Bishop Blanchet High School

Bishop Blanchet High School
Location
8200 Wallingford Avenue North

Seattle
,
(King County)
,
Washington
98103

United States

47°41′21″N 122°20′08″W / 47.68930°N 122.33551°W / 47.68930; -122.33551
Information
Other nameBlanchet
School typePrivate, college preparatory school
MottoFons sapientiae verbum Dei
(The fount of knowledge is the word of God.)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Founded1954; 72 years ago (1954)
OversightArchdiocese of Seattle
PresidentAntonio DeSapio
Principal
Samuel Procopio
ChaplainFr. Colin Parrish
Faculty72.6 (2015–16)
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment855 (2015–16)
Average class size
22
Student to teacher ratio
12∶1 (2015–16)
Colors  Green
  Gold
SloganTradition of Faith, Scholarship and Service.
Athletics conference
Metro League
SportsBaseball • Basketball • Cross-country • Football • Golf • Lacrosse • Soccer • Softball • Swim and Dive • Tennis • Track and field • Ultimate • Volleyball • Wrestling
MascotBraves (1954-2021)
Bears (2022-present)
Rivals
Publication
  • Brave Magazine
  • Voices (Literary Magazine)
NewspaperThe Miter
YearbookPallium
Tuition$19,450 (2021-22)
AffiliationNCEA
Websitewww.bishopblanchet.org
Blanchet
Last updated: February 4, 2019; 7 years ago (2019-02-04)

Bishop Blanchet High School is a private coeducational Catholic high school located 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.

Bishop Blanchet has an enrollment of approximately 850 students, 60% of whom are Catholic. The school employs 73 teachers, 69 of them full-time. Most students come from Archdiocesan elementary and middle schools.

Academics

Bishop Blanchet High School offers Honors and Advanced Placement courses.

History

The school was founded in February 1954 and opened in 1955. The school underwent minor renovations in 2002, 2013 and 2025

Extracurricular activities

Blanchet has a range of sports, clubs, and activities.

The Miter

Bishop Blanchet's student newspaper, The Miter, is published every month during the school year. Its articles are published on the newspaper's website.

Athletics

Blanchet has 36 teams in 17 interscholastic sports, It has won state championships in the following sports:

Athletic scholarship scandal

In 2015, Bishop Blanchet High School self-reported that its athletics program had violated the recruiting policies of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). A parent had been giving tuition assistance to a player on the girls' basketball team, and during investigation of what had happened, it was determined that the head coach of the football team had been administering a scholarship fund to provide tuition assistance for football players who would otherwise have been ineligible for financial aid.

The WIAA responded by expunging the records of the football and girls' basketball teams for several previous seasons and placing the school's athletic program on a two-year probation. The coach was dismissed from his head coaching position but was allowed to continue at the school as a physical education teacher, and the school began a training program to educate its staff about WIAA policies.

Arts

Bishop Blanchet High School provides band, choir, drama, and visual arts classes. The Drama department boasts a "black box" theater within the school premises, which serves as the venue for a fall play, one acts, improv performances, classes, and rehearsals. Additionally, every spring, Blanchet presents a musical at the Moore Theatre. In 2008, the school's Drama Program was recognized by Stage Directions magazine as "The Top High School Theatre Program in the Northwest".

Esports

A team of students representing Bishop Blanchet High School won the NintendoVS Splatoon 3 High School Exhibition at Nintendo Live 2023, defeating another high school in the Archdiocese of Seattle, O'Dea High School. During the 2022-2023 school year, the school's League of Legends team won both PlayVS season finals in the Mountain Region during both fall and spring seasons going undefeated in both, resulting in a perfect 24-0.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "At a Glance". Bishop Blanchet High School. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Bishop Blanchet High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ Smith, Craig (November 23, 1999). "Prep Beat -- Blanchet High Adds 'Bishop' To Name". The Seattle Times.
  4. ↑ "The Miter". Bishop Blanchet High School. Retrieved June 2, 2014. (school newspaper)
  5. 1 2 "Bishop Blanchet football coach fired over illegal recruiting". May 8, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bishop Blanchet self-reports violations within girl's[sic] basketball, football teams". May 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bishop Blanchet sports penalized for violations". June 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Five Five-Star Theatre Programs". November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Splatoon 3 Championship 2023 - Nintendo Live 2023". YouTube. Nintendo. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mountain Region League of Legends High School · Spring 2023". PlayVS. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Alina Hagstrom - Women's Rowing". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Boeing senior VP, Seattle native nominated for role at Pentagon". MyNorthwest.com. Bonneville International. March 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019. Shanahan is a Seattle native who graduated from Bishop Blanchet High School and the University of Washington.
  13. ↑ "A Brave Future Capital Campaign". bishopblanchet.org. Bishop Blanchet High School. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Western Washington". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. May 19, 2005.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)