Blanchet Catholic School

Private, coeducational school in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States

^[2]Athletics conferenceOSAA Tri-River Conference 2A-3^[2]MascotCavaliers^[2]Team nameBlanchet Cavaliers, Cavaliers, Blanchet, Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers, Blanchet Catholic SchoolRivalSalem Academy and Western ChristianAccreditationNorthwest Accreditation Commission^[1]Websitehttp://blanchetcatholicschool.com/

Blanchet Catholic School (BCS) is a private Catholic high school and middle school in Salem, Oregon, United States. Blanchet's school colors are royal blue and white.^{[citation needed]}

History

Blanchet was founded in 1995 after the tradition of two former Catholic secondary schools in Salem, Sacred Heart Academy (1863 to 1984) and Serra Catholic (1954 to 1969). It serves grades 7–12,^[1] and serves 6th grade as of Fall of 2009. As of 2022, the school continues to offer enrollment of grades 6–12.

The school was named after Archbishop François Norbert Blanchet, the first Archbishop of the Oregon Territory. The school operates by permission of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland and is not owned by a religious institute.

Academic program

Blanchet has been accredited through Northwest Accreditation Commission since 1995.^[1]

Sports

Mid-High Sports Mid-High sports at Blanchet include the following: Soccer (Coed,) Football, Track & Field, Volleyball (8th Grade,) Volleyball (6/7th grade,) Basketball (6/7/8th Grade,) Softball, and Baseball.

High School Sports High school sports at Blanchet include: Cross Country (Varsity,) Football (JV & Varsity,) Volleyball (Girls JV2, JV, & Varsity,) Soccer (Boys Varsity,) Soccer (Girls Varsity,) Basketball (Boys JV, & Varsity,) Basketball (Girls JV & Varsity,) Swimming, Baseball (JV & Varsity,) Softball (Varsity,) Golf (Mens Varsity,) Golf (Girls Varsity,) and Track & Field (Varsity.)

Athletics

Blanchet Catholic School competes with other school teams in the PacWest Conference through the OSAA, (Oregon Schools Activities Assoc.)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools - Oregon" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-07-29. ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "OSAA - Error".

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Oregon City: François Norbert Blanchet; Charles John Seghers; William Hickley Gross; Alexander Christie

Archbishops of Portland: Edward Howard; Robert Joseph Dwyer; Cornelius Michael Power; William Levada; Francis George; John George Vlazny; Alexander King Sample

Auxiliary bishops

Paul E. Waldschmidt

Kenneth Steiner

Peter Leslie Smith

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Cathedral: St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Abbeys: Mount Angel Abbey; Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey

Parishes: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Cottage Grove; St. Mary's Church, Mount Angel; St. Patrick's Church, Portland; St. Paul's Church, St. Paul; St. Joseph's Church, Salem; St. Boniface Church, Sublimity

Former churches: St. Patrick's Church, Independence; St. John the Evangelist Church, Zigzag

Education

Higher education: University of Portland; Marylhurst University

High schools: Blanchet Catholic School, Salem; Central Catholic High School, Portland; De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland; Jesuit High School, Portland; La Salle High School, Milwaukie; Marist Catholic High School, Eugene; Regis High School, Stayton; St. Mary's Academy, Portland; St. Mary's High School, Medford; Valley Catholic School, Beaverton