Bishop Ireton High School

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Bishop Ireton High School

Established	1964
Type	Private High School
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
President	N/A
Principal	The Rev. Matthew Hillyard
Students	approx. 750
Grades	9–12
Location	Alexandria, Virginia USA
Colors	Red and Gold
Mascot	The Cardinals
Website	Bishop Ireton High School (official)

Bishop Ireton High School is a Catholic High School located in Alexandria, Virginia. The school was founded in 1964 and at the time, admitted only male students. Bishop Ireton, more commonly known as "BI", was established by the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales, an order of Catholic priests. In 1991 the school merged with sister school St. Mary's Academy, and began taking female students and has since been a coeducational school. Bishop Ireton is known for its focus on the liberal arts. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a wide range of activities including but not limited to athletics, drama, and band. Bishop Ireton is controlled by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington.

1 Administration
2 Academics
3 Classes
4 Activities
5 Notable alumni
6 Links

[edit] Administration

The school is run by the principal, and like most high schools, administrative duties are divided, department by department. Student leadership is organised like this:

Executive Board: Five Members, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors. They run the OSG. Seniors: Four Juniors: Four Sophomores: Four Freshman: Four

The House: One member from each homeroom. The Excutive Board leads the House meetings. The House members then report annoucements to their homerooms

[edit] Academics

Bishop Ireton High School reported a graduation rate of 100% for the 2005-2006 academic year. Of those graduating seniors, 98% went on to attend a college or university. Students may choose from College Prep classes, Honors classes or Advanced Placement.

[edit] Classes

Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Social Studies: Government, World History, European History, American history, Geography (Elective), World War I and II (Elective)
Math: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, Calculus
English: World, European, American, and British Literature
Religion: Morality I and II, Love Sex Marriage and Family, Jewish Scriptures, Church and Sacraments, Community Service
Language: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Russian
Computers: Webpage, Pagemaker, Java, Financial Decision Making
P.E.: Driver's Ed, Weight training, weight lifting skills, P.E. I and II, Study of Human Movement
Fine Arts: Art, Studio Art, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Chorus, Stage Crew, Costume Class, Art History, Journalism I and II, Yearbook, Public Speaking, Law, World War I and II, Creative Writing, Intro to Theater, Acting I and II
Academic Enrichment for Struggling students

There are other Electives that are not listed here. The school offers Honors, and AP classes in Science, History, Math, English, and Fine Arts. Some of these classes are offered at the Honors or AP level.

[edit] Activities

[edit] Athletics

Bishop Ireton competes in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference which is home to schools like Gonzaga College High School and DeMatha Catholic High School. The school has had many student athletes go on to attend college on athletic scholarship. Ireton has several noteworthy rivals which include:

Bishop Ireton competes in the following sports:

At the club level the school hosts a Field Hockey team, a crew team, a winter track team and a rugby team.

[edit] Clubs

Bishop Ireton offers a wide range of clubs for students to join. This includes:

Office of Student Government
Model United Nations
Drama Club
It's Academic
Multi-Cultural Club
Foreign Language Clubs
Stage Crew
Spirit Club / The Cardinal Crazies

The school features many other clubs which are not listed here.

[edit] Music

The Bishop Ireton Music Department is a highly competitive program which features a Choir, an orchestra, a concert band and a wind ensemble. The program was started by Dr. Garwood Whaley and is currently under the leadership of Dr. Randy Eyles. Each spring, Wind Ensemble goes on tour in Europe, and the Concert Band goes on a stateside tour. L