Bay View High School
Encyclopedia
Bay View High School is a high school
located in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. It is part of the Milwaukee Public Schools
. Academic specialties include law, mathematics/science, and construction.
Address: 2751 South Lenox St. Milwaukee, WI 53207
Mascot: Redcat
The four-story brick 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 theater/conference center. In 1976 there was an addition to the building that included a 1200-seat spectator gym.
Between 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. With new facilities, athletics became an important extra-curricular activity, and included football, track, basketball, swimming and cross country. Early clubs included Girl's Club (1914), Stage Crew (1924), Art Club (1932) and X Club (1938). A Student Government Association was organized in 1947, and the Redcat mascot was adopted in the early 1950s.
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High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. It is part of the Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Public Schools is the largest school district in Wisconsin. As of 2007, it had an enrollment of 87,360 students, and as of 2006 employed 6,100 full-time and substitute teachers in 223 schools. The Milwaukee Public Schools system is the 33rd largest in the United States by enrollment...
. Academic specialties include law, mathematics/science, and construction.
Address: 2751 South Lenox St. Milwaukee, WI 53207
Mascot: Redcat
History
Bay View High School began in September 1914, when 150 students and 7 teachers entered the first day at the school, then a one-building barracks with no central heating. With German teacher, Gustav Fritsche, as principal, the barracks grew to a bungalow, and in 1922 classes were held in a new school, still in use today.The four-story brick 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 theater/conference center. In 1976 there was an addition to the building that included a 1200-seat spectator gym.
Between 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. With new facilities, athletics became an important extra-curricular activity, and included football, track, basketball, swimming and cross country. Early clubs included Girl's Club (1914), Stage Crew (1924), Art Club (1932) and X Club (1938). A Student Government Association was organized in 1947, and the Redcat mascot was adopted in the early 1950s.
Notable alumni
- Irv CompIrv CompIrving Henry Comp, Jr. was an American football player. He played his entire seven year career with the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1986....
, NFL player with the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
in the 1940s, and member of the Packers Hall of FameGreen Bay Packers Hall of FameThe Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame was the first hall of fame built to honor a single professional American football team. After receiving approval from coach Vince Lombardi, William L. Brault, a Green Bay restaurateur and Packers fan, founded the Hall of Fame in 1966...
. - Salome JensSalome JensSalome Jens is an American stage, film and television actress. She is perhaps best-known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Life and career:...
. actress - Tony KubekTony KubekAnthony Christopher "Tony" Kubek is a retired American professional baseball player and television broadcaster....
, MLB player with the New York Yankees in the 1950s and early 1960s. Member of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame for broadcasters. - Lance SijanLance SijanLance Peter Sijan was a United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot...
, Air Force Officer and Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient. - Michael McGee, Jr.Michael McGee, Jr.Michael Imanu McGee, Jr. , is the former alderman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Sixth District. He was elected in April 2004 to become along with his father, former alderman Michael McGee, Sr., the first father and son in the history of Milwaukee to serve on the Common Council...
, former alderman of Milwaukee's Sixth District. - Esther JonesEsther JonesEsther Jones is a former sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. -References:-External links:...
, 1992 US Olympian in Track when she won gold medal in 4 x 100 women's relay. - Jim Sorensen, Bass guitarist for the Gary Richrath Band.(former R.E.O. Speedwagon guitarist).
- Sandy PaschSandy PaschSandy Pasch is an American nurse from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin who has been a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 22nd Assembly District, since her election in 2008.- Background :...
, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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