Type Private, Coeducational Established 1954 President Antonio DeSapio Mascot Braves Colors Green, Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Oversight Archdiocese of Seattle Phone +1 206-527-7711 Founded 1954 | |
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Motto Fons sapientiae verbum Dei
(The fount of knowledge is the word of God.) Address 8200 Wallingford Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA Similar Holy Names Academy, Seattle Preparato School, O'Dea High School, Lakeside School, Ballard High School Profiles | ||
Bishop Blanchet High School is a coed Catholic high school located just north of Green Lake in Seattle, United States. The school was founded in 1954 by the Archdiocese of Seattle, and named for the first bishop of the diocese, A.M.A. Blanchet (1797–1887). Originally named Blanchet High School, in 1999 the title Bishop was added to make the school easily identified as Catholic.
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Bishop Blanchet has an enrollment of approximately 940 students, 80% of whom are Catholic. The school employs 73 teachers, 69 of them full-time. Most students come from Archdiocesan elementary schools, and abroad countries representing a broad geographic area.
Academics
97% of students take 3 or more years of Mathematics, and 95% take 4 years. 86% of students take 3 or more years of science. Approximately 50% of students attend Honors or Advanced Placement classes. Bishop Blanchet offers Honors or Advanced Placement classes in Language Arts 1, 2, 3, and 4, Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Trig, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, United States History, Political Science, Studio Art, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. 12 AP courses are offered as well as 12 honors courses. To graduate a student must have 52 credits including: 2 Art, 2 Business, 8 English, 6 Math, 4 PE, 8 Theology, 4 Science, 6 Social Studies, 4 Language, and 8 Elective.
Approximately 99% of Bishop Blanchet graduates continue on to higher education.
History
The School underwent a technology upgrade over the summer of 2013 to accommodate their 1 to 1 iPad Program. This included school wide Wi-Fi connectivity and a new technology learning center in the library.
Athletics
Bishop Blanchet High School has an athletics program. All Freshman and Sophomores take a PE class, though one semester can be waived. Blanchet has 36 teams in 17 interscholastic sports, and as of March 2016 had won 164 League Championships.
Arts
More than 50% of students engage in performing and visual arts and music during the school year. Blanchet's drama program has been nationally recognized as one of the best programs in the Pacific Northwest. Many band, choir, drama and visual arts courses are available for students. The Drama department has a state of the art "black box" theater in the school where the fall play, one acts, improv, classes and rehearsals take place. In the spring Blanchet performs a musical at the Moore Theatre which has over 50 students involved. In 2008, Bishop Blanchet High School's Drama Program was awarded "The Top High School Theatre Program in the Northwest" by Stage Directions Magazine. Over eighty percent of students take part in "co-curricular activities".
The Miter
Bishop Blanchet's student newspaper, The Miter, is published every month during the school year. It is open to freelance reporters and Miter staff (through the Journalism class). They publish all of their articles on the newspaper's website.
Extracurricular activities
Blanchet students are encouraged to take part in sports, clubs, and activities. Every single student at Blanchet partakes in some kind of extracurricular activity. Popular activities include cross country, football, basketball, track, soccer, swimming, Lacrosse, Baseball, Bowling, Ping Pong, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Diversity Club, Freshmen Welcome and Retreat, Kairos (retreat), International Thespian Society, drama activities, Orchestra, Pep Band, Chamber Choir, Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Chess Club, Knowledge Bowl, Speech and Debate Club, French Club, Japanese Club, Spanish Club, and German Club.