2010 - 2011 Annual Report - Bishop Garcia Diego High School

As the Director of Admission here at Bishop, the question I get
most often is “what makes your school different from other
private high schools?” Putting aside for a moment all of the
obvious benefits of our curriculum, campus and dedicated
faculty, what comes to mind most often when I answer that
question is the word “community.” Bishop is a place that
welcomes you early and often. My kids grew up playing
tournaments in the gym, attending summer sports camps and
going to Bishop football and basketball games. They were de
facto members of the Bishop community long before they ever
applied for admission. Once enrolled, they became full-fledged
members of the Bishop community on many different levels.
Their classmates got to know each other while preparing for
Spirit Week, their respective athletic teams bonded during
practices and competitions, and over time they formed lasting
friendships with peers and teachers alike. We parents benefit
from this sense of community as well. We are welcome to be on
campus for all school activities; we support each other in what
I have termed “child logistics” (also known as driving everyone
everywhere) and a great many of us socialize together quite
often. We remain a part of the Bishop community even after
our kids head off to college. It is always so nice to see former
students and parents return to campus for Alumni games or
to bump into a fellow BDHS grad out in the Santa Barbara
community at large. Through the good times and the bad the
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bonds of this tight knit community remain strong after 50+
years and that is truly a blessing.
A few weeks ago we took the “generations” photo as we do
every year for this publication. It is interesting to see the
currently enrolled children and grandchildren of BDHS alumni
assembled all in one spot. While looking at the image I was
struck by the diversity of the kids in the photo, even though
they were called together because of something they shared in
common. There were artists, athletes, mathletes, cheerleaders
and drama students represented. It was a nice reminder that
Bishop has something to offer just about everyone.
The bottom line is that Bishop Diego is an academically
rigorous, faith based, college preparatory high school with
the added benefit of being part of a wonderful community.
So why not bring your children and grandchildren on to the
campus as often as possible. Help them to become part of this
place and ease their transition to high school when the time
comes. Which brings me to my last point, when the time for
high school does roll around…please do come see me!
For information on admission to Bishop Diego High School
please contact Ashley (Parker) Snider ’82 at 805-967-1266 x 118
or e-mail her at asnider@bishopdiego.org