Bayonne High School
[5] After an incident in 1997 in which two students were stabbed, one fatally wounded, the school instituted wide-ranging measures to reduce violence, from discussion groups to metal detectors.The campus also has three gymnasiums, a planetarium, an in-house biological conservatory, a 600-seat auditorium, four tennis courts, a football stadium, and one baseball field.The Bayonne High School Bees[2] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League (HCIAA), which is comprised of public and private high schools in Hudson County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[21] The boys tennis team was the overall state champion in 1951, defeating runner-up East Orange High School 3-0 in the tournament final to bring their season record to 11-0 and extend the program's winning streak to 60 matches.[24][25] The boys' basketball team won the Group IV state championship in 1951, against runner-up Thomas Jefferson High School in the finals of the playoffs.[26] The baseball team won the Group IV state championship in 1973, defeating North Hunterdon High School in the tournament final.[36] The 2023 girls' basketball team won the Group IV state championship with a 40–39 win in the tournament finals against Cherokee High School.