September 17, 2019
Important Dates and Events

  • Tuesday, September 24: STEM Night, 6 p.m., Pilot Center Theatre
  • Wednesday, September 25: NOON DISMISSAL for professional development
  • Week of September 30: Homecoming Week (spirit information coming soon)

Please click on the buttons below for the comprehensive school and athletic calendars.
Division Updates
Photo of the Week
Sixth grader Kyle Cooper approaches the finish line of the YDL 3rd–6th grade meet (2 miles) at Faith Academy in Mobile to win his first race as a Bayside Admiral. Great job, Kyle!

Photo credit: Brittany Davidson
Homecoming T-Shirts
Tomorrow (Wednesday, September 18) is the deadline to order Homecoming t-shirts. The shirts were designed by the SGA with the help of junior Hannah Wieland. Each Comfort Colors shirt costs $20 plus a processing fee and can be purchased by clicking here . When placing your order, you will need to include several details in the "Student Name" box: First and Last Name, Shirt Size (YS–XXL), and Homeroom Teacher/Advisor Name.

Students will wear these Homecoming t-shirts to school on Friday, October 4 and to the game that evening.
Berry Strong
Childhood Cancer Awareness
We are honored to continue our work with the Berry family in memory of Caroline, a student at Spanish Fort High School who lost her courageous battle with childhood cancer last year.

We are so proud to have been a sponsor of the Berry Strong Foundation 's Black Tie Bingo this past weekend. According to its website, "The Berry Strong Foundation raises awareness and funds that will go directly towards research that is dedicated to finding a cure for childhood cancers. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that is committed to ensuring that we will see an end to childhood cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children. For those who survive, the side effects of treatment can cause severe long-term health problems. To honor Caroline's life, and continue the fight for other children, the Berry Strong Foundation is dedicated to finding safer, smarter and more effective treatments for children with cancer. Our mission is to fund innovative pediatric cancer research that accelerates the pace of progress and saves young lives."

Thank you to everyone for showing your support last week! Students and faculty dressed in gold for school and for the football game to show support for childhood cancer awareness. Click here for pictures from Friday.
Future Admirals—Priority Enrollment Now Open
Priority enrollment is now open for the 2020–2021 school year for siblings of current Bayside students and for new families in grades where space is available. Be sure to get your enrollment forms in as soon as possible, as we anticipate that some grades will fill during priority enrollment. The application process including assessments and shadow days must be completed by Friday, November 22 for an application to be considered for priority enrollment.
 
Please note grades 7 and 8 are currently full. Applications for grades 8 and 9 for the 2020–2021 school year will open in March if space becomes available.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Team: Director Alisa Ascik at (251) 338-6446 or Nikki Rider at (251) 338-6494. 
 
Also, there will be three Future Admiral Open Houses this year. Please mark your calendars and help spread the word!
Tune in to APT on Thursday for Live from Avalon
A special edition of Live from Avalon: Music from the Gulf Coast featuring Jimmy Hall & The Swampers will debut on Alabama Public Television next week. Tune in this Thursday (September 19) at 9 p.m. to see the show that was filmed at Bayside in March 2017 and was co-produced by our students enrolled in the co-curricular course Understanding the Southern Mystique.
Elsa Engeriser Named National Merit Semifinalist
Congratulations to senior Elsa Engeriser for being named a National Merit Semifinalist ! As a Semifinalist, Elsa has the opportunity to continue in the National Merit competition.

According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation , “Over 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.”
National Merit Commended Students
Congratulations to seniors Spencer Gaberino and Anna Schmidt for being named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program .

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, "Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success. . . . We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."
2019–2020 Honor Council Members Chosen
Congratulations to the 2019–2020 members of the Honor Council! 15 students comprise the Honor Council which tries alleged Honor Code violation cases. These students were chosen by their peers after being nominated by the faculty. (The freshman position is an exception as freshmen do not vote. This position is given to the freshman student with the most faculty nominations.) The criteria for nomination are a strong sense of personal integrity, an ability and a willingness to speak up in a group, and an ability to maintain complete confidentiality.

The following students have been chosen:
12th grade: Sergi Cebrian-Claramunt, Alex Cook*, Del Corte*, Elsa Engeriser, Ernest Ladd*, Ben Lane, Kaleigh Phillips, Cody Smart*
11th grade: JC Bryars*, Johnny Foster*, David Head, Isabella McCormick
10th grade: Ella Broadhead, Leah Jha*
9th grade: Millison Mixon*
* indicates new member
Cross Country Volunteers at Prodisee Pantry
Members of Bayside Academy’s Boys and Girls Cross Country teams skipped a weekday running practice last week and instead volunteered their time to Prodisee Pantry in Spanish Fort. Cross Country runners ranging from 7th to 12th grades worked the project. Students manned the line assembling, filling, and stocking boxes of non-perishable food items. They also lent many hands to remove bulk trash and helped keep operations running smoothly in support of Prodisee Pantry’s mission to provide food and outreach to Baldwin County residents in need. 

With the holidays approaching, please consider donating time or monetary assistance to help Prodisee Pantry serve the community.
High School Musical Cast Announced
The cast of the Theater Department's fall show, Disney's High School Musical: On Stage! , presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International and directed by Mr. Tim Kirby, has been announced! The show will be performed November 13, 14, 16, and 17 in the Pilot Center Theatre. Mark your calendars now for this fantastic event!

Bayside seventh grader Sophia Haines has a mini film documentary that has been integrated into a larger documentary that will be shown at the Eastern Shore Art Center's Art of the Sea Turtle event on Saturday, September 21 .
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