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Bishop Ireton High School
Address
201 Cambridge Road Alexandria, Virginia 22314 United States
Information
School type	Private, high school
Motto	Advance Always
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. Francis de Sales
Established	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Founders	Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
Oversight	Diocese of Arlington
Principal	Denise Tobin
Head of School	Kathleen McNutt
Teaching staff	70.0 (FTE) (2015–16)
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	813 (2015–16)
Student to teacher ratio	11.6∶1 (2015–16)
Color(s)	Cardinal   Gold
Athletics conference	Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Nickname	Cardinals
Rival	St. Stephen's and St. Agnes Upper School
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper	The BI Word
Website	Official website

Bishop Ireton High School is a Catholic high school located in Alexandria, Virginia, less than one mile from Old Town Alexandria. The school was founded in 1964 by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, and named in honor of Peter Leo Ireton, Bishop of Richmond from 1945 to 1958. The school originally admitted only male students. Bishop Ireton, more commonly known as "BI" or simply "Ireton", became coeducational in 1990 after the closing of sister school, St. Mary's Academy. In 2008, the Oblates withdrew their presence from Ireton and the school is now managed by the Diocese of Arlington.

The patron of Bishop Ireton High School is St. Francis de Sales, a 16th Century apologist and writer of mystical theology, a Doctor of the Church, and patron saint of writers and journalists.

Notable alumni

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• Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters and Nirvana (attended freshman and part of sophomore years)
• Bob McDonnell, former Governor of Virginia
• Andrew Rodriguez, winner of the 2011 Campbell Trophy, given annually to the top scholar-athlete in NCAA Division 1 football
• J. Brett Blanton, 12th Architect of the Capitol
• Kat Radley, comedian

References

1. ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for School Detail for Bishop Ireton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
2. Bigelow, Jennifer (May 15, 2019). "Bishop Burbidge Appoints New Head of School for Bishop Ireton Catholic High School" (Press release). Retrieved August 27, 2019.
3. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
4. "Bishop Ireton High School Football". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
5. History of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales at Bishop Ireton
6. "Principal, Oblates to Leave Bishop Ireton HS". Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
7. Azzerrad, Michael (1993). Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana. Doubleday. p. 148. ISBN 0-385-47199-8.
8. "Grad Glimpses". The Cardinal Connection (Winter 2009/2010): 6. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
9. "Bishop Ireton High School Announces Andrew Rodriguez, '08 wins Campbell Trophy". Bishop Ireton High School. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

External links

• Official website

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