Bayport HS Students Open Fully Custom School Store Built From Scratch

Students design, produce, and sell customizable products in a hands-on retail space built from years of planning and collaboration.

By Kepherd Daniel, Patch Staff

Apr 29, 2026 4:41 pm EDT

Bayport-Blue Point students created custom-made apparel in the high school’s STEM lab. (Courtesy Bayport-Blue Point School District)

BAYPORT, NY — Bayport-Blue Point High School celebrated the grand opening of its new brick-and- mortar school store, Phantom Outfitters, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 28.

The student-run store offers a unique, fully customizable shopping experience, featuring more than 50 student-designed prints that can be mixed, matched, and placed on items to create one-of-a-kind pieces.

Designed, produced and operated entirely by students with staff oversight, Phantom Outfitters showcases products created in-house. Students lead every aspect of the business,
from taking customer orders and managing inventory to manufacturing and sales, gaining valuable real-world experience in entrepreneurship.

Items, including spirit wear and wood-etched Long Island signs are produced by students in the school’s STEM lab based on customer requests.

The store has also partnered with the popular clothing brand "Comfrt" to offer a range of trendy apparel options.

Before opening its physical storefront, the Phantom Outfitters team built a strong following through its successful online store, hosting fundraisers for sports teams and other school groups. The store’s opening marked the culmination of years of planning and collaboration, resulting in a retail experience unlike any other on Long Island and beyond.

Bayport-Blue Point High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 28 to unveil the highly anticipated brick-and-mortar school store, Phantom Outfitters. (Courtesy Bayport-Blue Point School District)

The school store team took custom orders after Phantom Outfitters officially opened its doors on April 28. (Courtesy Bayport-Blue Point School District)

Bayport-Blue Point High School students lined up outside of Phantom Outfitters to check out the store’s items and place custom orders. (Courtesy Bayport-Blue Point School District)

Phantom Outfitters features more than 50 student-designed prints that can be mixed, matched and placed on items to create one-of-a-kind pieces. (Courtesy Bayport-Blue Point School District)