Established 1963 School number 214-324-3607 Mascot Friar Motto Veritas | School district TAPPS 5A President Christopher Rebuck Phone +1 214-324-3607 Colors Black, White | |
Type Private, Diocesan, Coeducational Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic,
Dominican Address 9750 Ferguson Rd, Dallas, TX 75228, USA Similar Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Jesuit Dallas, John Paul II High School, Bishop Dunne Catholic, Bryan Adams High Sch Profiles | ||
Freshmen guide to bishop lynch high school
Bishop Lynch High School is a college preparatory school of the Diocese of Dallas (grades 9-12) founded by the Dominican Order in east Dallas, Texas (USA). It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas. It opened in 1963 with 365 students and now has over 1,000 students. In keeping with its Dominican tradition, the school mascot is a Friar.
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Academic Achievements
The Bishop Lynch TAPPS Academic team of 2011-2012, composed of volunteer student competitors from specialties such as Computer Science and Mathematics to Persuasive Speaking and Literary Criticism, brought home the team State Title for the eighth straight year with individual state champions in Spelling, Literary Criticism, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Number Sense, Mathematics, and Advanced Mathematics.
The annual academic, artistic, and athletic achievements of TAPPS member schools are charted in a "school-of-the-year" contest. The results are compiled and the school with the most points is recognized as the overall champion. Bishop Lynch has won the distinction in the following school years: 1995-1996, 1997–1998, 1999–2000 and every school year since.
Athletics
Bishop Lynch is a member of TAPPS and participates in the 6A classification, the largest in the league.
In its history the school's football team has won one TCIL (1988) and six TAPPS (1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, and 2016) state championships. Their principal rivals are Trinity Christian Academy and Nolan Catholic High School.
The Lady Friar volleyball team has won 6 state titles, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. Coach Tricia Roos also received the 2008, 2009, and 2010 District Coach of the Year award. The volleyball program is one of the most successful sports at bishop lynch. *[1]
The Lady Friar basketball team has won 24 state titles, including 19 of the past 20 and a streak of 12 straight which ended in 2000. In 2008, Coach Andy Zihlman was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association high school Coach of the Year.
The wrestling program has won the state championship in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008. In 2005 and 2008, the school also won the Prep State championship, a contest between TAPPS and SPC schools. The Friars wrestling team also placed second at the Prep National wrestling tournament in 2005 and 2006; the school placed 5th in 2007, and 2nd in 2008.