BHS History Corridor Project - Bay Alumni Foundation

BHS Hall of Fame & History Corridor Project

Drumroll Please…

On Saturday, October 8, 2022 the Bay Alumni Foundation officially unveiled the Bay High Hall of Fame and History Corridor— the culmination of a months-long project to transform the western corridor of Bay High from stark and empty to a vibrant gallery showcasing 100 years of Bay High history (see the evolution of the project below).

The corridor features a wall wrap of photos from 100 years of BHS yearbooks, with a timeline of important events in BHS history running across the top. Display cases and shadowboxes containing BHS artifacts also line the walls. The corridor was already home to the Bay High Alumni and Educator Hall of Fame boards, but now includes an extension of the boards to make room for future recipients.

The Bay Alumni Foundation would like to extend our gratitude to the donors that made this project possible. You will find their names listed on the donor board as you first enter the corridor, as well as a gallery of photos they chose to display in our donor gallery at the end of the hall.

We hope you can stop by to visit the corridor if you live nearby, or the next time you are in town. In the meantime, please enjoy our virtual gallery below.

P.s. We have incremental phases we would like to complete and additional donations will help us move on those quickly. Our donor board was designed to easily allow additional names, so if you would like to donate to the corridor, your name (or the name of someone you are honoring) will be added. You may donate via check (download a donation form) or PayPal.

Go Bay!

Hall of Fame and History Corridor Ribbon Cutting Ceremony- October 8, 2022

BAF President, Jim Joyce ’78
BHS Principal, Jason Martin
Superintendent of Bay Village Schools, Scott Prebles
Representatives from eight decades of Bay High alumni.

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Project Evolution…

A view down the hall – which had been mainly used for storage of extra chairs and tables (it wasn’t the best way to welcome visitors to the BHS auditorium).
Walls as we removed old bulletin boards and began to adjust the electric lines.
The back wall leading to the stage craft room.
Taking measurements for the wall wrap and timeline.
Starting the paint work.
Planning for the display cabinets.
Initial shadow boxes are placed.
Cabinets arrive after long supply chain delays.
Things are starting to take shape.
New sign honoring our 100th arrived.
Brian Simak – head of building maintenance hangs the new HOF board and helps paint on a Saturday. He was as proud and engaged on this effort as the rest of us were.
New Hall of Fame board.
Design document.
More progress. Susie Murray Grubb (‘62), Colleen Joyce Conroy (‘74) and Peggy Marquardt Joyce (‘78) working diligently.
First items placed in shadow boxes.
The 90’ wall wrap during install.
How the wrap is installed.
Making progress on the wall wrap (day three of the install).
Taking shape.
No timeline yet, nothing in the display cases – but more progress.
The timeline is installed.
The words to the alma mater are placed for the first time – they run through the whole hall.
Judy Kelly Krueger (‘66) and Susie Murray Grubb (‘62) worked for days on the display cabinets.
The donor board arrives from NY – two days before our donor event on Oct 8. Whew…made it on time!
Ready for the grand opening!

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Project Vision…

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Take a Tour of the Corridor Before:

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Donor Benefits

Builder- $5,000+
- Name on top of donor plaque as Builder- highest level
- Recognition in “Shoreline” newsletter as a Builder
Benefactor- $3,000-$4,999
- Name on donor plaque as Benefactor- high recognition
- Recognition in “Shoreline” newsletter as a Benefactor
Sponsor- $1,000-$2,999
- Name on donor plaque as Sponsor
- Recognition in “Shoreline” newsletter as a Sponsor
Patron- $250-$999
- Name on donor plaque as Patron
- Recognition in “Shoreline” newsletter as a Patron
Donor- Up to $249
- Name on donor plaque as Donor
- Recognition in “Shoreline” newsletter as a Donor

BHS Principal, Jason Martin, with representatives from eight decades of Bay High Alumni for the ribbon cutting.

1950s:	Dale Hamilton ‘58
1960s:	Susie Murray Grubb ‘62 Brooks Hull ‘66 Judy Kelly Krueger ‘66
1970s:	Colleen Joyce Conroy ‘74 Jim Joyce ‘78 Peggy Marquardt Joyce ‘78
1980s:	Amy Rhode Huntley ‘83 Pete Just ‘86 Kevin Missal ‘87
1990s:	Becca Karl Gadbois ‘ 93
2000s:	Mike Joyce ‘09
2010s:	Grace Forestner Outcalt ‘12
2020s:	Kayla Martin ‘24