Bishop Montgomery High School

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Bishop Montgomery High School
|- class="hiddenStructure" ! Motto | |- ! Established | 1957 |- ! Type | Private secondary |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Affiliations | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! President | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Principal | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Headmaster | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Dean | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Founder | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Chaplain | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Faculty | |- ! Students | |- ! Grades | |- ! Location |
Torrance, USA |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Oversight | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Accreditation | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Campus | |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Colo: ]} |- | colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | |- class="hiddenStructure" | colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | |} Bishop Montgomery High School (commonly referred to as "BMHS" or simply "Bishop" by students) is a Catholic high school serving twenty-five parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. BMHS was founded in 1957, and staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Conventual Franciscans, and lay faculty. The 24-acre campus is located in Torrance, California, in southwest Los Angeles County, one mile from the Pacific Ocean. The coeducational student body is comprised of approximately 1,125 students in grades 9 through 12, making BMHS the sixth largest private high school in Los Angeles County. The faculty is headed by Principal Rosemary Libbon.

The school is named for the first American-born Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, the Most Reverend George Thomas Montgomery. As the ordinary of the diocese from 1896 to 1902, Bishop Montgomery demanded that government recognize the right of parents to send their children to schools of their choice.

BMHS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and offers a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum combined with Christian values. Advanced Placement courses are offered in all major subjects, and 98 percent of graduates pursue higher education.

Contents

• 1 Athletics
• 2 Notable alumni and former students
• 3 Alma Mater
• 4 External links

Athletics

Bishop Montgomery competes in most high school sports, playing in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Del Rey League against Bishop Amat (La Puente), St. Bernard (Playa del Rey), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), and Serra (Gardena). Other local rivals include Torrance High School, St. John Bosco (Bellflower), and St. Joseph (Lakewood). BMHS has been particularly successful in its basketball and volleyball programs, frequently appearing in the California state quarterfinals or higher.

The school's teams go by the name "The Knights", and the team colors are black and gold.

Notable alumni and former students

• Derrick Craven, USC Basketball Player (Class of 2001)
• Errick Craven, USC Basketball Player (Class of 2001)
• Dreux Frederick (Lil' Fizz), Rapper/Singer from B2K (attended freshman year, 1999-2000)
• Richard T. Jones, Actor
• Terrance Pennington, Current NFL Player with the Buffalo Bills (Class of 2000)
• Noelle Quinn, UCLA Women's Basketball Player (Class of 2003)
• Stanley Wilson, Current NFL Player with Detroit Lions (Class of 2000)

Alma Mater

All praise to thee, Montgomery, will rise in accent strong
Our Lady, Queen of Angels, most worthy of our song
Justice, truth, and honor our motto ever be
Loyal sons and daughters, we’ll sing of victory

External links

• [Bishop Montgomery High School web site]

 

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