Bourgade Catholic High School (Phoenix, Arizona)
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| Address | |
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4602 North 31st Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85017 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°30′16″N 112°7′35″W / 33.50444°N 112.12639°WCoordinates: 33°30′16″N 112°7′35″W / 33.50444°N 112.12639°W |
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| Type | Private, co-educational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1962 |
| Principal | Kathy Rother |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 400 (July 1, 2012) |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and gold |
| Athletics conference | AIA 2A |
| Mascot | Golden Eagles |
| Accreditation | Western Catholic Educational Association and North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Eagle's Eyrie |
| Yearbook | Anchor |
| Tuition | $13,410 |
| Athletic Director | Shawn Gatson |
| Website | Bourgade Catholic High School |
Bourgade Catholic High School is a diocesan, co-educational college preparatory Roman Catholic high school in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. It is a 27-acre campus located at 4602 N. 31st Avenue, just west of Interstate 17, and several miles from downtown Phoenix.
Bourgade Catholic High School is named after the Most Reverend Archbishop Peter Bourgade, a French missionary priest sent to the New Mexico-Arizona Territories in 1869 and the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Tucson.
Bishop Green established Bourgade Catholic High School in 1962 to serve Catholic high school students on the west side of Phoenix. Marist priests were responsible for the principalship and taught the boys. The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters assisted with administration and taught the girls. Principal Fr. John H. Hillmann, S.M., and Mother M. St. Rose, I.B.V.M., Vice-Principal for Girls, welcomed 179 freshmen (76 boys and 103 girls) on the brand new Bourgade High campus on September 4, 1962. In the same year, an identical school was constructed on the east side of Phoenix, Gerard Catholic High School, which closed in 1989.
The campus at this time consisted of a one-story classroom building in which boys and girls were segregated, and Hillmann Center, which served as residence for the priests. The school mascot was the Blue Angels (named after the United States Navy Blue Angels) and the school colors were blue and tan.
Madonna Hall, built in 1962, serves as the cafeteria and the performance stage for drama, music and dance. By the end of 1964 a second story was built on the classroom building. A new wing of classrooms was completed in 1965, and the classes became co-educational.
In 1972, the Holy Cross Community of Priests from Notre Dame contracted with the Bishop of Phoenix to assume administration of the school. This contract was renewed three times and lasted fifteen years. During this period, Tepsic Gymnasium and the locker room were built. The mascot was changed to the Golden Eagles and the school colors to blue and gold.
In 1988, the Holy Cross Community relinquished administration of the school to the School Sisters of Notre Dame. In July 2012, Kathryn M. Rother became the first lay principal in Bourgade Catholic’s history.
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