Class Motto: “Together, we have experienced life. Separately, we will pursue our dreams. Forever, our memories will remain.”
Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 2:00pm, the 59th class to graduate from Bay Port High School walked across the outdoor stage gathering their diplomas, sunflowers, photos and best wishes at the annual commencement ceremony.
The audience included family, friends, faculty, staff, and community members.
The Class of 2023 includes:
• 89 students on the Honors list for 7 semesters (3.20-3.749)
• 34 seniors earned the Advanced Placement Scholar Award
• 151 National Honor Society members
• 86 students who earned a place on the High Honors list for 7 semesters (3.75-4.0)
• 4 students graduating with a grade point average of 4.0 or higher
• 67 students were recipients of 108 scholarships totaling $872,500
• 8 student received Community Service Medals
• 3 students received Global Scholars Program Certificates
• 2 students graduating with the International Baccalaureate Diploma
• 3 students who enlisted in the United States Military
• Numerous musicians, artists, athletes, technology-minded and academically gifted students who competed at state and national levels
Future plans for some of the 2023 Bay Port graduates include entering fields such as international relations, music, medicine, education, theater, the trades, psychology, law, biomedical science, environmental sciences, political science, physics, engineering, fire-fighting, cosmetology, and the armed forces, to name only a few. These graduates started kindergarten in the fall of 2010 and have seen numerous changes in their neighborhoods, their schools, the community, and in the world. Adapting, learning and growing through these changes will serve them well in the future as one can only imagine the changes they will see and the history they will make in their lifetimes.
The achievements of this class combined with their plans for the future have opened up endless possibilities. As these young adults leave Bay Port High School to begin the next stage of their lives, they take with them the hopes of past generations of graduates. Drawing on their Graduate Profile skills (Self-Starter, Critical Thinker, Collaborator, Communicator, Adaptable, Responsible, and Solutionist), their experiences inside and outside of the classroom have prepared them to navigate whatever path they choose. May our Bay Port graduates view the successes and challenges they have realized thus far as foundational to the successes of their future. The Board of Education congratulates the Class of 2023 and wishes each and every one of them the best in their future endeavors.
For more information about the Howard-Suamico School District, please visit our website at www.hssdschools.org or for additional information regarding this article, contact school board member Greg Klimek at gregklim@hssdschools.org.