Hudson's Bay High School

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Hudson's Bay High School
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Location
Hudson's Bay High School
1206 East Reserve Street

Vancouver
,
Washington
98663

United States
Coordinates 45°37′52″N122°39′12″W / 45.63100°N 122.65326°W / 45.63100; -122.65326
Information
Type Public (magnet) secondary
School district Vancouver Public Schools
NCES School ID 530927001569 [1]
PrincipalValerie Anderson-Seeley
Staff57.08 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Number of students1,169 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.48 [1]
Color(s)Black and gold    [2]
Mascot Eagle
NewspaperThe Eagle Eye
Website bay.vansd.org

Hudson's Bay High School is a public high school in the Central Park area of Vancouver, Washington, and is part of Vancouver Public Schools. It was founded in 1955 [3] and was named after the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), as Fort Vancouver had been chosen, in 1821, as the HBC base of operations on the Pacific Slope. [4] : 369–370  Hudson's Bay is known for having two strong magnet programs, as well as a children's day care and district-wide mothers' transportation program. It is located across from Clark College, where many Bay students participate in the Running Start program.

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Magnet Programs

Hudson's Bay offers two magnet programs —Careers in Education, and Habitat and Civil Engineering.

Careers in Education

The Careers in Education magnet program prepares students for future careers in the fields of child development, family psychology, teaching, and instructional theory. Students take courses focused on these topics, and apply their learning through direct interaction with infants and children. [5]

Habitat and Civil Engineering

The Habitat and Civil Engineering magnet is a four-year program that offers in-depth education to those students planning careers in urban horticulture, landscaping, ecology, Urban planning, Civil engineering, and Architecture. Students apply their learning working in Hudson Bay's horticulture center, nursery, and science park, and through internships and work experience. [6]

Sports

Hudson's Bay is a member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and participates in the Greater St. Helens 2A league.

State championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Hudson's Bay High School (530927001569)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hudson's Bay High School". Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ Clark County Museum. Retrieved 2013-11-13
  4. ↑ Newman, Peter C. (1988). Caesars of the wilderness. Markham, Ont.: Penguin. ISBN   978-0140086300.
  5. ↑ Hudson's Bay High School Official Website. Hudson's Bay High School Magnet Programs. Accessed July 30, 2007. Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Ibid. Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association. Tournament History: Championship Information Archived 2012-10-29 at the Wayback Machine .
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