Bishop Brady High School

Bishop Brady High School is a small, private, Catholic co-educational school in Concord, New Hampshire (Merrimack County). It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. Its official enrollment is 320 students. "A Catholic school, a caring community" is the slogan that adorns the school's sign and is the principle which has guided the school since its founding in 1963. Brady is a four-year college preparatory program.

Bishop Brady High School
Bishop Brady High School
Address
25 Columbus Avenue

Concord
,
(Merrimack County)
,
New Hampshire
03301

United States
Coordinates43.2111°N 71.5553°W / 43.2111; -71.5553
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational, Diocesan
MottoFides, caritas, veritas
(Faith, charity, and truth)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1963
PrincipalAndrea Isaak Elliot[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment320 (2018)
Average class size12-15
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green, white, and gold    
NicknameBrady Giants
Team nameGreen Giants
AccreditationNew England Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Tuition$12,750
Admissions DirectorLonna Abbott
Athletic DirectorAnnie Alosa
Websitehttp://www.bishopbrady.edu

The school's motto is "fides, caritas, veritas", translated as "faith, charity, and truth".[3]

History

Established in 1963, Bishop Brady offers a college preparatory program in a supportive Christian atmosphere. It replaced St. John's High School, which opened its doors in 1930 on South State Street in Concord. (Saint John's building is still in use as Concord's Catholic K-8 school, Saint John Regional School.)

An expansion and renovation project was completed at Bishop Brady in May 2007, creating a new multimedia center, new guidance suite, six new classrooms, an expanded chapel, and four new administrative offices as well as renovation to the existing administrative area and cafeteria.

The school is named for Matthew F. Brady, a former Bishop of Manchester.

Faculty

Bishop Brady has 41 full-time and 4 part-time faculty members.

Activities
Robotics

The Bishop Brady FIRST Robotics Team, Number 1517:

2005 BAE Granite State Regional - Rookie Highest Seed Award
2005 BAE Granite State Regional - Rookie All Star Award
2007 Las Vegas Regional - Judges Award
2007 Las Vegas Regional - Underwriters Laboratory Safety Award
2008 BAE Granite State Regional - Second Place
2008 BAE Granite State Regional - Underwriters Laboratory Safety Award
2009 FIRST Robotics web site competition - Web Site Excellence Award
2010 Chesapeake Regional - Engineering Excellence Award
2010 Chesapeake Regional - Underwriters Laboratory Safety Award
2010 Chesapeake Regional - Regional Winner
2011 NH High School Short Film Festival (3D animation) - Official Selection
2011 FIRST Robotics web site competition - Web Site Excellence Award

2007 Bishop Brady started the first Safety Man mascot with then junior, Michael Steenbeke. The Safety Man has now become an integral part of the FIRST Robotics competitions.

Athletics

Brady fields sports teams in NHIAA Division I, II, III, and IV, and has cross country, track and field, football, lacrosse, baseball/softball, field hockey, ice hockey, basketball, skiing and soccer programs.

While apart of Division V, the football team became state champions twice in a row. The team is currently in Division IV and plays their home games at Memorial Field in Concord. The coach of the Giants is Jermaine McKenzie.

Bishop Brady was a New Hampshire high school football power in the late 1970s and early 1980s, winning the Division III state championship in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, and 1984.

Bishop Brady girls' skiing won the 2008–09 state championship, with one Brady athlete, Stephanie Siegart, finishing first overall in the slalom event, with run times of 34.51 and 34.82. All six Brady entrants finished in the top 20 in slalom, and in the top 22 in the giant slalom.

Brady's athletic mascot is the Green Giants. The name was chosen by students in the early days of the school as a reference to the song "The Jolly Green Giant" by The Kingsmen, and not the brand of vegetable.

Bishop Brady girls' and boys' skiing won the 2014–15 state championship.

References
  1. "Principal's Message". Bishop Brady High School. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. "About the School". Bishop Brady High School. Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.