Bishop Foley Catholic High School

Bishop Foley Catholic High School

Learning Today...Leading Tomorrow
Address
32000 Campbell Road
Madison Heights, Michigan, (Oakland County) 48071
United States
Coordinates 42°31′42″N 83°7′29″W / 42.52833°N 83.12472°W / 42.52833; -83.12472Coordinates: 42°31′42″N 83°7′29″W / 42.52833°N 83.12472°W / 42.52833; -83.12472
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1965
Status Open
President Rev. Gerard J. LeBoeuf
Principal Elizabeth Hubbell
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 321
Color(s) Black and Gold         
Slogan Learning Today...Leading Tomorrow
Athletics conference Catholic High School League
Mascot Venture
Team name Ventures
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Test average 63
Athletic Director Brian Hassler
Admissions Director Amy Uebbing
Alumni Director Michele Colosi
Technology Director John Crombe
Website bishopfoley.org

Bishop Foley Catholic High School is a co-educational Catholic high school affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. Founded in 1965, it is named for the first American Bishop of Detroit, John Samuel Foley. It is located in Madison Heights, Michigan and has an enrollment of approximately 400 students as of the 2012-2013 school year.[2] It is governed by an advisory elected Board of Education, but the final power rests with the President, who is always the pastor of one of the school's two founding parishes: St. Dennis Church in Royal Oak, or Guardian Angels Church in Clawson. Bishop Foley is accredited by North Central (NCA).

History

Bishop Foley Catholic High School opened in 1965 and was founded by Guardian Angels Church in Clawson and St. Dennis Church in Royal Oak. The first class graduated in 1969.

Extracurricular activities

Bishop Foley offers many extracurricular and after-school programs besides athletics. The clubs range from the robotics team to key club to chess club, among others. The Robotics team has been very successful in recent years. In 2007, the team known as "The Foley Freeze", competed in the World Championships in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and became world divisional champions tying for 3rd in the world. They've won over 25 awards in the past four years. The team competes as part of F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

Many other clubs are extremely popular at Bishop Foley such as Debate, Campus Ministry, Science Olympiad, Dance Company, Drama, Medical Science, Photography, Right to Life, Foley Financial Professionals, and many more.

Athletics

Notable alumni

Bishop John Foley

From 1888 until 1918, Bishop John Samuel Foley headed the Catholic diocese of Detroit. As Detroit's first American bishop, his 30 years of leadership remains the longest for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Bishop Foley established the first black Catholic parish, St. Peter Claver, in 1911, although chapels and missions for black Catholics had existed since the late 1870s.

External links

Notes and references

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Bishop Foley Catholic High School". www.bishopfoley.org. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. ↑ Hinds, Julie (2013-02-02). "'Grosse Pointe Blank' writer Tom Jankiewicz found a place in film history". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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