Bayside High School (Virginia)

Bayside High School is a public high school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, and serves 1,945 students as of 2021–22.

The school is one of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Its feature is the Health Sciences Academy; students throughout the city interested in a health sciences education can apply. The school has a written agreement with Eastern Virginia Medical School regarding preferential admissions for Academy graduates.

Bayside is in the top three in Standards of Learning (SOL) 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.

Notable alumni

 * Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. (1969) – NASA astronaut
 * Derrick Gardner (1983) – jazz trumpeter
 * Charles Clark (2006) – sprinter
 * EJ Manuel (2008) – Florida State and Buffalo Bills quarterback
 * Taquan Mizzell (2013) – Chicago Bears wide receiver
 * Quin Blanding (2014) – Carolina Panthers safety

Clubs and organizations

 * Athletic Training
 * Art Club
 * Asian American Association
 * AVID
 * Band
 * Bayside Book Club
 * Bayside Minority Achievement (BMAC)
 * Chess
 * Color Guard
 * Debate
 * DECA
 * Drama/International Thesipan Society
 * FCCLA
 * Freshman Class
 * Forensics
 * Future Business Leaders of America
 * Future Educators of America
 * Guitar Club
 * Gay Straight Alliance
 * Health Occupations Students Of America (HOSA)
 * Indian Cultural Association
 * Interact Club
 * Junior Class
 * Literary Magazine
 * Marlin TV Club
 * Medical Honor Society
 * Mental Health Awareness Club
 * National Honor Society
 * Newspaper
 * Nobleteens
 * Operation Smile
 * Orchestra
 * Scholastic Bowl
 * Senior Class
 * Sophomore Class
 * Student Cooperative Association (SCA)
 * Tri-M Music Honor Society
 * World Languages Club
 * Worldwide Awareness Club
 * Yearbook
 * Young Life

Sports

 * Fall
 * Cheerleading
 * Boys Cross Country
 * Girls Cross Country
 * Field Hockey
 * Football
 * Golf
 * Boys Volleyball
 * Girls Volleyball


 * Winter
 * Cheerleading
 * Boys Basketball
 * Girls Basketball
 * Gymnastics
 * Boys Indoor Track
 * Girls Indoor Track
 * Boys Swimming
 * Girls Swimming
 * Wrestling


 * Spring
 * Baseball
 * Boys Outdoor Track
 * Girls Outdoor track
 * Boys Soccer
 * Girls Soccer
 * Softball
 * Boys Tennis
 * Girls Tennis


 * Boys Lacrosse
 * Girls Lacrosse

State championships

 * 1974 Forensics
 * 1975 Forensics
 * 1976 Forensics
 * 1976 Baseball
 * 1977 Softball
 * 1978 Boys Indoor Track
 * 1979 Softball
 * 1980 Forensics
 * 1981 Forensics
 * 1981 Softball
 * 1987 Boys Indoor Track
 * 1988 Forensics
 * 1990 Basketball
 * 1991 Basketball
 * 1995 Girls Outdoor Track
 * 2000 Forensics
 * 2006 Boys Outdoor Track