St. John Bosco High School
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St. John Bosco High School (SJBHS) is a Salesian, all-boys college preparatory high school located in Bellflower, California, and is operated by the San Francisco Province of the order.
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13640 Bellflower Boulevard , , 90706 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°54′25″N 118°7′28″W |
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Type | Private school, Single-sex education |
Motto | Ad Deum Qui Laetificat Juventutem Meam (To God, Who Gives Joy To My Youth) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic; Salesian |
Patron saint(s) | St. John Bosco |
Established | 1940 |
CEEB code | 050-260 |
President | Dr. Brian Wickstrom |
Director | Fr. Mike Gergen, SDB |
Principal | Mr. Ernest Antonelli |
Faculty | 107 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 855 (2018–2019) |
Average class size | 28 |
Student to teacher ratio | 14:1 |
Campus size | 36 acres (150,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Blue, white and gold |
Athletics | 13 varsity interscholastic sports teams |
Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Trinity League |
Nickname | Braves |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
Newspaper | The Brave |
Website | http://www.bosco.org |
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The school is named after the order's founder, John Bosco, an Italian saint known for his dedication to educating and advocating for youth and for his "Home-School-Church-Playground" model of education. The school was founded as an elementary and intermediate boarding school in 1940. The first high school class graduated in 1956, and in 1979 the boarding school closed.[2]