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St. John Bosco High School
Address
Map
13640 Bellflower Boulevard

Bellflower
,
Los Angeles County
,
California
90706

United States
Coordinates33°54′25″N 118°7′28″W / 33.90694°N 118.12444°W / 33.90694; -118.12444
Information
TypePrivate school, Single-sex education
MottoAd Deum Qui Laetificat Juventutem Meam
(To God, Who Gives Joy To My Youth)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic;
Salesian
Patron saint(s)St. John Bosco
Established1940
CEEB code050-260
PresidentDr. Brian Wickstrom
DirectorFr. Mike Gergen, SDB
PrincipalMr. Ernest Antonelli
Faculty107
Grades9–12
Enrollment855 (2018–2019)
Average class size28
Student to teacher ratio14:1
Campus size36 acres (150,000 m2)
Color(s)Blue, white and gold    
Athletics13 varsity interscholastic sports teams
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Trinity League
NicknameBraves
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
NewspaperThe Brave
Websitehttp://www.bosco.org

St. John Bosco High School (SJBHS) is a Salesian, all-boys college preparatory high school located in Bellflower, California, and is operated by the San Francisco Province of the order.

The school is named after the order's founder, John Bosco, an Italian saint known for his dedication to educating and advocating for youth and for his "Home-School-Church-Playground" model of education. The school was founded as an elementary and intermediate boarding school in 1940. The first high school class graduated in 1956, and in 1979 the boarding school closed.[2]

Academics

St. John Bosco High School prepares all graduates to successfully enter and meet the rigors of higher education. All Bosco students complete a structured college preparatory curriculum that exceeds the minimum A-G requirements set by the University of California and California State University systems. The school offers 31 Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors courses, six dual enrollment college courses, plus championship Academic Decathlon and robotics programs.[3]

Students at St. John Bosco High School can apply to one of six unique Academic Pathways, in either Biomedical Science, Engineering, Sports Medicine, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, and Film and Media Arts. The Academic Pathways provide advanced, discipline-specific courses and offer opportunities for internships, field work, capstone projects, and co-curricular competitions. Biomedical students participate in internships with the COPE Health Scholar Program, Engineering students intern with Pelican Products, Sports Medicine students can intern with Rio Hondo College, Long Beach City College, and Response Care Chiropractic.[4]

Among the graduating class of 2019, 96% were accepted to a four-year college or university, including admission to 22 of U.S. News & World Report's top 25 national schools. Bosco alumni are currently studying at Brown, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Dartmouth, Georgetown, all UC campuses, all CSU campuses, and the US Military, Air Force, and Naval Academies. 98% of St. John Bosco graduating seniors in the past decade have entered institutions of higher learning.[5]

Visual and Performing Arts

St. John Bosco High School allows a rich culture of the arts on campus. A few of the elaborate programs offered on campus range from the award winning, Braves Marching Band & Color Guard to the SJB Theatre Department as well as a wide variety of art courses. Most recently established is the academic pathway, the film and media pathway that allows students to discover their passion for a possible career in the film industry.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  2. ^ "School History - St. John Bosco High School". www.bosco.org.
  3. ^ "Academics - St. John Bosco High School". www.bosco.org.
  4. ^ "Academic Pathways - St. John Bosco High School". www.bosco.org.
  5. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - St. John Bosco High School". Archived from the original on 2016-09-03.
  6. ^ "Hawks snare star Carfino". The Daily Reporter. April 10, 1980. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  7. ^ "James Wesley Cotton". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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  12. ^ Kaplan, Jake (15 December 2013). "Five questions with Bosco guard Daniel Hamilton". Orange County Register.
  13. ^ Morales, Robert (February 28, 2013). "The Isaac & Daniel Hamilton Show a big hit". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  14. ^ Grosbard, Adam (2 October 2018). "St. John Bosco running back George Holani commits to Boise State". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Todd Husak". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  16. ^ "Dennis Lamp profile". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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