Bishop Lynch High School Explained

Bishop Lynch High School
Address:9750 Ferguson Road
Zipcode:75228
Country:USA
District:TAPPS 6A
President:Christopher Rebuck
Principal:Dr. Chad Riley
Chaplain:Father Mark Garrett
Faculty:153
Gender:Co-ed
Houses:Angelico, Aquinas, De Porres, Frassati, Lima, Montfort, Ricci, Siena
Tuition:$23,500 (2024-25)
Athletics:19 sports
Motto:Veritas
Motto Translation:Truth
Accreditation:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Mascot:Friar
Sports:Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Football, Soccer, Wrestling, Track and Field, Powerlifting, Cross Country, Swimming, Crew/Rowing, Lacrosse, Tennis, Golf, Bowling, Brigade, Cheer
Colors: and
Established:1963
Ratio:13:1
Enrollment:1,019
Enrollment As Of:2021-2022
Free Label:Principal
Free Text:Dr. Chad Riley
Free Label1:Assistant Principal of Student Formation
Free Text1:Candice Barbosa
Free Label3:Director of Athletics
Free Text3:Allie Tennyson
Homepage:http://www.bishoplynch.org/

Bishop Lynch High School is a college preparatory school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas founded by the Dominican Order in Dallas, Texas, United States. The school serves grades 9–12. It opened in 1963 with 365 students and now has over 1,000 students. In keeping with its Dominican tradition, the school mascot is a friar.

Academic achievements

The Bishop Lynch TAPPS Academic team of 2011–12, composed of volunteer student competitors from specialties such as Computer Science and Mathematics to Persuasive Speaking and Literary Criticism, brought home the team State Title for the eighth straight year with individual state champions in Spelling, Literary Criticism, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Number Sense, Mathematics, and Advanced Mathematics.[2] [3]

The annual academic, artistic, and athletic achievements of TAPPS member schools are charted in a "school-of-the-year" contest. The results are compiled and the school with the most points is recognized as the overall champion.[4] Bishop Lynch has won the distinction in the following school years: 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 1999–2000 and every school year since.[5]

Athletics

Bishop Lynch is a member of TAPPS and participates in the 6A classification, the largest in the league.

In its history the school's football team has won one TCIL (1988) and six TAPPS (1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, and 2016) state championships.[6] Their principal rivals have always been Trinity Christian Academy and Nolan Catholic High School. In recent years though, Prestonwood Christian Academy and Bishop Dunne have posed the biggest threats to Bishop Lynch in TAPPS football, with Bishop Lynch topping Dunne in a state championship thriller in 2016.

The Men's Soccer Team is coached by BL alumnus Mark Melancon, who has six state titles under his belt. The team contends for district and state every year with their primary rivals being Nolan Catholic High School and John Paul II High School.

The Lady Friar volleyball team has won 6 state titles, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. Former Head Coach Tricia Roos also received the 2008, 2009, and 2010 District Coach of the Year award. The volleyball program is one of the most successful sports at Bishop Lynch. The Lady Friar Volleyball program is currently led by head coach Shea Jenkins.

The Lady Friar basketball team has won 24 state titles, including 19 of the past 20 and a streak of 12 straight which ended in 2000. In 2008, Coach Andy Zihlman was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association high school Coach of the Year.

The wrestling program has won the state championship in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008. In 2005 and 2008, the school also won the Prep State championship, a contest between TAPPS and SPC schools.[7] [8] The Friars wrestling team also placed second at the Prep National wrestling tournament in 2005 and 2006; the school placed 5th in 2007, and 2nd in 2008.[9]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: Bishop Lynch. Bishop Lynch Tops TAPPS Academic State Championship for Eighth Consecutive Time. bishoplynch.org. Bishop Lynch. April 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423210946/http://www.bishoplynch.org/page.aspx?pid=1797. April 23, 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Bishop Lynch 2009 Academic Team . 2009-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725081101/http://www.bishoplynch.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1194 . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  4. http://tapps.net/school_results/index.htm TAPPS overall school of the year results
  5. Web site: Bishop Lynch press release on winning TAPPS all-around trophy . 2007-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725081212/http://www.bishoplynch.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=20 . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bishop Lynch football . 2007-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071201091420/http://www.bishoplynch.org/sports/football/ . 2007-12-01 . dead .
  7. Web site: Bishop Lynch wrestling . 2007-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071214095753/http://www.bishoplynch.org/sports/wrestling/ . 2007-12-14 . dead .
  8. http://tapps.net/athletics/records_and_past_champions/pdfs/Records/WrestlingResults2003ToPresent.pdf Past TAPPS wrestling champions
  9. http://natprepwrestling.com/Preps/Brackets/2007_National_PrepsTeamScore.html 2007 Prep National Wrestling Tournament, final team scores
  10. Web site: Gene Nichol Biography. University of North Carolina. University of North Carolina. December 15, 2016.
  11. Web site: James McIngvale Executive Profile and Biography . . February 21, 2014.
  12. Web site: Bishop Michael Duca to be honored by Bishop Lynch High . . October 12, 2008 . February 21, 2014 . Hodges, Sam.
  13. Web site: Lost Sounds wins Grammy Award for Best Historical Album. www.archeophone.com. 2015-11-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910142003/http://www.archeophone.com/news/grammy.php. 2015-09-10.
  14. Web site: Bishop Lynch Sports Honor Roll . Bishop Lynch High School . July 19, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150318191153/http://bishoplynch.org/page.aspx?pid=1202 . March 18, 2015.
  15. Web site: Letters Of Intent . . November 12, 1987 . February 21, 2014.
  16. Web site: Justice Jeff Brown Visits Bishop Lynch High School. DMN.com . November 1, 2013 . September 10, 2014 . Manneri, Kristen.
  17. Web site: Nguyen Named Gatorade POY . . March 8, 2005 . February 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905031247/http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/030805aaa.html . September 5, 2014 . dead .
  18. Web site: Executive Director. brooksidesoccer.org. 2015-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140915194333/http://brooksidesoccer.org/executive-director/. 2014-09-15. dead.
  19. Web site: At Bishop Lynch, people not surprised Ryan Moats showed composure during controversial traffic stop . https://archive.today/20140221235449/http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/64507232.html . dead . February 21, 2014 . . Dallas Morning News . August 15, 2009 . February 21, 2014 . Thompson, Steve and Tanya Eiserer .
  20. Web site: Back in the game, Gattis close to realizing dream . MLB.com . March 19, 2012 . February 21, 2014 . Bowman, Mark.
  21. Web site: Colorado Football Signee: Jarek Broussard. Mike. Singer. Rivals.com. December 20, 2017.
  22. Web site: Back in the game, Gattis close to realizing dream . MLB.com . March 19, 2012 . February 21, 2014 . Bowman, Mark.

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