SUAMICO WI (WTAQ)- Two School in the Howard-Suamico School District Are Best In State
Bay Port High School and Bay View Middle School are winners of the Spirit of Excellence Award.
Bay View Middle School Principal Steven Meyers says the award goes beyond the book learning, and is a big focus of their education picture.
“We teach our students that excellence is not just a skill, but it is more of an attitude or mindset, and it gets noticed.”
The award is given to schools that demonstrate excellence in leadership development, school spirit, sportsmanship and service to the community.
Bay Port Principal Mike Frieder says this award includes everyone.
“Almost everyone of them could relate to this award in someway, and that is really what learning is all about.”
Meyers said everyone wins with an award like this.
“Helping students to become good people and to become leaders is what I believe education is also about” Meyers says. “An education is not just about one’s self, but to give back to the community and to the country.”
Bay View Middle School and Bay Port High School became the first Wisconsin district to have two school receive the award in the same year.
Bay Port Principal Mike Frieder said the award goes beyond success in the classroom.
“It happens on a stage or a field or when you are outside of school giving back to the community. Learning is not just something that just happens at school, it happens all over the place.”
This is the first time Bay Port High School has won the award. Bay View Middle School also won in 2013 and 2015.
