Bishop Ireton High School Explained

Bishop Ireton High School
Streetaddress:201 Cambridge Road
City:Alexandria
State:Virginia
Zipcode:22314
Country:USA
Oversight:Diocese of Arlington
Religious Affiliation:Catholic
Patron:St. Francis de Sales
Fundingtype:Private
Schooltype:high school
Rival:St. Stephen's and St. Agnes Upper School
Founders:Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
Gender:Coed
Grades:912
Head Label:Head of School
Head:Kathleen McNutt[1]
Principal:Denise Tobin
Motto:Advance Always
Accreditation:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Colors: Cardinal
Gold[3]
Nickname:Cardinals
Conference:Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Newspaper:The BI Word
Enrollment:813 (2015–16)
Teaching Staff:70.0 (FTE) (2015–16)
Ratio: (2015–16)
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Bishop Ireton High School is a Catholic high school located in Alexandria, Virginia, less than one mile from Old Town Alexandria. The school was founded in 1964 by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, and named in honor of Peter Leo Ireton, Bishop of Richmond from 1945 to 1958.[4] The school originally admitted only male students. Bishop Ireton, more commonly known as "BI" or simply "Ireton", became coeducational in 1990 after the closing of sister school, St. Mary's Academy. In 2008, the Oblates withdrew their presence from Ireton[5] and the school is now managed by the Diocese of Arlington.

The patron of Bishop Ireton High School is St. Francis de Sales, a 16th Century apologist and writer of mystical theology, a Doctor of the Church, and patron saint of writers and journalists.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Bishop Burbidge Appoints New Head of School for Bishop Ireton Catholic High School . Jennifer . Bigelow . May 15, 2019 . August 27, 2019.
  2. Web site: SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2009-06-23 . SACS-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . April 29, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Bishop Ireton High School Football. February 13, 2017.
  4. http://legacy.bishopireton.org/Oblates/Oblates%20At%20BI.pdf History of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales at Bishop Ireton
  5. Web site: Principal, Oblates to Leave Bishop Ireton HS. February 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213084345/http://www.arlingtondiocese.org/news.php?id=237. 2012-02-13. dead.
  6. Book: Azzerrad, Michael. Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana.. Doubleday. 1993. 148. 0-385-47199-8.
  7. Grad Glimpses. The Cardinal Connection. Winter 2009/2010. 6. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044249/http://www.bishopireton.org/document.doc?id=359. 2016-03-04.
  8. Web site: Bishop Ireton High School Announces Andrew Rodriguez, '08 wins Campbell Trophy. Bishop Ireton High School. August 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418165239/http://www.bishopireton.org/document.doc?id=648 . April 18, 2015.