Bayside Secondary School (Quinte West, Ontario)

Bayside Secondary School is a high school in Quinte West, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board. It is one of the largest high schools by area in all of North America.Bayside offers grades 9-12 and is the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board site for secondary French Immersion. Other specialty programs include International Studies and Communication Technology. The 200acre campus which includes a quarry, a woods and a bayshore area, provides an ideal setting for environmental science programs, outdoor physical education activities and geographical studies. A full range of extra curricular activities is offered such as male and female interschool sports, drama council and intramurals.The school has seven computer labs and specialized programs including Advanced Placement, Musical Theater and NET Solutions (a three credit course offering opportunities in computer programming and engineering). For the school year of 2011-2012, Bayside will be putting on a production of The Phantom of the Opera.Bayside is known for the wide array of events that is held throughout the year that include the Reindeer Hunt, the Holiday Extravaganza, the annual spring Talent Show and the year-end Barbecue.AthleticsClubs and teamsBayside is renowned across the Bay of Quinte area for their athletic programs, boasting some of the best Soccer, Tennis, Rugby, and Swimming programs in the province. The teams compete in the Bay of Quinte Division, of the Central Ontario Secondary Schools Association (COSSA); one of the 18 Associations governed by OFSAA. Bayside is a "AA" sports school. Their mascot is the Red Devil, and their sport teams carry the same name; the women colloquially use "She-Devils" for their team names. The following is a list of the sports clubs and teams offered at the school: