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Bay City Central High School

Field	Value
name	Bay City Central High School
motto	High Expectations. High Standards. No Excuses.
established	1922
type	Secondary
superintendent	Grant Hegenauer
ceeb	230205
us_nces_school_id	260426004094
principal	Justin Shaner
teaching_staff	54.50 (FTE)
ratio	18.15
enrollment	989 (2023-24)
streetaddress	1624 Columbus Avenue
city	Bay City
state	Michigan
zipcode	48708
country	United States
coordinates
district	Bay City Public Schools
accreditation	North Central Association
colors	Purple and gold
athletics	Football, cross country, basketball, baseball, swimming, tennis, golf, wrestling, track, basketball, soccer, volleyball, ice hockey, softball, competitive cheer, bowling (club), lacrosse
rival	Bay City Western
nickname	Wolves
publication	Crest literary magazine
yearbook	Centralia
newspaper	The Centralia Edition
website

Bay City Central High School (BCC) is a high school located at 1624 Columbus Avenue, Bay City, Michigan, United States, and a part of Bay City Public Schools. Its mascot is the wolf, and its colors are purple and gold.

Building history

The building that is now known as Bay City Central opened March 27, 1922. The original architectural plans called for two floors, but a third was added to provide room for Bay City Junior College (which now exists as Delta College, and is now located in University Center, Michigan). The "New Gymnasium" was constructed in 1957, and the cafeteria/commons received major renovations in 1995. The school's bell tower (which contains two classrooms), as well as a copper-domed observatory on the roof was closed in 1983 due to fire code restrictions and remains unopened to this day.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 989 students enrolled in 2023-24 was:

White – 65.1%
Hispanic – 16.2%
Black – 6.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native – 0.7%
Asian – 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander –
Two or More Races – 11.3% —
Male – 49.0%
Female – 51.0%

64.45% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Performing arts

Band

The high school band program hosts several bands like the Jazz Lab, and Central Air Jazz Band, two different steel drum bands, Symphony, and Wind Symphony, and formerly the Bay Youth Symphony Orchestra. The marching band is the "Oldest Continuous Marching Band In Michigan".

Radio

BCC is the location of the studios and transmitter for WCHW-FM, 91.3, a low power non-commercial FM station run by the students of the Bay City School District.

Choirs

Bay City Central's choir line-up includes mixed choir, concert choir and award-winning varsity choir, Resounding Harmony. It also has small a cappella ensembles, The Girls, The Guys and 6 a.m.

Notable alumni

Warren Avis, founder of Avis Rent a Car
Bill Hewitt, American football
Heidi J. Hoyle, United States Army general
Tyler McVey, actor
Trenton Robinson, American football
Myra C. Selby, Indiana Supreme Court, First woman, and first African-American Justice of the State of Indiana
John List, Murderer

References

"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Bay City Central High School.".
"Bay City Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Our History - Bay City Central High School". baycitycentral.com.
"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Bay City Central High School".
"Music Program".
MLive. (November 11, 2015). "Fun is the focus when MLive sports reporters pick their favorite marching bands".

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