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Bishop Ireton High School is excited to have you attend our Open House for Prospective Families!

Today, Bishop Ireton Head of School Kathleen McNutt announced the selection of four individuals – Dan Cloyd (BI ’75), David Damiani (BI ’86) Garwood Whaley III (BI ’86) and Kristin Kelleher Endress (BI ’08) – and one team – the 1972-73 Bishop Ireton High School/St. Mary’s Academy Swim & Dive Team into the Bishop Ireton High School Athletic Hall of Fame. These honorees join an already inducted elite group of just over 40 individuals and one team.

Today, Bishop Ireton Principal Denise Tobin and Head of School Kathleen McNutt announced that Maxwell Dodson, Kathleen McNerney, Doris Pallace and Nancy Pisano have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, were presented to these scholastically talented seniors.

Bishop Ireton High School is pleased to announce the outstanding academic achievements of some of its top students. The school is proud to recognize 72 Advanced Placement Scholars and two Semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship.

The flurry of activity continues on Cambridge Road as our construction teams work hard to ready the school for the first day of classes.

We extend a big congratulations to our seniors who graduated on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

It's Academic recently named Ron Umbeck, the longest-serving coach on the TV quiz show, as the Sophie Altman Coach of the Year.

We are very pleased to announce that Timothy App '19 is a recipient of the 2019 National Merit $2500 Scholarship award.  

Currently, in her 21st year teaching in the Diocese of Arlington, Mary Briody has always had a love for computers. She can still recall the early days of coding,  including using asterisks to create Christmas trees and the first instant messenger systems.

During Spring Break, our Wind Ensemble toured Germany to play several performances for various audiences and visited local sites and attractions. 

Samantha Lee ‘20 has been accepted to attend the 2019 Summer Residential Governor's School for Humanities.

All are invited to Bishop Ireton's Evening with the Arts on Friday, May 3 from 7:00 to 9:00pm! Highlights of the night include musical performances, original one-act plays, and student artwork.

The Academic Office is pleased to offer three courses on campus this summer. These courses are intended to help prepare students for the upcoming school year.

On April 7, Patrick Riley ‘19 was recognized as a 2019 Scholar-Athlete Recipient at the National Football Foundation Awards Ceremony.

Dr. Daniel Murphy always knew he wanted to teach, but his path to the classroom took an unconventional route.

Rose Tunick has never found herself far away from the classroom. She was heavily involved in theater productions in high school and was known as the “drama nerd” by her friends.

Bishop Ireton's Day of Giving is a 24-hour campaign where members of our community – alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and students – come together to support Bishop Ireton’s Annual Fund.

A World Series ring is the crown-jewel for baseball players and fans alike. One, in particular, has always been close to home for Tom Cogliano ‘02.

Sports have always been an avenue for Andrew Luzik ‘19 to stay connected to Bishop Ireton. 

Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the District X All-District Band! 

Mr. Waldman’s Biology classes have recently used Virtual Reality (VR) headsets to experience science first-hand and retain information during in-class assignments.

Last Friday, eight Bishop Ireton students, Cecelia Finucan ‘19, Samantha Little ‘20, Nikolas Floyd ‘19, Elizabeth Turner ‘21, Lillian Wohnig ‘19, Annie Mildrew ‘19, Catherine Hiyama ‘19, and Paloma Llamas ‘19, participated in the Alexandria All City High School Art Exhibition.

Akunna Konkwo ‘19 recently became the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in the history of the girl’s basketball program at Bishop Ireton.

Congrats to Timothy App ‘19 on being named a finalist in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program!

There are now even easier ways to donate to Bishop Ireton!

Bishop Ireton has hired Patrick Young as the new head coach of the varsity men’s lacrosse team.

Annie Mildrew '19 recently won two Gold Key Awards in the Scholastic Art Competition for her two works “Sock Lock” and “Girl with the Acrylic Nails.”
 

Mrs. Faletti's engineering class toured the construction site first-hand yesterday.

The Bishop Ireton cheerleaders competed in the Christian Cheerleaders of America's (CCA) Blue Ridge Classics Competition last weekend, and captured the Grand Champion Trophy for the fourth straight year.

Watch Bishop Burbidge's message for Catholic Schools week below!

As we celebrate Catholic Schools week, a few of our students share why they love attending a Catholic School in the Diocese of Arlington!

ABC7 (Washington, D.C.) recently highlighted senior Akunna Konkwo’s accomplishments on and off the court.

We extend a big congratulations to Deacon Malcolm D’Souza ‘84 P’18 P’20 on his ordination to the Permanent Diaconate on Saturday, January 12 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington.