I worked for BCHS for 12 years, Bay City has rooted history and I truly believe that any parent that enrolls their children there will not be dissappointed. Just like any school district they strive to provide the best education possible the decision is totally up to the individual student just how bad
... Read more they want to succeed. Go Black Cats ! Submitted by a former paraprofessional Read less
Posted by a other on 11/05/08
Given the typical TX public high school, I feel, as a former teacher at Bay City High School, that it is well above-average with its academic standards as well as the support of the administration of its teachers. My contract was renewed for a subsequent year at BCHS; I did leave to go to Houston to
... Read more teach, and now I do regret it. Accolades to BCHS ! Read less
Posted by a teacher on 06/25/07
As a former student of Bay City High School, I left feeling that the administration was focused more on their own personal welfare than the students. Everything centered around the football program - most other programs were seldom supported. I am a 4 time Dean's List awardee in college, but without
... Read more the support of a few veteran teachers that worked outside school hours, I would have have no preparation from the curriculum set by BCHS. I truly believe that familiarity with the students by the prinicipal staff makes a difference in tracking a student's progress and creating a support system, but I mostly encountered avoidance and negative attitudes. I once greeted out school prinicipal, repeated it three times, and he chose to ignore me. There was no one else in the hall. The prinicipals also showed indifference in our AP testing, making loud noises eating and inviting a friend in to converse. Read less
Posted by a former student on 07/30/04
It seems as though they are more focused on their appearance rather then academics. People can miss class because they get written up for leaving a shirt untucked? Football is very big, while band and other fine arts get the short end of the stick. The computer program I took there did very little
... Read more to prepare me for a basic introduction to programming class in college. If you have question about my validity, I'm on the National Dean's List this year. Read less
Posted by a former student on 02/04/04
Well, as a former student at BCHS(1998), i wasn't very involved personally, but i did support alot of the sports. The teachers were very good and i enjoyed my 4 years at BCHS!
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Bay City schools — Bay City High School is located at 400 7th St, Bay City TX 77414. 400 7th St is in the 77414 ZIP code in Bay City, TX The school district for Bay City High School is the Bay City Independent School District. Bay City High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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