Bishop O'Hara High School
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Bishop O'Hara High School, abbreviated B.O.H.S. is a small, co-ed, Catholic high school in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. It offers grades nine through twelve. Its mascot is the Bruin, and its colors are blue, white and gold.
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As of 2006, the enrollment of Bishop O'Hara is 350 students, most of whom are caucasian, and typically come from middle to upper-middle class families. Many students commute from other school districts to attend Bishop O'Hara.
The school is typical in that its day is six hours long and there are 180 days in the school year.
It was mentioned recently on the NBC hit show The Office and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
[edit] Sports
Bishop O'Hara offers a wide array of sports all year round. These are: (Fall) cross country, football, football cheerleading, golf, and soccer; (Winter) basketball, basketball cheerleading, wrestling, and bowling; (Spring) baseball, softball, and track and field.
The baseball and softball teams also continue to enjoy successful seasons. The soccer team, while struggling to find players after losing many seniors the past year, had previously enjoyed winning seasons.
The basketball team, coached by Al Callejas, is very promising and looks to go far in the playoffs for 2006.
Recently, Bishop O'Hara formed an official track and field team in a cooperative program with rival school Bishop Hannan. The initial trial season looked promising, despite the fact that the athletes could only compete in exhibition. Several athletes including Richard Simonds took home medals in Districs and the Jordan Relays.
[edit] Drama
Bishop O'Hara has a reputation for having excellent plays and theater productions.Recently, Seussical the Musical and Beauty and the Beast were both amazing successes, the latter selling out nearly every performance. The Secret Garden, which was performed this year under the direction of Thomas J. Fidiam, continued in the Bishop O'Hara tradition of excellence. Multiple students from Bishop O'Hara have continued their studies in Musical Theatre at renowned schools and conservatories. Alumni Judy McLane is currently performing as Tanya in Mamma Mia! on Braodway.
