Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School

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Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School
Address
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6653 Kirkville Road

East Syracuse
,
(Onondaga County)
,
New York
13057

United States
Coordinates43°4′41″N 76°3′38″W / 43.07806°N 76.06056°W / 43.07806; -76.06056Coordinates: 43°4′41″N 76°3′38″W / 43.07806°N 76.06056°W / 43.07806; -76.06056
Information
TypeCatholic School, Coeducational
MottoGrowing in the Maturity of Christ.
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1966
PrincipalAllyson Headd
Faculty28.6 FTEs[2]
Grades7-12
Enrollment282[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.3:1[2]
Color(s)Light Blue, navy blue and white    
Athletics conferenceOnondaga High School League
MascotCoby the Cobra
Team nameCobras
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Websitewww.bishopgrimes.org

Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in East Syracuse, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. This school has more than 350 students in grades seven through twelve. They have an on-site chapel, monthly Masses, Theology classes, including retreats for each grade. They have 43 JV, modified, and varsity sports teams and two gymnasiums including a field that they can practice on. They offer the opportunity to take either Spanish or French, plus, they can go on tours abroad. They also provide the opportunity to take a band class, a chorus class, and/or drama. The school cooperates with Le Moyne College and offers Advanced Placement Courses. This means that people with high grades on their PSATs can take Le Moyne classes at only a fraction of the price. To assist those with special needs, they have a teacher who is a full-time IEP and a 504-Plan instructor. Financial aid and scholarships are ready with the proper documentation. The Class of 2020 received over $5,000,000 in scholarships, including financial awards. All students that come to Bishop Grimes get a congratulatory iPad for enrolling in the school starting in September 2021. They historically had Chromebooks for quite a few years until 2021.[4]

Graduation Requirements[]

In order to graduate, students need four credits for Theology, four credits for ELA, four credits for Social Studies, four credits for Mathematics, four credits for Science, four credits for a foreign language (Spanish or French; Grimes historically had German and Latin until the 2014-2015 year), one credit for Art/Music, two credits for P.E, 0.5 credits for Health, and 0.5 credits for Electives. In total, students need at least 36 credits to graduate. Students may take honors classes starting in the 8th Grade.[5]

BG Future Plans[]

Currently, the school will get rid of the Chromebooks and use iPads from now on as they have made a deal with Apple Inc. at the start of the 2021-2022 year. Other changes, but not limited to are: They will replace their projectors with Apple TVs, they will update their website in April 2021, they will also update report cards in semesters instead of their usual quarter marking periods, and they will repaint the walls as they are about to change everything about the school. On March 12th, 2021, they showed a new magazine too as one of the many changes that will occur within this year. A BG Success Class will also be introduced for incoming students from other schools considering that expectations from school to school can greatly differ. Counselors will help encourage students to take higher-level classes and to get into better colleges. They are going to renovate the library into the Nancy Toscano Learning Center by improving the technology, adding "modern" furniture, and repainting. In addition, they will add a student lounge adjacent to the BGTV studio.[6] [7]

Demographics[]

As of the 2013–14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 353 students and 28.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The school's enrollment was 85.3% White, 10.2% Black, 1.1% Hispanic, 2.6% Asian and 0.9% American Indian / Alaska Native.[2]

History[]

Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School was established in 1966. It is named after the second bishop of Syracuse, John Grimes.[8] "Originally, the school was staffed by members of the Marist Fathers, priests from the Syracuse Diocese, sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, and by lay teachers. Today, the school is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of community leaders, alumni, and clergy. The Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, and coaches are dedicated to carrying out the school’s mission by providing a rigorous, high-quality, Catholic educational experience." The school has had students from almost every public school district in Onondaga County. Plus, they have had kids of each Catholic parish in the Diocese of Syracuse. In 2005, they were in the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in the USA based on academics by the Cardinal Newman Society.[9]

Notable alumni[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ msa-cess.org/RelId/606553/AccountID/12678/ISvars/default/School_Search.htm
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c School data for Bishop Grimes Jr-Sr High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  3. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  4. ^ https://bishopgrimes.org/admissions/benefits-of-bishop-grimes/
  5. ^ https://bishopgrimes.org/academics/courses/high-school-requirements/
  6. ^ "Nancy J. Toscano Learning Center - Bishop Grimes Jr-Sr High".
  7. ^ "BG Magazine: Vision | Spring 2021".
  8. ^ BGHS. "Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School". Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School website. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  9. ^ https://bishopgrimes.org/about-us/history/

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