| Bishop Ryan High School | |
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| Address | |
| 316 11th Avenue NW Minot, North Dakota, (Ward County), 58703 United States |
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| Information | |
| Motto | "To Provide an Education in the Spirit of Jesus Christ" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1959 |
| Status | Active |
| Superintendent | Terry Voiles [1] |
| Principal | Darwin Routledge |
| Faculty | 35 |
| Grades | Pre-School–12 |
| Enrollment | 304 (2008) |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Color(s) | Purple and White |
| Fight song | Notre Dame Victory March |
| Team name | Lions |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Tuition | $3,095-3,595 |
| Athletic Director | Scott Medalen |
| Website | http://minotcatholic.com/ |
Bishop Ryan High School is a Catholic high school in Minot, North Dakota. It is located in the Diocese of Bismarck, and is a part of Minot Catholic Schools. The school opened in 1959, replacing St. Leo's, and was named for Vincent James Ryan, the second bishop of the diocese (1939–51). Bishop Ryan's campus is at the base of Minot's north hill, between Minot State University and Broadway (US-83). In the 2011 Souris River flood the school systems Elementary School flooded and therefore, elementary students were moved from Little Flower To Bishop Ryan to attend classes.[3]
Bishop Ryan's mascot is a lion, with the girls' teams referred to as the Lady Lions. The school has sports programs in football, golf, volleyball, tennis, dance, cheerleading, track and field, baseball, softball, basketball, cross-country, and wrestling. The school competes in the smaller school division (Class B), except for football (Class AA).[4]
Ryan's first head coach in basketball in 1959 was a 24-year-old Dale Brown, later the head coach at LSU for 25 seasons (1972–97).[5] Ryan's head coach in football from 1960–1962 was Ron Erhardt, later the head coach for the North Dakota State University Bison, New England Patriots and the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants and the New York Jets.[6]